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guitar pedal boost ValveVALVE is an all tube boost pedal (no silicon involved) operating in starved plate and starved heater mode, which is difficult to pull off. Most attempts (Matsumi) have marginal performance due to excess grid current at such low bias. This new design solves those issues breathing new life into the tube, achieving full bandwidth and low noise performance, all while maintaining that gooey non linear tube goodness. This pedal will fatten up your tone like
VALVE is an all-tube boost pedal (no silicon involved) operating in starved-plate and starved-heater mode, which is difficult to pull off. Most attempts (Matsumi) have marginal performance due to excess grid current at such low bias. This new design solves those issues breathing new life into the tube, achieving full bandwidth and low-noise performance, all while maintaining that gooey non-linear tube goodness. This pedal will fatten up your tone like nothing else. Destined to be your always-on pedal. Basically, it is a single-ended amp-in-box, taking you from warm clean tones up to compressed edge of breakup.
New for 2025 is an added DRIVE control that allows you to choose the amount of added warmth to your tone. Turn it down for neutral cleans, up for tubeyness.
Great for bass!
Specifications
- True bypass
- 10dB to 20dB gain (tube dependent)
- 12AU7 tube (included)
- Drive & Level controls
- 90k ohm input impedance
- 25Hz to 12kHz bandwidth
- -9V to -12V @ 135mA (center negative)
- 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.8 inches (with tube)
Starved heater and plate operation really does work! Tubes used in this pedal are hand selected for high gain.
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- "I just received my Valve boost pedal. Sounds fantastic and pairs really well with the 12AU7 compressor. Kudos for your attention to quality and craftsmanship."
- "Jim, the Valve is fantastic! I got an RCA tube in it. It's an odd looking thing but sounds amazing!"
- "Did a little preamp shootout with your Valve, Chase Tone Secret Preamp, and the Source Audio Zio. All of them worked well enough for this purpose but your Valve was the clear hands down winner!"
- "Just got the VALVE Boost today, and finally got the chance to play for a couple minutes just now - wow! I am truly blown away by how this improves the tone of my Quilter."
- "The new Valve pedal is simply incredible! It makes all of my basses, active and passive, sound so much better. The harmonic detail, depth and evenness that it adds is immediately apparent.. and that is when running it totally clean. The drive control alone is worth the price, it increases the Valve’s versatility tremendously. The Valve easily beats my Edison and Sushi Box tube boost pedals in both sound and response. It’s exactly what I’ve always wanted to hear. You’ve really done a great job on this one and the new compressor is proving itself every performance in the pit of my current show, rock solid reliable and the audio crew loves it. Thanks!"
- "I recently purchased your Valve booster and I LOVE it. It is an always on pedal for me, right after my compressor and before any other effects."
- "Thank you for your advice for an 'always on' tube boost that is clean. The Valve is a game changer. It made all the frequencies that seemed to be hidden come alive. Brilliant little pedal. The Valve is a pedal that almost every guitarist/bassist could find useful for bringing their rig to something next level. Thank you for sharing your art with the world."
- "Your pedal was suggested on the TalkBass forum so decided to give it a go. I already own a NightOwl Edison, which I really like. Similarly, I found the Valve to deliver that great tube experience for my bass. With the volume at around 10:00/ 11:00 and the bass on full it has a very nice overdriven tone. By dimming the bass volume a bit and adding more gain on the preamp it provided a lovely clean vintage tone. Very happy with this pedal and just wanted to let you know of another happy customer. Well done."
- "I used the valve 12au7 today for first time today and I just want to say thanks. It replacing the Darkglass pedal on my board which is too hard and modern. The warmth I got today is what I've been after for a long time."
- "I am no pro, just playing for long. Fretless base, low output low impedance PU. The VALVE really lets it shine. Exactly what I wanted, warm colouring valve amplification without tone controls. You did such a great job."
- "Tonight, I put a NOS Sylvania (mil-spec) 5963 into my Valve pre-amp pedal ... OMG! My 5w Marshall is loving it! This has been one of the best pedal purchases I’ve ever made."
- "Good stuff. I run it in front of a Valeton pedal and it really rounds out the clean tones which is the reason I bought it."
- "Love the 12AU7 boost. I've been using it in front of my quilter US superblock and it's a perfect fit for adding that extra something in terms of feel and warmth."
- "Best place I've found is at the end of my pedal chain, right before the amp. That's where it will live on my board, always on. Really gives the Quilter some fat. Nice work!"
- "This pedal is fantastic! I’ve been playing all afternoon. Noticeably boosts my Marshall C5 at low volume. I think it’s going to take the place of my Maxon OS-9, as it boosts equally, but sounds more organic."
- "Hello Jim, just wanted to let you know this pedal is awesome and is doing exactly what I hoped! I am using this with a vox minigo amp, and this pedal is taking it from slightly annoying tone to really good tone. I am delighted. Took me a while to figure out the right settings but once I found it I am very happy :-) Thank you for making this pedal."
- "I played the valve boost through both my bass and guitar. On bass, I can definitely hear the sound liven up with the additional harmonics. It also adds more of a growl than a drive, which is good thing for most bass styles. I do appreciate the lower fundamental not being cut off like most pedals do. For guitar, this thing is a game changer. I'm playing into a tube amp and this pedal increases the dynamics even that much more. It sings. It's become a part of the instrument as a whole. A keeper for both instruments for sure."
