Urei Model 1178 Synth Effect Overdriving the Mic input with

Overdriving the Mic input with guitar yields a meatier distortion than the HR-45 - this one really snarls and growls

the gain in the amp goes up

The gain make up stage is class A/B with Marinair transformer so no gain loss when inserting via patchbay/interface

If you turn the Intensity knob fully clockwise you get a wet-only setting - the resulting signal seems quieter than it should be

and it certainly wouldn't ever have played like it

Urei Model 1178 Synth Effect Overdriving the Mic input withClassic two channel limiter. Serviced and in excellent working order. Serviced by a top engineer who had this to say about it: "Ive recapped and fixed the meters on the 1178 and it sounds fine now. The meters have been calibrated and are very accurate despite one of them (left hand) being a complete impostor. You can tell its a home brew meter if you open it up or if you look at the light shining through from the lamps as the body of the meter is