The Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2 is an Electronic Audio Experiments preamp pedal, currently around $249. Close alternatives include the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp and the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2.5. It pairs well with the Greer Black Mountain and the EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter.
Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2
Electronic Audio Experiments · pedal
The Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2 is a genuine 2021 hardware revision of the original Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp, introducing a new enclosure and mechanical format along with a Hi/Lo gain-range toggle for accessing both subtle preamp coloration and more overtly driven tones from a single switch, plus added over-voltage and ESD protection circuitry. It retains the original's transformer-based Tube Voice distortion applied after a 2-band Baxandall EQ, with Level, Gain, Bass, and Treble controls carrying over unchanged.
- subtle
- drive
- gain
- bypass
- transformer
- driven
- eq
- bass
Good for
- Live
- Silent Recording
- Studio
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2 is commonly used in
- Electronic
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2
Greer Black Mountain
Greer
24% matchGreer Black Mountain's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
23% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter into that low gain platform and it finally gets some fuzzy
MXR Analog Chorus
MXR
16% matchKeep MXR Analog Chorus after Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2 in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2's own gain stage
Ampeg Opto Comp Compressor
Ampeg
14% matchRun the Opto Comp's smooth compression ahead of the Surveyor V2 for even dynamics before the transformer-driven preamp gain reacts.
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
10% matchRun Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2 in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
10% matchCaroline Guitar Company Kilobyte's pristine voice goes after Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2's own low gain character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive
Tone City
tonal matchThe low gain tone has headroom to spare — Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive gives it high gain to fill it with
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)
Caline
tonal matchThe low gain tone has headroom to spare — Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) gives it high gain to fill it with
Cheaper alternatives
Catalinbread Airstrip Console Pre
Catalinbread
72% similarityShared character: internal_transformer, gig, treble
67Audio Harry Balz
67audio
71% similarityShared character: true_bypass, treble, pedal
JHS Clover
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70% similarityShared character: original, treble, pedal
Xotic BB Preamp V1.5
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70% similarityShared character: treble, warm, preamp
Rarebird effects Transformer Preamp 63
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Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost
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Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp
Electronic Audio Experiments
76% similarityShared character: internal_transformer, signal_chain, treble
Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2.5
Electronic Audio Experiments
73% similarity“Later refined further into V2.5, which simplified the bypass circuit and made minor electrical tweaks”
Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast
Hudson Electronics
70% similarityShared character: internal_transformer, signal_chain, pedal
Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal
Benson Amps
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Benson Amps BA-Pre
Benson Amps
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Homebrew Electronics HBE Detox EQ Paul Gilbert signature
Homebrew
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2?+
The closest matches in character are the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp, the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2.5, the Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast. Budget picks: Catalinbread Airstrip Console Pre, 67Audio Harry Balz, JHS Clover.
What pairs well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Greer Black Mountain, EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter, MXR Analog Chorus — Greer Black Mountain's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own.
How much does the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2 cost?+
Around $249 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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