The Swamp Lord is an extremely versatile pedal that can cover all your dirt pedal needs. You can go from ultra heavy/sludgy tones to 70s overdriven tones and everything in between. By using all controls and especially the mids and grit controls, you will find that you can make it sound like a fuzz, or you can tighten it up and make it sound more like a distortion or even an overdrive pedal.
The Swamp Lord is a redesigned version of the very sought-after first version Electro Harmonix V2 Big Muff Pi “Ram’s Head” (1973-1977), made famous by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr and countless more. The original design has been updated providing a clear tone with less hiss and high articulation for a high gain pedal such as this. Staying true to the original, it utilizes four gain selected NOS BC239C transistors.
Of course these are not the only differences to the original. Most people have issues using big muff pedals in studio situations, due to their lack of midrange. Minotaur overcame this by adding a “MIDS” control where you can increase or scoop the midrange according to your liking or recording needs. It helps your tone breathe more and stand out in all studio or live situations.
This pedal is very lightly used, and we'll ship it to you super fast and super safe in its original box! Feel free to give us a call with any questions you may have about it!