*Soundgas Type G - Germanium Guitar Preamp Pedal

Bass Magic

I have been waiting for this pedal (not the pre-order wait---the existential wait) for many years. I had been eyeing all of the glowing reviews of the Type 636 preamp pedal, wondering could this be the upper register bass distortion that I’ve been searching for? But bc of the cost+tariffs, I’ve had to hold off. Enter the Type G. I put down my preorder $ in the middle of the night, and in the morning over coffee, broke the news to the misses. She said: “what’s do you think this is gonna do?...My reply: ”I predict the Type G is gonna give me the hard to find upper register harmonic distortion on the D & more specifically G string, which will alleviate the dreaded pingy-ness that you know I hate babe.” “You gonna run it through your 64 B-15?” “Yea babe.” “You think it will pair well with your 1968 Comp Burgundy Mustang bass with Labella flats played with a pick?” “How could it not babe?” The results were better than expected. I retained all those woody, tight lows I'm looking for on the E & A string. The Type G isn’t overly activated by them. Then, as I head up to the D string, the magic begins. Once I get to the G string, it all happens: that sympathetic, musical distortion, tone with tooth. It's the sound I've had in my head for a very long time, and it's here. It has changed how I interact with the instrument. It is in the front of my signal chain, and I'm getting significantly better sound out of my other pedals when it's on as well. Not for nothing, my ’67 harmony H-74 with gold foils gets dirtied-up real nice by it. What more can you say? Worth mentioning, any time I've DM'd or emailed with questions, the SG folks, Sandy in-particular, has gotten back to me straight away with kindness and attentiveness. I really appreciate that. Thanks SG!