Updated model boasts high headroom, Class-D amplification with an extended EQ section, balanced line outs and more, all in a super-compact package
More and more these days, guitarists are using modelers and multi-effects units straight into cabinets for their onstage sound. If you’re looking to get the best possible sound, with the most control, out of that configuration, a power amp is the way to go. And Seymour Duncan has just added its most flexible option yet to its popular line of PowerStage compact power amps – the new PowerStage 100 Stereo.
Seymour Duncan’s PowerStage range provides high headroom, Class-D amplification to guitarists looking to deliver the sound of their preamp, pedal chain or amp modeler to an audience. And as stated right there in the name, the new PowerStage 100 Stereo is the company’s first pedalboard-friendly design with, yes, a stereo option, with stereo inputs and outputs that each drive 100 watts of transparent sound.
The PS100S also offers an extended EQ section and balanced line outs with switchable analog cabinet simulation for more authentic projection, in an incredibly robust and rugged enclosure small enough to fit on a pedalboard.
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Other features include a five-band EQ with Bass, Low-Mid, Hi-Mid, Treble and Presence parameters for incredible tonal flexibility, as well as a larger Level controller and a button to trigger the power amp EQ. There’s also instrument level balanced XLR outputs for sending the signal to a mixing board, with a switchable analog Cab Sim button, as well as an additional button for adding the EQ to the balanced output.
“Some players have employed Seymour Duncan’s PowerStage power amps with their pedal boards and preamps, and of course it handles it quite well,” says Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario. “But with the prevalent use of modern modeling units, the PowerStage 100 Stereo is ideal as a super-compact and powerful solution for amplifying the sound of those units to onstage cabinets, along with the benefit of its extended EQ section and stereo-balanced line outs with switchable analog cabinet simulation with clear projection in any sound system.”
To demonstrate how ideal the PowerStage 100 Stereo truly is, Paul pairs the unit with two multi-effects units – first, the NUX MG-400, and then the Line 6 HX Stomp – and lets the stellar tones rip.
His verdict?
“The PowerStage 100 Stereo is tailor-made to deliver your authentic tones created from your amp modeler, multi-effects unit, pedals or preamp with clarity through a pair of speaker cabinets, whether you wish to run it in mono or, of course, in stereo,” he says.
To learn more about the PowerStage 100 Stereo, head to Seymour Duncan.
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