Hudson Electrics Broadcast AP-II | Ariel Posen Signature Dual Preamplifier Pedal

Our friends at Hudson Electronics are world renowned for their incredible attention to detail alongside their ability to craft some of the most dynamic and exciting pedals on the market! After the incredible success of the original AP overdrive, Hudson Electronics have once again teemed up with the incredible Ariel Posen for yet another exciting new overdrive.

The Broadcast AP-II is a dual preamp pedal to take your playing and tone to the next level, if you looking for an elite level overdrive then this is for you. With two independent and individually voiced preamp circuits this pedal offers a plethora of tones that just leaves you craving more.

The first preamp within the AP-II is fitted with a silicon transistor and transformer, bringing the smooth, darker tone of the original Broadcast-AP. The second removes the transformer and replaces the silicon with a germanium transistor, resulting in a brighter, more aggressive tone. Each circuit has a large gain range, and cascading one into the other provides further sonic options, from subtle boosts through to heavily-distorted sounds.

A clever addition to the AP-II is the super useful Send / Return loop between the two sections. This enables other pedals to be added between the preamplifiers or for each preamplifier to be placed at a different point in the pedal chain. If nothing is plugged into the SEND or RETURN jacks, the signal is internally routed from the silicon section into the germanium section. Plugging into either the SEND or RETURN jack (or both simultaneously) breaks this connection.

The pedal requires a DC power supply unit (PSU) - please ensure the PSU’s output voltage is between 9VDC and  24VDC, regulated with a 2.1mm negative centre barrel plug.