DESCRIPTION
Our versatile tube pedal preamp: ready to breathe new life into your guitar amp, pedalboard or recording gear
The V4 The Jack is a two-channel tube pedal preamp that delivers true tube overdrive. Use it directly on the front of your amp or recording interface, or use it in conjunction with your amp's effects loop to completely bypass the front end of your existing amp for a whole new experience sound. This is definitely not an “ordinary” overdrive pedal!
The Jack changed from the Countess at the end of 2020 to better represent the versatility of the amplifier, it is still the same amplifier inside and the changes made are purely visual and in name.
EXPLANATION OF AMP THRUGH MODE
Amp Through mode uses your guitar amp's effects loop
When the pedal is engaged, you bypass the front end of your amp
When the pedal is off, you are plugged into your amp as usual
You add two new "channels" to your amp that are independent of your amp's own front end. Imagine if you could feed the power section of a Fender Twin, for example, with the front end of a Countess, Sheriff or Kraken. That's exactly what you do: your single-channel workhorse becomes a three-channel monster.
No FX loop? Use standalone mode and go straight ahead.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
FORMAT:
Dual-mode tube pedal preamp
POWER:
12V DC / 800mA minimum. DC adapter provided
VALVES:
1 EC900, 3 CV4014
SIZE:
225 (w) x 140 (h) x 79 mm (d) inc. feet and buttons
LESTER:
1.65 kg / 3.6 lbs
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
Two connection modes
Two switchable gain modes
Steel chassis and control protection bar
Remote TRS switching option