From Sweet To Insane Distortion Pedal Treble Adjustment and Low Cut Fuzz Pedal

Huge range of sounds, from sweet to insane. The gated fuzz and the treble adjustment and the low cut are all fun to play with. Also, the non linear knobs take some getting used to but they open up a world of possibilities.

The genius of this pedal is in the "before" and "after" knobs. "Before" adds overdrive, just as a traditional overdrive would, so you can actually use this as a great-sounding overdrive pedal if you keep the "after" knob all the way down. "After" adds that weird-and-sputtery fuzz-tone characteristic that we all identify as "fuzz."

The result of having two knobs to control the character of the fuzz medal is absolute magic. You can fine-tune the overall distortion pedal to your liking. More "after" and less "before" corresponds to a nice low-gain fuzz. More "before" and less "after" gives you more of a modern distorted fuzz. Then you have every other combination imaginable. You really can get any kind of fuzz tone with this pedal. Wonderful.

The mini-toggle switch in the center of the pedal is a low-cut switch. The general idea with low-cut switches is that it makes high-gain sounds "tighter" by eliminating the low-end frequencies that can make things muddy. In my view, this switch is useful for versatility's sake, but having all that glorious low-end is what vintage fuzz is all about.

Finally, a word of caution. This pedal probably plays better with full-voiced, modern amplifiers than with little vintage low-watt amps.