Don’t sell your soul to a creditor to get the gear you need. At AMS, we want to lower the barriers to create. That’s why we offer in-house 0% financing, and you don’t even have to open a new line of credit! Spread out payments on your credit card to simplify financing and avoid hefty late fees or service charges. Cost shouldn’t interfere with your creativity.
Earn rewards every time you shop at AMS. You'll collect points on eligible purchases that turn into promotional savings on future gear, with points typically available several days after your order ships. All you need is a free AMS account — no credit card, financing, or payment plan required.
The more you shop, the more you earn. Create a free account and start earning from your very first eligible purchase. Rewards are applied as a discount on future eligible purchases.
Earn points on eligible purchases with AMS Rewards and turn them into savings on future orders, no credit card required. You can apply points at checkout once they’re available.
Eligible to earn $34.95 for this purchase
OR
12 Payments of $58.25
6 Payments of $116.50 No Credit Check
Compare
Compare! Here are all the serial numbers of this model we have in stock. Compare them all and select your favorite!
Opt in for Notifications on this product for the price drops, stock changes and promotions
The ultra-versatile mic preamp that makes an incredible addition to any studio! The TB12 Tone Beast Black is a professional preamp design with loads of gain that can effortlessly capture an array of sources extremely well. It is a swiss army knife full of options and tones. With top notch CineMag transformers and multiple discrete signal paths, it's hard to beat the Tone Beast's big, bold, sound at its price.
Warm Audio TB12 Tone Beast Discrete Mic Preamp Features:
71 dB of gain
Transformer selection provides both Steel and 50% Nickel CineMag output transformers for varying character
Transformer bypass switch allows for removal of the output transformer from the circuit
Discrete Opamp selection allows for choosing between a 1731 (vintage) and 918 (cleaner) style opamp. These are socketed/swappable with your choice of 2520 6 pin footprint opamps
Impedance switch labeled TONE to switch between 150 and 600 ohms input impedance
2 Meg Ohm True HI-Z input on front panel sends instrument signal through entire circuit including both Cinemag Transformers and the discrete operational amplifier
Great for guitars, bass, keyboards and other instruments that have a 1/4 inch output jack
80 Hz Hipass filter
Polarity Reverse
Utilizes premium grade Cinemag USA transformers
+48V Phantom Power
Output attenuation allows for saturation flexibility of both opamps and transformers
1/4" insert for the use of inline compressors, EQ's etc.
Balanced XLR Mic (Front and Back)
Balanced TRS Line, And 1/4 inch Unbalanced Instrument Inputs
Balanced XLR And TRS Outputs
-20 dB Pad
LED VU Meter
19" Rackmountable
Switchable 115/230V IEC Power Inlet
Capacitor selection between tantalum and electrolytic for different characters
The Tone Beast is a mic preamp that likes to be pushed, and when driven hard will colorize your signal ever so sweetly. AT first listen, the dual opamps and dual output transformers (available at the flip of a switch) may not seem to be all that different, but as one drives the pre into harmonic distortion, the unique character of each of these components becomes apparent.
The Tone Beast Black is customizable, allowing users to source and swap in their own opamps if desired. The output control on the TB12 allows you to regulate the signal exiting the preamp even when driving the gain to really hot levels, giving you maximum control.
Have no fear of hurting the Beast, you can push it very hard into full-on distortion if you wish, and these can sound quite nice on electric guitar, bass or anything else that likes some grit.
The different component options in the TB12 are subtle, but when driven into saturation are very noticeable and can make a big difference to the way your final mix will sound.
Home-based musicians and professional studios alike will find the Tone Beast Black to be an extremely powerful and professional piece of gear that is capable of warming and shaping signals/mixes in a way that is full of character, and extremely difficult to find at its price point.
Warranty: 5 Year as of January 23, 2025. 1 Year previous.
Warm Audio TB12 Tone Beast Discrete Mic Pre Black
Item #:
WAU TB12BLACK
Manufacturer Part Number:
TB12 BLACK
UPC:
860001767902
Customer Reviews
4.9
Based on 19 reviews
5
19
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
Search reviews
Rating
All ratings
Popular topics
sound
tone
quality
preamp
color
gear
pre
built
Show more
Joseph M.
Verified Buyer
Quickly became of my favorite
Quickly became of my favorite preamps. Several of tonal options and the return and send options allow me to run my compressor. Which makes it great for comping on the way in or utilizing the line in switch to allow me run use it as a in as an external inset without rerouting. It even corrected the d...
Published date
01/04/25
Was this review helpful?
0
0
Cy N. 🇺🇸
Verified Buyer
Warm does it again
Warm Audio has once again proven itself to be some of the best audio equipment clones on the market. This thing is truly a beast in my project studio. On bass, it really stands out. I’ve had it for a couple of weeks and so far it has been a great addition and my go to on vocal and bass tracks. It fa...
This website uses cookies to enhance user experience and to analyze performance and traffic on our website. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. View our Privacy Policy.
Privacy Preference Center
Privacy Preference Center
Your Privacy
Your Privacy
When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information about the First and Third Party Cookies used please follow this link.
More information
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Always Active
These cookies are necessary for our website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to your requests for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging into your account, or filling in forms. You can manually set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but it will prevent parts of our site from working as expected. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Performance Cookies
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us identify which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around our site. All the information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Functional Cookies
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Sale of Personal Data
Sale of Personal Data
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using this toggle switch. If you opt out we will not be able to offer you personalised ads and will not hand over your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, you may contact our legal department for further clarification about your rights as a California consumer by using this Exercise My Rights link.
If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (such as a plugin), we have to take that as a valid request to opt-out. Therefore we would not be able to track your activity through the web. This may affect our ability to personalize ads according to your preferences.
Targeting Cookies
Targeting cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. These cookies may be used to build a profile of your interests to show you relevant ads on other sites. They do not store specific personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using the toggle switch in this menu. If you opt out of targeting cookies, we will not offer you personalized ads or share your personal information with any third parties. If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (e.g., Global Privacy Control), we will automatically opt you out of targeted advertising and the ads you see will not be personalized.