Description
The R-1970 is part of Baroni’s Recording Tube Amp series, five compact units each built around a genuine high-voltage tube preamp that recreates the full personality of the amp it’s modeled after. This one channels the British Crunch Classic – that raspy, midrange-forward growl guitarists have chased for decades – and packs it into a box small enough to sit on top of your interface.
What sets this series apart from a typical DI box is the fully analog VARICAB circuit. It’s not just an EQ trick pretending to be a cab; it replicates the whole back end of a real amp, from the power stage through depth and presence, plus cab variation. One knob, the VARICAB control, puts all of it under your thumb – twist counterclockwise for more punch and low-end weight, clockwise for added air and top-end sparkle, all while behaving like the feedback loop of a real tube head.
Up front you get a full tone stack matching the original reference amp (the V1530 model in this series is the exception, with just Bass Cut and Treble Cut), along with dedicated Gain and Volume controls feeding the tube preamp and its power-amp simulation. A buffered FX loop lets you slot in your time-based effects after the distortion stage, and two front-panel toggles switch the VARICAB in or out – handy when you’d rather feed your own VST/IR – plus ground lift. A separate Main Out lets you run the R-1970 purely as a preamp into the return of a traditional amp.
- Hi-voltage 150-350V 12AX7 Class A tube preamp
- 100% analog VARICAB circuit and signal path
- Input, Output, Serial FX Loop, XLR out with volume
- Tone stack faithful to the original reference amp
- 12V DC grounded power supply included
- 13 x 9 x 4 cm (5″ x 3.5″ x 1.5″), 300g (0.6 lb)
- Cast aluminum case with 1mm anodized brushed aluminum faceplate
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