BBE Blacksmith Distortion with 3-Band Plex-EQ Effects Guitar Effects Pedal New

BBE Blacksmith Distortion with 3-Band Plex-EQ Effects Guitar Effects Pedal New

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BBE Blacksmith Distortion With 3-Band EQ Guitar Effects Pedal
A distortion so heavy itsounds like Paul Gagon forged it from melted steel and a pile ofMarshall Plexis.
The Blacksmith analogdistortion is all about force-feeding your tube amp for a heavier,chunkier distortion.
The concept was developed by Paul Gagon in the 1980s when he worked atJackson Guitars. Back then, Gagon created pickups, amps and electronicsfor Jackson instruments and routinely worked with an A-list of artists,from Jeff Beck to Steve Vai and many more. What he found was many ofthe artists loved the sound of their Marshalls, but wanted more grindout of them. Their amps may have gone “to eleven,” but these guys oftentold Gagon they wanted them to “go to fifteen or twenty.”
Paul already had created many boost and distortion circuits, butultimately, what he wanted to make a pedal for artists that would gobeyond what a boost pedal could do while maintaining that classicMarshall tonal balance – but on steroids. The solution was brilliant: adistortion generation circuit feeding a 3-band passive EQ derived froma ’69 Plexi (a Plexi “Tone Stack”). The EQ allows you dial it in tosuit the characteristics of a particular tube amp, a practical featurebecause some Marshalls were dark while others were bright sounding. Ofcourse, the EQ is also great for style: want a killer shred tone? Scoopthose mids and crank the lows and highs.
Blacksmith is inspired by those pedals Gagon handmade back in the ‘80s,delivering all the tone he brought to the rock gods but with greaterconsistency and durability. Blacksmith features 1% metal-filmresistors, big fat signal traces on a mil-spec circuit board, truehardwire bypass to eliminate any pickup loading when disengaged, and a1mOhm input resistance to welcome your axe’s signal with wide open arms– just like the input on a killer Marshall.
The Blacksmith isn’t just for Marshalls, however. Gagon’s design worksbeautifully with a variety of other quality tube amps, from Mesa toFender. When you’re looking for a top-shelf distortion pedal that’s asmusical as your amp, get your hands on a Blacksmith.
Features
Gain, volume andpassive 3-band PLEX-EQ controls
LED-based gain circuit for smooth, high-output distortion
1mOhms input impedance for proper pickup loading
1kOhms output impedance when engaged
1% metal-film resistors for consistency
High-voltage poly caps for better tone
Military-spec circuit board for reliability
Blue status LED for high visibility and low power consumption
Easy access battery compartment

Additional information

Weight 0.0000 kg

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