I love distortion. I agonize over which distortion gets a spot on my pedalboard for a certain band, or even a certain show. A Civil War when I play bass. A “bosstortion” with a tone bypass mod for feedback heavy punk band. A tall-front Green with unreal bass response for a stoner/doom show.
Why can’t I have it all!? Oh wait, I build pedals… I can have all three in one box and have room for extra goodies!
This is a heavvvy distortion/fuzz that I’m sure you’re familiar with, but I’ve brought a ton of new features along for the ride :
- select among 3 famous circuits
- tone bypass toggle so you can just hear the distortion/fuzz circuit alone
- modeled after the cockpit controls of a Russian MiG jet
- stamped serial numbers on the metal faceplate of all pedals
This circuit typically has a significant mids cut when the tone circuit is engaged, so some players opt to run it into an overdrive with a mids spike to even things out for new tonal possibilities. Well, fam I got you covered.
The second footswitch is an in-pedal Mids Drive with silicon and germanium clipping placed after the tone section of the main distortion circuit. A Trim control lets you use the circuit as a boost or cut, and two internal trimpots let you change the character of the Mids Drive.
Internal features:
- socketed components
- swap your clipping-stage transistors from the original 5888s
- Try 5889 for slightly more gain
- Try 2N222 for a choked-out overdrive sound
- Try BC547 for a more vintage sounding distortion
- And more! I’d love to hear what you come up with
- socketed Mids Drive opamp
- I ship it with a 4558 for a vintage overdrive sound
- Try TL072 for vintage but crisp sound
- heck, try a NE5532 for modern hi-fi sound… Mr. Moneybags.
- swap your clipping-stage transistors from the original 5888s
- Mids Drive drive level
- Mids Drive tone control
Basically, it’s your favorite distortion, but so much more flexible.