Supercool Pedals is a Canadian firm that makes stompboxes that sound hip and look critically groovy.

Amongst its choices is the “800” Preamp/Distortion, which harkens again to ’70s mid-overdrive designs just like the DOD 250 and MXR Distortion +. What’s noteworthy is that the “800” has two distinct clipping voices, dubbed 0.01% and eight.0% on the toggle.

With out getting too techy, 0.01% triggers an LED diode that delivers a punchy, midrange-heavy overdrive, heard on one million rock information. The 8.0% setting jumps to a silicon diode and is more-scooped and aggressive. Internally, DIP switches activate the output-treble filter. In all, the “800” remembers the simplicity of a ’70s pedalboard, again whenever you may drive a non-Grasp-Quantity head together with your preamp field of selection. Supercool makes that occur in a single versatile field for guitar or bass, with any amp.

With its epic Dr. Seuss-inspired graphic, The Thneed is a lightweight/mid overdrive that provides clear circuitry to allow your enjoying dynamics to shine. The Thneed’s sole change is alluringly titled Except, which triggers bass increase on the acquire circuit, for extra low-end. Inner DIP switches management exact quantities of acquire, true or buffered bypass, and a financial institution that gives 4 pairs of clipping diodes (like LEDs and true Germanium). When you love the sound of a tube amp simply breaking apart into the soiled stuff, take a look at The Thneed.

For the murky, compressed crunch of a classic Muff, the ’77 Fuzz Blender has your quantity. The nicotine-infused field has knobs for Stage, plus Tar (acquire) and Smoke (mid sweep), in addition to a novel Mix moist/dry knob. Taste offers scooped or boosted mid, which you improve by adjusting Smoke. The Clipping Mode Selector toggles between symmetrical and asymmetrical voices. There are tons of tones in right here, from thick Hendrixian haze to brash thrash riffing. It is a killer stompbox for classic dirt-a-holics.

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