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Black Lion Audio Bluey F.E.T. Limiting Amplifier

Modified “Blue Stripe” compressor based off of the “golden” unit owned by Chris Lord-Alge
MFR# BLUEY
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Black Lion Audio Bluey F.E.T. Limiting Amplifier
Modified “Blue Stripe” compressor based off of the “golden” unit owned by Chris Lord-Alge

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The Black Lion Audio Bluey Compressor is a modified "Blue Stripe" compressor based off of the "golden" unit owned by Chris Lord-Alge. When certain components became unavailable, techs were forced to change the circuit, creating a one of a kind compressor that has been heard on countless hits.

Any audio engineer worth their weight in gear will tell you about the special moments that occur on records by chance. They must occur organically, being comprised of sheer randomness or even flat out mistakes. For instance, the spontaneous banter from a vocalist in between takes that adds character to a track, or a radical new audio effect discovered through a simple routing mistake.

The same good fortune sometimes shines upon a piece in the vintage gear world. Through decades of maintenance and repair, some units, like wine, get better with time. The scarcity of original parts leads technicians to diverge from the original design, creating an improved, one-of-a-kind, modified unit.

Armed with an impeccable ear, decades of experience, and an abundance of coveted gear, legendary mix engineer, Chris Lord-Alge, was able to recognize one of his four 1176 Blue Stripe units as firmly sitting in this distinctive category. The particular unit, dubbed "Bluey," has a special "mojo" to it that shines on vocal tracks like no other.

Chris desired more channels of this golden unit, and reached out to the guys who know modifications best the team at Black Lion Audio! Intrigued by Chris’ praise of the unit, head design engineer, Jesus Ortiz, boarded a plane from Chicago to LA to discover what gave this Blue Stripe its edge. He found a series of mods done to the unit over the years to keep it working that miraculously cumulated in a uniquely beast-like 1176! BLA analyzed the unit with pain-staking detail, and has, in conjunction with Chris Lorde-Alge, recreated the monster, now known as the new Black Lion Audio "Bluey!"

Features:

  • Fully discrete design
  • Through hole components
  • Polyester capacitors
  • Vintage inspired one-sided PCB layout
  • Cinemag remake of original UTC transformer
  • Wet/Dry mix feature
  • Linear power supply
  • Precise meter calibration

More Information

Condition New
Package Contents Bluey and AC power cord
Unit Weight 17.6 lb
Tube or Solid State Solid State
Channels Single-Channel
Chassis 19-inch Rack-Mount
Rack Spaces 2U
Input Connectors Analog XLR
Output Connectors RCA, Analog XLR
Compression Type FET

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