Grace Design Felix 2 Acoustic Instrument Preamp (Black)

The Grace Design Felix 2 Acoustic Instrument Preamp is a studio quality, 2 channel blending acoustic instrument and mic preamp, designed for working musicians, engineers, sound companies or venues looking for the highest quality solution for amplifying stringed instruments. This version features a sleek black finish.

The Grace Design FELiX 2 Acoustic Instrument Preamp is the ultimate studio-quality acoustic preamp, EQ, DI, and signal management solution for serious performers who demand uncompromising sound on stage. Designed specifically for acoustic instruments and microphone blending applications, the FELiX 2 delivers the legendary transparency and musicality Grace Design is known for while providing powerful tone shaping, routing flexibility, and feedback control in a rugged floor-based format. Whether you're performing with an acoustic guitar, upright bass, mandolin, violin, banjo, or a microphone-and-pickup combination, the FELiX 2 gives you complete control over your sound with exceptional clarity and headroom. Built around Grace Design's acclaimed audio circuitry, the FELiX 2 features two fully independent channels with blend control, allowing musicians to seamlessly combine multiple pickups, instruments, or microphones into a single polished performance signal. Its high-end microphone preamp, variable impedance settings, variable phase control, sweepable high-pass and notch filters, and highly musical EQ section make it an invaluable tool for dialing in natural acoustic tone while eliminating feedback and unwanted resonances. Stereo operation, dual DI outputs, stereo headphone monitoring, flexible effects loop routing, and a dedicated tuner output further elevate the FELiX 2 into a complete acoustic performance hub. Designed and built in Colorado, the FELiX 2 brings studio-grade sound quality to any stage, venue, or recording environment.

Grace Design Felix 2 Acoustic Instrument Preamp Features

• Open, musical and detailed instrument and mic preamplification for discerning artists and engineers
• 2 channel audio path with blend output control
• m101 style transimpedance microphone preamplifier, no electrolytic capacitors in the signal path
• Variable Phase control on channel to for fine tuning phase between a microphone and pickup
• Ultra precision 0.5% thin  film resistors are used in the signal path
• Careful power supply design and grounding yield an ultra-quiet signal path and professional level headroom and line driving ability
• Fully ground isolated DI outputs with high quality, low distortion, fully shielded transformers
• Super rugged 1/4” connectors with heavy duty metal bushings
• New side rails to protect control from inadvertent changes via cables or feet
• Powerful, independent EQ on both channels – hi and low shelving and full parametric midrange
• Mid frequency control has two ranges 70-880Hz / 670 – 8kHz
• 20Hz-1kHz sweepable HPF on both channels, can also be set as notch filter
• A / B footswitch for multiple instrument configurations or soloing different pickups
• Mute/ tune footswitch mutes all outputs except dedicated tuner out
• Boost footswitch for variable 10dB level boost (global)
• DI outputs sources are configurable – Ch1 (mix or Ch1) Ch2 (mix or Ch2)
• Dedicated level controlled stereo stage amp output (configurable as blend or Ch2)
• Dedicated tuner out, remains hot when unit is muted
• Side panel switches for 48V, phase, mid Hz range select, HPF/notch select, 12V and A/B mode select
• 12V mic input power available on Ch2
• Phase reverse switch for each channel
• 3 input impedance settings on each channel – Ch1 10K, 1MEG, 10MEG / Ch2 332K, 1MEG, 20MEG accommodating a wide range of pickup types
• Mic stand flange mount screw holes holes for putting FELiX on a mic stand
• 1/8” stereo headphone jack, active when FELiX is muted
• Stereo FX loop or independent dual mono FX loops
• NEW CLASS II Universal 100-240 AC power supply with standard IEC cable
• Full 5 year transferable warranty / built for long, happy life on the road
• Designed and built by family and friends in Lyons, CO, USA

Grace Design Felix 2 Acoustic Instrument Preamp Includes

• Felix 2 Acoustic Instrument Preamp
• IEC Power Cable
• Owners Manual
• Manufacturer Warranty