Tsakalis Audioworks Mothership Preamp

[saarangnarayan]

MOTHERSHIP Dual Tube Overdrive - Preamp

MOTHERSHIP - Dual Tube Overdrive - Preamp with cabinet simulation

tsakalisaudioworks.com

I think this just got released. Looks like a European answer to the Friedman IR-X/IR-D. Pretty cool specs on paper and as an IR-X user, I appreciate the addition of a presence knob on there.

 

[saarangnarayan]

Of course our resident legend from down under has a video on it:

 

[laxu]

To me it sounds like its main issue is exactly like the Friedman IRX, namely a fairly barebones, if any, poweramp simulation. The product page does not seem to claim it has any poweramp sim in the first place, but in a device meant to also run with IRs, I think that's essential.

It sounds much better when Leon plugs it into the Synergy poweramp, really nice actually. Works fine even as a tube overdrive in front of a clean amp.

 

[Byrdman]

They seem to have really good products, but not many places stock their products here in the US. I tried to buy a Room #40, but none of the big box stores have any and any pedal I buy I want to have the 45 day option to return if it doesnt work for my setup. Especially top dollar pedals.

It's bad enough to have a handful of cheap pedals laying around, but the Room #40 is about $269 and this is $550. I don't want to have to worry about selling it on Reverb or other if it doesnt do it for me.

IMO, they should have better distribution if they want to sell more product here in the US.

 

[laxu]

Seems to be easier to get in Europe, with Thomann selling them.

 

[saarangnarayan]

The product page does not seem to claim it has any poweramp sim in the first place

That’d be a pretty glaring omission tbh. And a huge dealbreaker for a lot of folks, I’d wager.

 

[jellodog]

The product page does not seem to claim it has any poweramp sim in the first place, but in a device meant to also run with IRs, I think that's essential.

Looks like they updated the product page with confirmation that there is indeed some sort of power amp sim included.