What is a Preamp?

A guitar signal is far too weak to do the job straight from the pickups into the power amp. Voltage amplification is required to boost the tiny signal up to a level that the power amp needs. Because of the requirement to match the characteristics of the preamp to the needs of the power amp, most musical instrument amplifiers will have a preamp as part of their design.

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