JAMCUT: Catalinbread CROONER Preamp @BrettKingman

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

catalinbread.com/products/crooner-preamp

This is the unedited jam segment that I used for the intro/outro for my chatty Crooner demo video which can be viewed at: youtu.be/p1034h2kHP0

I love that Catalinbread are always thinking a little outside of the box to offer us something different. This time we get a take on the classic RCA BA-31 solid-state preamp with a little UREI-style op-amp thrown in for good measure. The end tonal result spans warmth and compression through to full-tilt sag and fuzz - and everything between. This, folks, is not your everyday overdrive. The Catalinbread Crooner can be used in a myriad of ways, just like the original RCA unit which it does a very good job of honouring. Another killer from Catalinbread.

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2019 Fender 70th Anniversary AVRI Broadcaster. Stock
Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running FW 32.06. Various models.
Cables: Various
IEMs: 64 Audio A6t - 64audio.com/products/a6t
Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46
Pick: Signature Honey Pick honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic: Audix USA A231 - audixusa.com/products/a231
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: Fender PreSonus Quantum HD 8
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - presonus.com
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A152 - audixusa.com/products/a152
All Stands: Gravity Stands - gravitystands.com/en
Computer: 2025 Apple M3 Ultra.
All backing tracks courtesy of, written and recorded by Elevated Jam Tracks unless otherwise noted. See: youtube.com/elevatedjamtracks

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$Axe-FX III: TryAxiStrat. Free patch based on Mesa TriAxis models. JJs 59 Pickups. No-Chat Demo Download link: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=11665 The recent release of FW: 28.05 for Axe FX III sees a bunch of amps remastered, including the USA Pre suite which is based on the Mesa TriAxis Preamp. This is a preamp that usually conjures up humbucker-powered muscular tones in my head so I was interested to see if I could make it work with a plain old Strat. I like the results so much I think Ill port it to the FM9 and use it on the road when we go out again in June. This no-chat Scene playthrough uses my partscaster with JJs 59 Set Pickups. Theres another video with the slightly hotter 63 Set at https://youtu.be/fH2VBJgJW6c Todays tools: Guitar: Partscaster with JJs Guitar Pickups 59 Set Pickups (https://www.jjsguitarpickups.com). Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running Cygnus X-3 FW. 28.05. Cables: Various Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46 Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman Mic: Audix USA A231 - https://audixusa.com/products/a231/ Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2 Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32 Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/ Headphones: Audix A152 - https://audixusa.com/products/a152/ All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/ Computer: 2025 Apple M3 Ultra. Backing track: Funky Bluesy Groove - F Minor courtesy Elevated Jam Tracks$