Brett Kingman | 9 months ago

https://tubesteader.com/products/lightkeeper-v2

Overdrive Special Clean tone? Check. Can I use it as a preamp to drive a power amp and/or IR Loader? Absolutely. How about as a light overdrive? Yep. Does it 'chew' and 'chirp'? Yessiree. The Lightkeeper V2 is an all-round tone machine that can be used as a slick pedal platform or a foundation pedal for your ...everything!

"The Lightkeeper is an all-tube preamp based on the clean channel of the early Dumble Overdrive Special "High Plate" design. It features a Dumble-refined tone stack that takes a classic Fender TMB circuit to the next level.
The Deep and Boost switches can be assigned in any combination to the internal or external footswitch.

The Lightkeeper's clean tone is honest and crisp, breathing new life into your instrument with its bright clarity and articulation. It has a vintage Fender amp vibe but with tighter bass and more prominent mids. The Lightkeeper makes a great pedal platform and delivers the ‘tube feel’ to any neutral-sounding amp or amp-less setup. It operates on a standard 12VDC voltage, which is boosted inside the pedal up to 280VDC for optimal performance of the 12AX7 tube."

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2023 Charvel PA28 Prashant Aswani Signature & 2021 AVRI Fender Broadcaster. Both stock.
Amp: Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 to Deluxe Reverb IR and Amp Sim - Axe-FX III
Cables: Various
Strings: Ernie Ball 10-46
Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic: Audix USA PDX720 - https://audixusa.com/products/pdx720-signature-edition/
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A150 - https://audixusa.com/products/a150/
All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
Backing track courtesy jamtrackcentral.com