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signal to a stage amp or speaker cabinet and send “cabinet simulated” signal to the
house sound system to increase the volume, widen the sound field and fatten-up your
guitar tone as a multiple cabinet array would.
The GCS-3 is inserted between the output of your preamplifier, power amp or effects
pedal chain and a mixing or recording console to replace the close proximity
microphone which is typically placed in front of a guitar speaker cabinet. This
eliminates the problem of bleed through or crosstalk from other instruments or
amplifiers in live situations. The GCS-3 is especially useful for owners of our APP-1
PEDAL PREAMP because it can split the output of the APP-1 and send your signal to a
guitar power amplifier and to a mixing console.
Versatility is built into the GCS-3, but we have kept the front panel simple with four
switches and one MIC PLACEMENT control. Designed around a radically different
analog technology called NATURAL RESONANCE, we have been able to achieve the
feel and not just the frequency response of the classic speakers and cabinets used
today and in the past. Real cabinet resonance at all levels and driver compression at
high levels adds an organic depth and focus to your guitar tone.
We have focused on the two extremes of speakers, the alnico (Jensen) and the
ceramic (Celestion and Eminence) by providing a VINTAGE / MODERN switch. You
have a choice of 10-inch and 12-inch drivers for bottom response and mid-range
coloration by using the 10-INCH / 12-INCH switch. What sets the GCS-3 apart from