SHOOTOUT: Benson Preamp vs Germanium Preamp Overdrive

[@mikewolfe9458]

Awesome playing as always, Jay! I think I need both of em. And your chops.

[@MintStiles]

Excellent demo. The German sounds like it's nice and saturated for that relaxed old-school sound. The good ol' Preamp has much more tight immediateness about it. Both are excellent and worth having.

[@LewWelchThePoet]

🤘👍🏿 Um, both. The OG for when you need it tight and the new one for when you need things a bit looser.

[@DalelCampbell]

Like the new look, sir!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Really appreciate it!

[@vinced5741]

great demonstration

[@guitarlimited]

I want my Revstar to look as played-in as yours!

[@AriaMehr648]

Love your playing vibe man💯 and of course love revstar for ever❤

[@M0M...]

Great sounds and playing. Both pedals have it's place

[@JayLeonardJ]

Agreed!

[@stereodamage]

Now I have to buy it ahahaha. Thanks for your vibe 🔥

[@JayLeonardJ]

:)

[@CBGypsy03]

Sounds killer man ! But where did you get that bad ass chair haha

[@kksguitargarage6993]

Awesome playing and great comparison! 🔥Both pedals sounds amazing but if I had to pick one I’d take the standard benson preamp which I already have for versatility. But the GE would be a great addition to the board.

[@robertsimpson5801]

I’m going with the Germanium… maybe just cuz it’s new…. It does seem like it is more dynamic, and I like that it can get that glassy germanium arpeggio sound all the way to faux-bender fuzz!!

[@JayLeonardJ]

It does fuzz up really beautifully!

[@BrySquatch]

Great comparison and way to illustrate the differences. Very helpful. Both sound killer, but yeah a bit different. Ge sounds a bit warmer and more vintage sounding. Original is a little more modern and snappy.

[@sons7429]

Great video! I feel like in that chair you’re going to offer me a choice between two pills.

[@JayLeonardJ]

In this case, the FET pill or the Germanium one, haha

[@astarhighabove]

but but... my Benson preamp is in pink

[@zelkovabright7723]

Yeah I’m not replacing my pink Preamp with the new one (even though it sounds better lol) until they make a pink one 😂

[@astarhighabove]

@@zelkovabright7723 Benson sees us. You are seeing us, right Benson?

[@drewg3087]

Germ for me.

[@FakeGlasses]

What kind of guitar is that one in the intro with the humbuckers?

[@stanislavmigra]

Standard for Purple, Ge for Sabbath 🤘🤘

[@JunKungMusic]

Oooooooo Did I just hear a hint of “Saturday night” ?? Hehe

[@JayLeonardJ]

You know it ;)

[@floydthebarber71]

Awesome!! And holy Revstar

[@JayLeonardJ]

Yeah!

[@floydthebarber71]

@@JayLeonardJ something I didn’t mention, that germanium sounded great but was wondering how it would actually sound in a mix at certain settings. Probably really lost. With your experience, might be worth mentioning these sorts of things in your reviews! Would be valuable to know

[@igordemoraeslenzi]

How would you compare the benson preamp with the origin 61 deluxe?

[@MatthewTomich]

Super demo! When is your album coming out?

[@JayLeonardJ]

First single comes out next month!

[@razlahbb]

if youre gonna do a direct comparison which is what we want to hear, at least have the same settings on both pedals

[@aaronwibr]

But why tho???? They are completely different pedals. Direct comparisons between Klons and Klone makes more since and that's only if the Klone was made point for point the same. Switching the diodes in the klone would make matching knobs completely pointless.

[@JayLeonardJ]

I was thinking about doing that but I definitely doesn't do justice to either pedal and will unfairly make one sound uglier in comparison. Instead, I decided to keep them in the spots where I feel they shine their best at, so you can hear exactly what they are bringing to the table.

[@bradenandre2298]

Low key look like Simu Liu now bro...I dig the new look!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Really appreciate it. Now, I just need to get his six-pack and I'm all set, haha

[@mesfigas]

Germanium

[@mikefloyd3152]

The other pre amp sounds more german

[@markhamblin8194]

Exactly! While the other one sounds more pre ampium

[@christopherwaters608]

What happened? Weight gain and hair loss?

[@paoloverdini8374]

Things change as we grow older. That is, if we are even lucky to grow old. Despite that, there is no need to point things out so bluntly, as we might react to change with insecurity and fragility. The new look is quite badass.

[@miksilplik]

Super rude and unnecessary

[@johndrowe5281]

They double as Great fuzz pedals … if one can afford the price.😅.🫶✌️♾️🎸👨🏼‍⚕️