More guitarists are gigging amp-less than ever before. The pedalboard-sized DSM & Humboldt Simplifier seeks to re-create every stage in a traditional amplifier setup — tube breakup, tone stack, and cabinet simulation — by using an all-analog, totally silent signal path. This gives players the freedom to the leave the amp and cab at home for fly dates, remote gigs, and Sunday morning pack-ins.
The "zero-watt" (as in, it won't drive a cab on its own) Simplifier is a key ingredient in achieving a silent stage and creating the ultimate self-contained pedalboard guitar setup. Its fully analog preamp, power amp sim, and cabinet emulation dispense a gratifyingly immediate response. Three amp voicings, each with their own unique gain structure and midrange characteristics, give you cleans and means from both sides of the pond, spanning chunky black-panel American rhythms to roaring British leads. An analog power amp sim and stereo-out analog cab sim put full control of your sound and feel right at your fingertips. As expected, the Simplifier makes a supreme pedal platform — its balanced input stage and stereo FX return bring your boutique overdrives, stereo delays, and reverbs to life. Factor in a dedicated headphone out and aux in for live monitoring, an FX pass-through for handing off stereo effects to a pair of stage amps, low-noise stereo balanced XLR outs for sending signal to FOH, and a Spread switch that lets you achieve wide faux-stereo effects from mono guitar signals, and the DSM & Humboldt Simplifier pedalboard preamplifier is a top-tier option for traditional players as well as those seeking to leave the amp at home.
• Pedalboard-sized analog preamplifier with onboard power amp sim and cab sim
• Totally analog signal path — no latency, no aliasing
• Perfect for fly dates, commutes, and Sunday mornings — no amp or cab required
• An ideal pack-in pedal platform
• A key ingredient in creating a silent stage
• Stereo balanced XLR outputs allow you to send a signal straight to a soundboard or stereo FRFR setup
• Onboard headphone amp lets you monitor directly from your pedalboard
• Auxiliary input for live monitoring jam tracks and MultiTracks
• 3 onboard analog amp voicings (AC Brit, American, MS Brit) — each with unique gain and midrange characteristics
• Analog power amp sim section 3 tube types (6L6, EL34, KT88) and Resonance/Presence controls captures the stiffness, compression, and saturation of your favorite tube amps
• Stereo analog cab sim with 3 assignable cab emulations (1 x 12, 2 x 12, 4 x 12) and directivity controls per side
• Stereo amp pass-through lets you monitor FX pedals through stage amps
• Spread switch converts mono signals to pseudo-stereo for inspiring faux double-tracked effects
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