OverTone DSP PTH-2A £12

This wallet-friendly Pultec is up with the best of them in its painstaking modelling of the EQP-1A. Low-shelf boosts extend to +12dB at max, and cuts go down to -18dB, extending well into the midrange like the original. The high boost and attenuation controls offer more dramatic gain changes. This one, as all the others in this round-up, is also modelling the ‘definitive’ Pultec with 20Hz and attenuation selector. In operation, PTH-2A brings the musical cuts and boosts (even at extreme settings) that the original hardware is famous for, and sweeping the frequency of the High Boost is simply seamless, which is helpful. You can also bypass the EQ, leaving just the tube amp sauce in the signal. An excellent, CPUfriendly Pultec you can use again and again in one project, unlike an original hardware version! www.overtonedsp.co.uk VERDICT 8.9