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Easy, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith your guitar’s volume all the way up, the Acapulco Gold roars like a wide-open Model T on the verge of explosion. At just-barely-backed-off, the Gold becomes a raunchy overdrive. At minimum guitar volume settings, the Acapulco Gold delivers a hazy, Nashville-sounding spank to your tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow about this? If your guitar has separate volume and tone controls for each pickup and a three-way selector switch, this little one-knob banger becomes a three-channel tone monster at the flick of your wrist!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Acapulco Gold is made part-by-part, wire-by-wire, giant knob-by-giant knob with real, live humanimal hands in our gilded manufactory located in gray olde Akron, Ohio USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eControls\u003cbr\u003eBig Knob: The big knob sets the output level, sometimes known as Volume. PLEASE BE CAREFUL! The Acapulco Gold is extremely loud!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures\u003cbr\u003e4.75″ x 2.50″ x. 2.25″ with knob\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwitching\u003cbr\u003eThis device is true bypass and uses electronic relay-based switching. Audio will not pass\u003cbr\u003ewithout power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower\u003cbr\u003eThis device can only be powered a standard 9-volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. 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While this circuit has been the foundation of countless other overdrives available today, we feel the Plumes has a few twists and turns to make it unique enough to stand out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Plumes does away with the trusted JRC4558 OpAmp and the BJT buffers and replaces them with low noise JFET OpAmps for a more robust and precise signal with a significantly lower noise floor. The 9v power input is internally converted to +\/- 9v for more headroom and a clarity that is almost three-dimensional. We’ve raised the input impedance to a whopping 10 megaohms for a stronger signal with more clarity and chime. We’ve also adjusted the cutoff of the tone control to deliver a more useful range of travel with more booming bass on the low end without sacrificing the cutting midrange and bright top end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast, but certainly not least, the Plumes offers three different clipping options to ensure that it will work with a wide variety of gear and playing styles. Mode 1 is symmetrical clipping utilizing a pair of light emitting diodes. This is the crunchiest setting the Plumes has to offer. When played through a clean amp, it’ll deliver a reasonable facsimile of that classic crunchy valve amp tone. Mode 2 is clean boost mode. This eliminates the soft clipping diodes altogether and leaves you with straight OpAmp drive. This is perfect for pushing your clean tone out in front or driving the preamp of an already overdriven amp into tasteful breakup territory. Mode 3 is an asymmetrical silicon diode arrangement similar to the stock screamer but with more output and clean clarity; the tone some people describe as “transparent”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Plumes features EarthQuaker Devices relay-based “soft touch” Flexi-Switch™ Technology for both momentary and latching footswitch operation as well as a very low 25mA current draw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach and every Plumes is built one-at-a-time by delightful little hands in Akron, Ohio; the charred, black heart in the heart of it all…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnique approach to a classic tube-like overdrive circuit offering more headroom, lower noise and far better signal integrity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures 3 different clipping options: symmetrical LED, asymmetrical silicon, and no diode OpAmp drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReimagined tone control to sculp low end, clear top end, and focused midrange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue bypass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilent relay-based switching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures EarthQuaker Devices’ proprietary Flexi-Switch™ Technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-analog signal path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifetime guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent Draw: 25 mA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInput impedance: 10M\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput impedance: 100 ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"EarthQuaker Devices","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47842203042034,"sku":"935042001598","price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/6363\/5698\/files\/plumes_1.jpg?v=1764007312"},{"product_id":"earthquaker-devices-special-cranker-analog-overdrive-preamp-pedal","title":"Earthquaker Devices Special Cranker Analog Overdrive \/ Preamp Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Special Cranker™ is an all-discrete analog distortion enhancement device designed to give your signal some extra grit and boost without drastically altering your tone and retaining all of the natural nuances and character of your amp. Think of it as sticking an extra preamp tube in your amplifier for more saturation. Single notes will blossom and bloom with rich harmonics and singing sustain with responsive, tube-like sag. Power chords will sound thicker and crunchier, a little more ragged around the edges. Complex chords will remain distinct and complex, as the Special Cranker is designed to preserve your tone’s integrity without muddying up the low-end or smearing the midrange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Special Cranker picks up where the beloved Speaker Cranker left off. It has the same spongy, dynamic, and touch-sensitive character of the original but with more gain, double the output volume (now with a user-friendly Level control), an added Tone control to shape your signal, and a diode selector switch featuring the original asymmetrical Silicon diodes as well as a hot, new Germanium diode option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe More control goes from nearly clean to a medium gain overdrive when at maximum. This control adjusts the bias of the transistor, so you may hear a little noise as you turn the control. Don’t freak out; it’s totally fine. The gain characteristics are dependent on which diodes are chosen. When the Germanium diodes are selected, the Special Cranker delivers a softer, more rounded response with tamed highs and lower output, while the Silicon diodes add a brighter, more modern edge and higher output. Both are exceptionally responsive to playing dynamics and have excellent clarity. 