Hudson Electronics UK Broadcast Discreet Class-A Germanium, Transformer Coupled Preamp Drive Pedal

Up for sale, a Hudson Electronics, UK Broadcast preamp effects pedal. Hudson Electronics, located in Hutton, East Yorkshire, UK, offers hand-crafted retro-flavored fuzz pedals built on vintage-style strip boards, using new old stock European germanium and silicon transistors and high quality components throughout. Every aspect of each build is completed by hand with high attention to detail, from the application of graphics through to final assembly and testing. The Broadcast is a transformer coupled, discrete Class-A germanium pre-amplifier based on the classic broadcast consoles of the 1960s. In the Low-Gain setting, the Broadcast can cover everything from sparkling clean boost to transparent overdrive, all with a healthy dose of volume available to push your amp. The Broadcast features a specially selected Triad steel-core transformer and a Germanium transistor. Advancing the gain on the Broadcast starts to saturate the transformer and the pedal’s discrete circuitry, giving rise to