About The Dirty Boy® Preamp

Introducing the Dirty Boy® Preamp — reborn inside GENOME as a PEDAL-Ai™ Component. Built on Alex Saraceno’s iconic design, it’s more than a preamp: it’s a weapon. Expect snarling tube-style grit, touch-sensitive dynamics, and the same DNA that fueled Blues Saraceno’s legendary tones. From searing boosts to standalone amp voice to feral overdrive, the Dirty Boy® Preamp doesn’t play nice—it dominates.

The control set is lean but lethal. Gain pushes from edge-of-breakup crunch to full-blown filth, while Volume asserts your overall output with authority. Tone sweeps from smoky warmth to razor-cut bite, letting you carve through any mix. The Variac is where things get dangerous—cranked it’s bold and articulate, but roll it back and the voltage collapses into sagging, fuzz-soaked chaos. Flip on 12v Mode and the whole circuit breathes deeper, with bigger headroom and an even wilder Variac response. And when you need to go direct, the built-in Emulated Out with its closed-back 4×12 Greenback cab-sim delivers instant, mix-ready firepower.

The Dirty Boy Preamp isn’t here to play nice — it’s Dirty Boy® unleashed in GENOME. Born from Alex Saraceno’s iconic circuit and bred for mayhem, it delivers snarling grit, sagging chaos, and unapologetic power. This is the sound of Dirty Boy®, weaponized.

Dirty Boy® DNA — the art of controlled chaos.

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