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The Sunn O))) Life Pedal V3 introduces two additional clipping options to better adapt to different rigs. The first position is no diodes to allow for full, grinding Op Amp assault at maximum volume. The second position utilizes two silicon diodes and one LED in an asymmetrical clipping configuration. This delivers a slightly compressed and smooth crunch, similar to a valve amplifier. The last position is the stock double silicon diode configuration which provides that classic tone you know and love. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Octave in Sunn O))) Life Pedal V3 is an all-discrete, analog full-wave rectifier base on a classic vintage design. Located at the input of the circuit, the Octave control slowly blends in the octave effects as you turn it clockwise. This feature can also be used via expression control allowing for wild, hands-free octave swells mid-riff or using the footswitch for immediate octave fuzz destruction. Because this is an analog octave effect, it is monophonic and works best playing single notes above the twelfth fret while using the neck pickup. Playing chords with the analog octave will sound clanging and chaotic. Using the bridge pickup and playing below the twelfth fret will produce a very subtle octave effect. Going full Octave transforms Life Pedal from a simple distortion device into a swelling, raging fuzz similar to the classic Super Fuzz! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe “Magnitude” section of Sunn O))) Life Pedal V3 is a simple all-discrete MOSFET booster designed to blast your preamp tubes and drive them wild. It is a 100% clean, no-nonsense, high impedance booster that adds very little color to your tone. It does not add distortion on its own but has plenty of output to push your amp into saturation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe signal path goes Octave\u0026gt;Distortion\u0026gt;Boost. 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Hitting hard with a new \"discrete\" mid-high gain distortion \/ fuzz in their ranks, this pedal uses multiple transistor stages, rather than op-amps, to push, grit, carve and amplify your signal. Check it out, if you love dynamic and hard hitting distortion sounds it won't disappoint!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDynamic Audio Grinder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZoar is a medium-high gain discrete distortion (using only transistors; no opamps or diodes in here!) that has that touch sensitive amp-like quality to it that everyone craves. It has been finely tuned to create a highly tweakable hi-fi and modern sounding distortion, but with the ghosts of old school circuitry to deliver a grind that is both instantly familiar and delightfully unique. Want that defined sparkle and tightness of an overdrive? This has it. Want that low-medium gain fuzz that’s perfect for drop tuned guitars and basses? This has it. Want to be able to dial in and control every nuance of your tone from jangly on-the-verge of break up to blowing the walls out heavy saturation? Then this is the pedal for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCustomize Your Sound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis meticulously crafted box has six knobs that allow you to truly customize your sound with the Level, Weight, Gain, Bass, Middle, and Treble controls. The red LED light indicates when the distortion is activated by the Flexi-Switch® enabled footswitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gain control on Zoar goes from the edge of break up all the way over the cliff into the crunchy, grinding abyss. 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With double the gain and a deeper bass response to retain all the low end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt lower gain settings, bass players get all of the crunchy tone from the original, but this changes once they get above noon on the Gain control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis all-analogue tri-mode overdrive with soft clipping carries the torch of the classic screamer circuit but has a voice all on its own. With its +\/- power supply, it utilises bipolar power, which gives players more dynamic, clarity, and all the headroom they could ever desire. 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This little big guy was dreamt up by the one and only Lee Kiernan from the crushing and most necessary band, Idles!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary started as a simple request to create a compact version of the now discontinued Gray Channel, which was a mainstay on Lee’s board and a big part of his main drive tone. This was all fine and good, and sounded quite sick, but Gary was demanding that we look deeper and explore his dark side a little more, Gary after dark, Saturday night Gary. So, we sat him down and began the trek of figuring old Gare-Bear out once and for all. The result is a real exercise in light and dark; smooth to shredded and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary’s right brain consists of a dynamic and destructive fuzz that is both domineering and interactive. It is a ripping fuzz tone with an envelope-controlled variable pulse width and enough volume to blow everything up. This nasty little fuzz turns the signal into a square wave and allows you to dynamically adjust the duty cycle with pick attack. Yes! Controls the sensitivity of the envelope. When this is all the way down you will get an unadulterated thick and heavy square wave fuzz tone that will sustain for days and go dead quiet when you stop playing. As you increase the Yes! control, the envelope becomes more interactive, and the pulse width narrows the harder you hit it. As the pulse width narrows, the tone becomes more nasal and biting until it gets so narrow that Gary goes to his dark place and disappears completely. In other words, with higher sensitivity settings, the sound will disappear entirely and come cruising back to Gary’s big guy tone. With proper playing dynamics, this creates a very cool effect that can sound like an exploding amp coming in and out of life, blown through a phase shifter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis effect can also be controlled with an expression pedal for manual operation or for finding just the right pulse width to cut through the mix for a set-and-forget operation. When using an expression pedal, Yes! operates in conjunction with the expression pedal to set the peak of the sweep. Set Yes! to the desired stopping point and express yourself as you please without worry of taking Gary over the edge!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOosh acts as the master volume for Gary’s nasty side. There is an insane amount of volume on tap so use this control wisely!