The Vortex Amp Distortion is a recreation of the Bouteek Distorter Preamp, a rare drive pedal known for its ability to replicate Marshall-style high-gain amp tones. The original pedal was released in 2009 and was designed by an unknown individual, possibly with involvement from Peavey. Very little information is available about the company behind the pedal, and it is believed that Bouteek released only a few other pedals before becoming extinct in 2015.

The circuit of the Distorter Preamp is a unique combination of well-known building blocks. It features two Tube Screamer drive stages with adjustable clipping options, followed by a Big Muff tone control stage. The pedal utilizes two CD4066 switches to select between two sets of low-pass and high-pass filters, which are used on both ends of the tone control. Finally, there is a gain recovery stage at the end of the circuit.

The recreation of the Bouteek Distorter Preamp, named the Vortex Amp Distortion, was made possible with the help of Paul Marossy. He initially traced the pedal several years ago but encountered some issues that prevented its full verification. Aion FX then took over the project, resolving the problems and independently verifying the tracing work before designing the PCB for the Vortex Amp Distortion.

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