Identified and beloved for its clean breakup and sensitivity, Marshall’s Bluesbreaker circuit is a legend unto itself. The Spruce Goose Overdrive is the Electro-Harmonix model of it.

Providing a easy format with controls for Quantity, Achieve, Bass, and Treble, it brings true-bypass switching and a toggle Raise swap with three choices – the underside yields a low-gain/natural-sounding clear enhance, center pushes enter sign to 9 db of achieve, and the highest will increase enter to 21 db with added saturation and compression. It makes use of a 9-volt energy provide and has a press-and-hold footswitch that may be held down for supercharged soloing.

Onstage by means of a Bassman and a PRS Customized 24-08, the Spruce Goose enriched units starting from the Rolling Stones to Michael Jackson and Steely Dan. It was good for sculpting boosted lead tones on the fly and shined whereas stacked with fuzz and time-based modulation results. Single-coils acquired right girth, humbuckers unleashed clean, natural maintain, and the efficient momentary footswitch is a superb software for busy pedalboard customers.

The Spruce Goose offers wealthy readability, indispensable ZZ Prime, and earthy clear enhance. And, it’s the proper measurement for a crowded pedalboard.

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