Q: Will the Dragster affect the tone of an electric-acoustic guitar?
A: Yes – but only if it is a passive instrument with a magnetic pick-up or piezo. The Dragster will have zero or very little effect on acoustic guitars or active instruments that have built-in battery powered pre-amps. Keep in mind that it is really designed for passive instruments

Q: Can I use the Dragster at the receive end of my wireless system?
A: No. The output of the wireless system is buffered. The Dragster will only work if connected directly in line with the pickup before the signal reaches the wireless transmitter.

Q: Will the Dragster help me when I record direct to my computer?
A: Yes – Absolutely. By adjusting the impedance or load on the pickup before it is processed, the tone will become much more natural and amp like. This will then let you create tones using the various amp modeling software that is currently out there.

Q:Will the Dragster help the tone of my bass guitar when recording direct?
A: Yes – Absolutely. Just connect the bass to the Dragster and then connect the output to the instrument line input on your mic pre or console. This will let you reintroduce the load that otherwise is lost for a more natural analogue tone.

Q:Can the Dragster be used with a piezo pickup?
A: No. Piezo pickups want to see a very high input impedance in the range of 4 meg to 10 meg ohms. The Radial PZ-Pre is designed for this. The challenge for designers is that as the impedance increases, noise sets in. By lowering the impedance, less noise but alas worse sound. The Dragster is designed for magnetic pickups. For piezo, you really need a very sophisticated preamp like the PZ-Pre. It took us 3 months to design the PZ-Pre and 2 years to eliminate the noise.