- "I'm convinced that your starved voltage circuit works well, and sounds great. I'm only using it (so far) set at 9:00 (so not really distorting much) but it adds a nice crunch to the 12AX7s. The tube boost sounds great going in to my amp sims in the computer."
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★★★★★ 5
This book will make a difference in your presentation.
Format: Paperback
If you rely on Powerpoint-like presentation in your work, get Cliff Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points. I had determined that improving my company's presentations had potentially very high returns so I started poking around the net and Amazon for resources to help. At first, I struck out with books that were supposed to improve presentations, but ended up being guides on technically how to use Powerpoint. That was NOT what I was looking for.
Beyond Bullet Points is very different. It is a philosophy about creating presentations whose purpose is to communicate a story, not dump information. Frankly, it was not intuitive for me so I had to decide to just trust that it would work. When I was about ¾ finished, I started to really "feel" what I was doing. And, to my surprise, the most unlikely people really liked the result.
In a world where most business and how-to books are nothing more that restating what you already know (or, what you know isn't true), this one is an exception. I highly recommend it!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2005
★★★★★ 5
Presentations with the audience in mind
Format: Paperback
I bought this hoping it would be a guide to creating Big-3 Consulting-style slides with fancy diagrams and eye-catching graphic design. That is not what this book is. Instead, this book is about how to tell a story with slides, using the framework of a five act drama. With this method forcing you to focus on who your audience is, what they need to know, and how much time you have to tell them (as opposed to trying to shoehorn everything you know about a subject into your pitch) you end up with a presentation that finishes on time for intelligent questions from an engaged audience.
Since buying the book I have given several well-received presentations using precisely that technique. With no words on screen there is no temptation to just read the bullet points, and the audience cannot think ahead of you and must instead listen to what you're saying. You have to know your material to use this method, but when you succeed your audience will be impressed with your knowledge of the subject matter. (If you're working in a group project and want to Blue Falcon a non-contributing teammate, try giving them a few of these slides to speak to.)
The recommended slide format is one picture and one headline per slide, with no bullet points at all. The book suggests creating Notes Pages with an outline of your talk as a handout, since the slides themselves don't stand alone. (And that's a good thing--visual aids are supposed to *augment* the presentation, not *be* the presentation.)
In conclusion, this book might not be for everyone, but it was exactly what I needed.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2018
★★★★★ 4
An outsider's view
Format: Paperback
When it comes to Cliff Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points, I am a bit of an outsider. I don't read many computer books and, while I have worked with PowerPoint, my presentations are very simple. Since I admittedly use my share of bullet points in these presentations, I thought learning about an alternative approach would be useful. And while there are definite benefits to reading this book, it may not be perfect for everyone.
Many people use bullet points in their PowerPoint presentations; this can be a great way to organize thoughts, but Atkinson has a difference approach. Essentially, the Beyond Bullet Points method treats presentations as stories told in three "acts." Act One develops the story, Act Two develops the action and Act Three frames the resolution. Each act is broken down into scenes which provide the details. The first portion of the book explains how to work with each act; the second portion deals with the evolution from initial outline to final presentation.
This book assumes a certain amount of PowerPoint knowledge; if you want to learn about the application, this is not the place to start (on the other hand, you don't need to be a PowerPoint expert). One of the nicest things about Atkinson's approach is the way he allows presentations to be pared down to fit the time frame required: his method is designed best with a 45 minute presentation, but it can be easily compressed to a 15 minute or even 5 minute presentation. Another nice thing is that he has a website that readers can access that provides some helpful materials such as template documents.
On the other hand, Atkinson treats the issue of bullet points/no bullet points as something of a black-and-white issue. He doesn't really acknowledge that there may be a middle ground where bullet points should be used in certain situations, perhaps even in conjunction with his approach. I think it's more appropriate to view the Beyond Bullet Points as an alternative approach to PowerPoint presentations, not the ONLY approach.
Atkinson's writing style is straightforward, and like many computer books, a little dry. But as stated earlier, I am reading this book with something of an outsider's view. This is a good book, but Atkinson's inability to look beyond his own approach keeps it from being a five-star work. Nonetheless, if you do a lot of PowerPoint presentations, there is enough useful material in here to merit a read.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2006
★★★★★ 5
A Refreshing Approach to Presentations
Format: Paperback
I ran across this book while researching a college workshop on perfecting presentation, dealing with public speaking and effective use of PowerPoint. As one who has suffered through numerous electronic slides that did little or nothing to augment the speaker's efforts, I was delighted to see this fresh and innovative approach. I believe this process works best, however, when one's speech is primarily persuasive in nature. Although these ideas helped me set up a strong introduction and conclusion, in a recent lecture I resorted to bullet points for the material I felt the students had to master. Perhaps as I get more used to Atkinson's technique, I'll better about using it in lecture. However, the business applications seem quite worthwhile. My students' workshop presentations that used his techniques were highly engaging. I highly recommend this book and the supporting web site.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2006
★★★★★ 1
Simplistic and Inappropriate
Format: Paperback
I was hoping this book would provide insights into how to present complex information in a more comprehensible, useful format, using PowerPoint as the tool. Instead, the overall gist of this book is that presentations should be "dumbed down" as much as possible. The theme the author presents is that presentations should be story based. This is reasonable. However, the method the author recommends is that essentially *all* meaningful, complex (or, as the author prefers "boring") content be removed from the presentation. Presentations then become nothing more than catchy headlines and colorful graphics. All content should be in the presenter's notes (not typically to be provided). This is juvenile and useless and frankly reflects a complete lack of understanding of how presentations are made in a complex business environment.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2007