LAUT - Clouds Hill Vintage Valve Booster

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Handwired by our technicians and thoroughly tested by the musicians at Clouds Hill this beautifully simple pedal is 100% handmade in Hamburg, Germany. Conceived to prevent signal loss in long signal chains, the valve booster strengthens output signals without the need to increase volume. Thicker and much more assertive, the signal becomes so clear that we are able to recognise the individual brand of valve inside the pedal.

And, not only does it sound great with guitars and basses, we also use the pedal to improve DI signals from synthesizers, re-amp badly recorded material, boost gain from quiet audio sources, or for distortion and valve harmonics. In fact this pedal is so versatile, it can even be used to improve the listening experience of music on your Hi-Fi at home.

Technically speaking, the pedal is a Shunt Regulated Push Pull (SRPP) Class A circuit, a Hi-Fi circuit first used in the late 1960s. We opted for a NOS Mustard capacitor (best known for its use in vintage Marshall amps) in the pedal’s tone stack.

The Clouds Hill Vintage Valve Booster has been designed to be compatible with as many types of valves as possible, including 12AX7/ECC83/5751, 12AV7/6072, 12AT7/ECC8 and 12AU7/ ECC82 valves. Try your own or get weird by using a valve with horrible measurement values for a uniquely different sound. But first we suggest getting familiar with the booster’s capabilities by using the valve you purchased with your pedal.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN CHANGING VALVES. This pedal uses a high voltage power source. ALWAYS ensure that the mains power supply is disconnected before opening the pedal. And only use the 12V AC power supply included in this box. 

Finally, congratulations and thank you for purchasing a Clouds Hill Vintage Valve Booster. Now… let’s get LAUT!