Pseudo Eagle Preamp | Unity Super Buffer & Treble Boost

Pseudo Eagle Preamp | Super Unity Gain Buffer & Treble Boost

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This has taken WAY too long for me to complete this project however, timing is everything! When I first set to replicate the JCF preamp found in the real PRS Super Eagle guitars, I did not know how to make PCBs. Now I'm pretty well versed, so I improved the size and layout over the original design.

Pseudo Eagle Preamp 1 for 1 Outline

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JCF PRS Super Eagle Preamp

Psuedo Eagle Preamp

I am very fortunate that the owner of a real PRS Super Eagle was kind enough to assist me in the quest to replicate the preamp. This was inspiring news to me as you can imagine since I started building the Pseudo Eagle guitar which is inspired by John Mayer's 2019 guitars he played with Dead & Company. When I optimized the design, I kept honest with the original part selection as well to make sure the tone matched the original. WIMA box film capacitors, NE5534P chip, and electrolytic capacitors are all the same.

PRS Super Eagle Wiring Diagram

A few people reached out to me because they reached out to JCF who deferred them to PRS for acquiring one of the preamps. PRS declined and suggested buying a real $12,500 Super Eagle, which is a limited production and no longer available for purchase. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

New for 2023

Since releasing the Pew Pew Preamp (compare to Alembic Blaster) I have inquiries about taking the Psuedo Eagle Preamp and modifying it to work with the Stratocaster/Silver Sky jack plate and I have successfully done that! Here is some pictures and wiring documentation. The jack plate option is available from the Psuedo Eagle ordering page.

Parts used to build this guitar:

• DEWALT Router Fixed/Plunge Base Kit, Variable Speed, 12-Amp, 2-1/4-HP (DW618PK) - https://amzn.to/2JhT5zD​

• Copper Tape - https://amzn.to/2p6PjCo​

• CTS 500K Pots - https://amzn.to/2pNoJxY​

• 1/4" Router Bit upcut - https://amzn.to/2BCRwIr​

• CRL 5 Way Switch - https://amzn.to/31GtBCD​

• DPDT Switches - https://amzn.to/32N4OOE​

• 9V Battery Compartment - https://amzn.to/3cYWguK

• PRS Ivory Pickup Ring - https://amzn.to/2PeQmL6​

• DiMarzio Dual Sound Pickup - https://amzn.to/31zGRJ6​

• DiMarzio Super 2 Pickup - https://amzn.to/2Pd9TM8​

• Digital Caliper - https://amzn.to/31PxXra​