Catalinbread Airstrip / Trident A-Range Preamp

The Trident A-Range console defined the UK recording scene from the late '60s to early '80s, renowned for its exceptional sound. At its core, a discrete germanium-and-transformer preamp delivered tones ranging from Lou Reed's warmth to Frank Zappa's wild fuzz. When pushed, its preamps produced rich saturation, harmonics, and tonal magic. The Airstrip captures these legendary sounds in a compact stompbox with added versatility. A vintage-inspired discrete op-amp boosts the console’s front end for lush gain, while a tasteful treble filter fine-tunes brightness. A handpicked transformer adds iron-infused warmth, delivering everything from pristine cleans to gritty, collapsing fuzz. The Airstrip brings studio-quality tone to your pedalboard. https://catalinbread.com All backing tracks written, performed, mixed & mastered by Ryan Plewacki unless otherwise noted. Guitars: Seuf Guitars OH-19: http://bit.ly/SEUFGUITARS Pinter Guitars SB2: https://www.pinterguitars.com/sb2 Grez Guitars Mendocino: https://bit.ly/GREZGUITARS Bass: Seuf Guitars OH-16: http://bit.ly/SEUFGUITARS with @NordstrandAudio NordyMute Amp: Silktone Amp: http://bit.ly/silktone Additional Effects: Line 6 DL4 MKII: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--LINDL4MKII Recording Rig: Universal Audio Apollo X16 https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--UADAPX16?siid=289834 Manley Force https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--MANMFRC?siid=190637 Universal Audio 4-710d https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--UAD4710D?siid=97446 Golden Age Pre-73 https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--GOAPRE73MK3?siid=178055 Warm Audio EQP-WA https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--WAUEQPWA?siid=173478 Tech 21 SansAmp RBI https://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/rbi/ Drawmer DL241 https://www.drawmer.com Vintage DBX 160A (pair) Yamaha HS7 Monitors https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--YAMHS7?siid=124831 Guitar Amp Mics: AKG C 414 XLS https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--AKGC414XLS?siid=89272 Cascade Fathead https://www.cascademicrophones.com Avantone CV-12 (room mic) https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--AVNCV12?siid=92485 Vocal Mic: Sennheiser MKH 416 https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--SENMKH416?siid=261294 0:00 Intro 1:04 In the Mix 3:03 Controls & Features 3:39 Clean Boost 4:46 Push 5:39 Trim 7:11 Filter 8:02 Closing Thoughts #demosinthedark #preamp #guitarpedals