An Updated IVP Preamp! With a Really Loud Dinosaur!

One of the most complex builds I've done in the past is the AionFX Intersound IVP pre-amp. I finished one up almost two years ago. It was a beast of a build. I was happy with the build itself, but the enclosure I used was both fairly unimaginative and had a minor error in the UV printing. I had recently gotten a request for an IVP build, so I decided to go all out this time and come up with something really amazing.

Aion's IVP Preamp - Tough Build, But So Worth It!!!

The complexity of effects pedal builds varies widely from circuit to circuit. Some of the most ubiquitous pedals out there, like the Big Muff Pi, are relatively simple circuits and fairly easy builds - at least in stock configurations. Component choice and modifications can, however, raise the level of difficulty quickly. Then there are other builds that you know are going to be turning things "up to eleven" in more ways than one. The AionFX Blueshift / Boss Dimension C DC-2 clone I built last year was incredibly complex - though AionFX only lists it as an Advanced (4/5) build (honestly I'd quibble with that...). I was looking for a unique challenge and I wanted to build up a few pre-amps to use with my planned computer recording interface. I'd built PCB Guitar Mania's Wolfgang 5051 pedal, and while it is a gain monster, I was looking for something with a bit more flexibility. Enter AionFX's IVP Preamp - one of their few builds that gets the full Expert (5/5) difficulty rating.