Benson Amps BA-Pre vs Mile End Effects PreAmp 150

The Benson Amps BA-Pre and the Mile End Effects PreAmp 150 are both pedals sharing transparent. The Benson Amps BA-Pre leans bright and dynamic. Current prices: $249 vs $149.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

43% — somewhat different

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • transparent
Citation fame
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Price

$249via Reverb

$149via Reverb

Description

The Benson Amps Preamp Pedal is a FET-based preamp pedal based on the circuit of the Benson Chimera 30-watt guitar amplifier, substituting FET transistors for the original vacuum tubes. Controls include Gain, Volume, Treble, and Bass. The Treble and Bass controls significantly affect the type of gain generated, producing more tonal versatility than typical passive EQ sections. 9V DC or battery, 50mA. Priced at $249 from Benson Amps, Portland, Oregon. Described by multiple reviewers as the most amp-like gain pedal, with hypersensitive response to touch and pick attack through both tube amplifiers and amp modeling systems.

The Mile End Effects PreAmp 150 is a preamp pedal from the Canadian boutique builder, designed to drive a power amp or interface with amp-like front-end character rather than function as a conventional overdrive stomp. Mile End Effects is a small boutique maker with limited independent press coverage, so the specific circuit this model targets is not established here; anyone considering one should ask the builder directly what amp voicing it recreates.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • indie rock
  • blues
  • alternative
  • Blues
Tonal lean
  • bright
  • dynamic
  • fuzzy
  • saturated
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