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SOLD: Kingsley Serf Valve Boost / FS: Black Arts Toneworks Son of Pharaoh

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edited October 2021 in FX £
Black Arts Toneworks Son of Pharaoh - £105 posted, ppg

In excellent condition with no velcro. No original box but will be carefully packed. No trades for this one please, unless you have a Pharaoh Supreme!



Kingsley Serf - £240 posted, ppg

The smallest Kingsley pedal, three boost options, sounds wonderful! In excellent condition, no velcro. Comes with US plug. I paid £300 for this so grab yourself a bargain!

Trades-wise I would be interested in the below, +/- £££.

Analogman Beano Boost
Analogman Dod 250
Audio Kitchen Fake Plastic Trees
Benson Amps Germanium Boost
BJFE Sea Blue EQ
Black Arts Toneworks pedals
Boss CE-2
Diamond Memory Lane Jr
Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water

From the Kingsley website....

The Serf is a hand-wired valve (tube) boost pedal, utilizing a 12ax7 tube running at high voltage. 
A 12ax7 tube contains two gain stages. In the Serf the first gain stage is a voltage amplifier and boosts the guitar's signal, while the second stage is wired as a DC coupled cathode follower, providing a low impedance output.
Suitable for general boosting duities, the Serf also excells at pushing amps and OD pedals into higher gain. The Serf Boost is a clean boost - it does not clip easily itself (as opposed to the Kingsley Page Tube Boost for example, which breaks up on it's own as the Gain control is raised). The Serf is also our smallest vacuum tube pedal.
Applications for the Serf include:

A full range volume or solo boost (typically placed after any gain pedals);
A bright boost - to liven a dark sounding amp, or even for use as a very simple preamp;
A boost for pushing OD pedals and amp's harder, providing increased overdrive/saturation;
A valve buffer and tonal enhancer (when the pedal is turned on).

As with our other tube pedals, an internal DC to DC converter power supply provides the Serf's Tungsol re-issue 12ax7 with the appropriate high voltage for optimum performance, while a 6VDC output powers the tube's heaters. 

The Serf couldn't be easier to operate. A single Volume control sets the amount of boost, while a 3-way Mode switch gives options for:

Mode 1 - full range boost
Mode 2 - bright boost 
Mode 3 - added output with a low end roll-off

For those who are familiar with the Kingsley Jester's boost, the Serf is quite similar. However, Mode 2 on the Serf is brighter and Mode 3 is just a touch leaner, making it excellent for pushing pedals and amps harder, while retaining low end definition. The Jester Boost also does not have the cathode follower output stage.

Measurements: 3 1/4" wide x 4" deep x 2.56” tall

Power requirements: 9VDC @ 500mA, center negative, 2.1mm jack










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