Benson The Amp by Milkman Sound
A landmark collaboration makes its channel debut — Benson The Amp by Milkman Sound, putting Chris Benson's signature preamp into a grab-and-go pedal amp format. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
Benson The Amp by Milkman Sound pairs with the BilT Guitars S.S. Zaftig DK Ultra — Lollar La Prima Mini-Humbuckers, Emerson Custom Treble Bleed — into a Benson 1x12" cabinet with a Scumback H75-PVC speaker. The Benson Stonk Box and Effectrode Tube Vibe both feature.
In Tim Marcus's own words:
"This collaboration between Milkman Sound and Benson Amps has been years in the making. We are so excited to present Benson The Amp which places the signature preamp from Chris' Chimera and Monarch amplifier models into a grab and go format.
Similar to other models of The Amp, Benson The Amp can both drive a speaker cabinet and route instrument signals to a variety of direct outputs including a balanced XLR output with switchable cab sim and the powerful internal headphone amplifier.
Besides the Benson designed tube preamp, the cab sim has also been voiced by Chris Benson to sound nearly identical to his ceramic speakers. We added a Room control to simulate early reflections that you would get when playing a guitar amplifier in a room. Stunning clean tones, saturated edge of breakup tones and all out tube amp overdrive can all be attained inside the box with simple adjustments of the top panel controls or by turning on the internal boost."
Wattage: 50W at 16 ohm, 100W at 8 ohm, 200W at 4 ohm. Two footswitches: Reverb (on/off) and Boost (internal 24dB boost for extra midrange and drive). Dimensions: 8.5" W x 3" H x 6.5" D, weighing just 2.5 lbs.
The demo covers exceptional ground: clean tones across all three La Prima positions from 00:47, EQ extremes from 04:31 through 06:58 (scooped, bass-forward, and mid-forward voicings), reverb and room simulation settings from 08:05 through 09:07, and progressive gain increases through fully cranked from 10:21 to 13:18.
The Benson Stonk Box enters from 17:27 slamming the cranked Benson Amp, with the internal Boost channel engaged from 23:37 (Stonk Box bypassed) for the 24dB internal boost circuit's own character. The Effectrode Tube Vibe joins from 27:32, with volume knob cleanup explored at 28:22 and the Tube Vibe's own boost cranked to slam the amp even further from 29:37. The demo closes with the Stonk Box, Tube Vibe, and boosted Benson The Amp all stacked together from 32:53.
The BilT Guitars S.S. Zaftig DK Ultra's chambered old-growth pine body and Lollar La Prima Mini-Humbuckers give Benson The Amp's touch-responsive preamp exactly the kind of open, articulate input it thrives on.
🔊 Milkman Sound: https://milkmansound.com 🔊 Benson Amps: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitar-amplifiers 🎸 BilT Guitars: https://biltguitars.com 🎸 Lollar Pickups: https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-pickups
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🎸 BilT DK Ultra S.S. Zaftig | 300-Year-Old Reclaimed Pine | Chambered | Lollar La Prima Mini-HB | Emerson Custom Treble Bleed 🎛️ Benson Amps Stonk Box | Effectrode Tube Vibe 🔊 Benson The Amp by Milkman Sound | Chimera/Monarch Preamp | Cab Sim | Room Control | XLR Out | Internal 24dB Boost | Benson 1x12" | Scumback H75-PVC