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary’s left brain displays his softer side. This is a simple and natural sounding overdrive that keeps your tone lively and drives your amp crazy. This side is based on the green channel of our Gray Channel, which is our take on the classic little yellow overdrive that started it all for us. Lee used this pedal with the clipping switch permanently set to the middle position, which removes all the diodes from the circuit, producing a full-bodied, cutting opamp distortion with plenty of volume on tap. We have reproduced that tone here with exacting precision. Go sets the opamp drive and can range from a simple full-range clean boost all the way up to a smooth and natural distortion. In conjunction with That’s It, which is the master volume for the drive side, you can use Gary’s softer side as a clean boost to push your amp into overdrive or turn up Go and use all of Gary’s internal magic to create the finely tuned dirt you desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary’s signal path is fuzz into overdrive for total tonal integrity and cannot be changed. This is where Gary put his foot down, and we obliged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach and every Gary was softly brought to life by the delicate hands of EarthQuaker Devices in the elegantly unrefined canal-front city of Akron, Ohio USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eControls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes!- Sets the sensitivity for the envelope that controls the duty cycle for the square wave fuzz. The envelope is highly dependent on the level of the incoming signal, which can be affected by any gain pedals in front of Gary, pickup strength, source instrument, etc. For best results, place Gary near the front of the signal chain to get the most dynamic response from the envelope. Once this control gets around noon, the pulse becomes so narrow that the signal will disappear. This is completely normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOosh- Master volume for the fuzz side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEXP- Controls the pulse width with an expression pedal. This will defeat the internal envelope and allow you to adjust the duty cycle in real time. Note that the Yes! Control remains active when an expression pedal is in use and sets the peak of the sweep, allowing you to fine tune the range. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePRO TIP: Plug a dummy cable into the expression jack to defeat the envelope and use the Yes! Control to hard-set the duty cycle to find your perfect ripping fuzz tone!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGo- Gain control for the overdrive. Turn this up to increase the opamp gain to a thick and full distortion or turn it down and turn up That’s It to use it as a clean boost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s It- Master volume for the overdrive side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRight Footswitch: Fuzz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeft Footswitch: Overdrive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlexi-Switch® Technology \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis device features Flexi-Switch® Technology! This relay-based, true bypass switching style allows you to simultaneously use momentary and latching style switching. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• For standard latching operation, tap the footswitch once to activate the effect and then tap again to bypass. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• For momentary operation, hold the footswitch down for as long as you’d like to use the effect. Once you release the switch, the effect will be bypassed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the switching is relay based, it requires power to pass signal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis device requires a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDO NOT RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrent Draw: 20 mA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTech Specs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFuzz Input Impedance: 1M\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutput Impedance: \u0026lt; 1K\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverdrive Input Impedance: 500K\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutput Impedance: \u0026lt; 1K\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtwork by Charlotte Gosch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003estudio other types\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EarthQuaker Devices","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47842776678642,"sku":"BM0810019914478","price":329.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/6363\/5698\/files\/gary.jpg?v=1764008328"},{"product_id":"earthquaker-devices-x-sunn-o-halflife-octave-distortion-booster-pedal","title":"EarthQuaker Devices x Sunn O))) HalfLife Octave Distortion + Booster Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003eSunn O))) and EarthQuaker Devices are pleased to bring you the most compact, pedalboard-friendly version of the Life Pedal distortion circuit to date—the Sunn O))) HalfLife Octave Distortion + Booster. The HalfLife may be half the size of its ancestors, but it’s just as heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalfLife is a distortion with a blendable analog octave up and a booster combined in one compact package. The “Amplitude” side is faithfully modeled after the classic “White Face” distortion unit. The only modifications made to the original circuit are in the clipping section. The traditional circuit uses a single pair of silicon diodes for a tight, compressed crunch. HalfLife introduces two additional clipping options to better adapt to different rigs. The first position is no diodes to allow for full, grinding Op Amp assault at maximum volume. The second position utilizes two silicon diodes and one LED in an asymmetrical clipping configuration. This delivers a slightly compressed and smooth crunch, similar to a valve amplifier. The last position is the stock double silicon diode configuration which provides that classic tone you know and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Octave in HalfLife is an all-discrete analog full-wave rectifier circuit. Located at the input of the circuit, the Octave control slowly blends in the octave effects as you turn it clockwise. This feature can also be used via expression control allowing for wild, hands-free octave swells mid-riff. Because this is an analog octave effect, it is monophonic and works best playing single notes above the twelfth fret while using the neck pickup. Playing chords with the analog octave will sound clanging and chaotic. Using the bridge pickup and playing below the twelfth fret will produce a very subtle octave effect. Going full Octave transforms HalfLife from a simple distortion device into a swelling, raging fuzz similar to the classic Super Fuzz!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe signal path goes Octave\u0026gt;Distortion\u0026gt;Boost. 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