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PORTA424 Channel Strip Distortion

PORTA424 Channel Strip Distortion

Regular price $160.00 USD
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The PORTA424 is the sound of a classic 4 track cassette recorder in pedal form! More specifically, it is an almost exact recreation of a single channel from the MK1 version.  There are a few great Porta-inspired pedals out there, but this is the first to include the entirety of the signal path* with meticulously reconstructed gain staging, so you can perfectly recreate an analog-home-studio sound on the road, without lugging around the attached cassette deck and another three channels. This pedal gives you an input trim, treble and bass shelving EQ, channel fader, and master volume so you can dial in your settings exactly the same way as on the original. It sounds great at the end of your chain for its familiar DI tones, or at the front as a thick, trashy distortion. Either way, this circuit has a special kind of grit that deserved to be taken to the next level of portable!

Specifications:

  • 9V DC power input (standard negative center) - up to 18V capable
  • True bypass switching, latching foot switch
  •  125B size enclosure

There have been issues stocking the correct A10k slide pot, so current production uses B10k. They are electrically the same, but the B taper will increase the volume faster, and actually allows finer control at the top. Otherwise, they are identical.

*It doesn't sound as good with a knob instead of a fader ;-)

 

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Lova Ramaroson
Porta424

I am very satisfied with my new Porta424. The sound i get is exactly what i expected : tape sound texture!!!
I connect my pedal with my American Pro Jazzmaster and make experimentation with delays and Octaver ... I feel that the field is so large
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Nice to share with you this short video i made : https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1A8RwV7b8n/.

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Grant Andrews
Great, versatile pedal

Look, we all love mk.gee. How could you not? But this pedal does so much more than 'just' the mk.gee thing. Of course, it can nail those tones, but it's also a powerful outboard unit, capable of adding grit to drum machines, bass lines, or vocals. The EQ is robust, and the slider/volume controls are interactive enough to produce a wide array of tones.
The pedal feels sturdy and lovingly built, and it also happens to look quite excellent, in my opinion.

Love it!

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m.

Absolutely amazing. Max seriously nailed this, I’m definitely ordering another asap

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Ignacio Martucci

PORTA424 Channel Strip Distortion

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Evan Uschenko
LOVED IT

Love it so much i had to order another one for my friend