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Overdrive, distortion & fuzz effect pedal
The EMPRESS EFFECTS Limited Edition Heavy Menace is the most versatile distortion pedal that Empress Effects has ever created. It’s an evolution of the original Heavy with new features and a compact enclosure.
In addition to the original Heavy and Heavier modes, the Heavy Menace adds a new Lite(ish) mode, covering any high-gain sound from classic hard rock to searing modern metal.
The Heavy Menace offers both true bypass for maximum transparency, and buffered bypass to protect against signal loss over long cable runs.
In addition to the original Heavy and Heavier modes, the Heavy Menace adds a new Lite(ish) mode, covering any high-gain sound from classic hard rock to searing modern metal.
The Heavy Menace offers both true bypass for maximum transparency, and buffered bypass to protect against signal loss over long cable runs.
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- Distortion Yes
- for electric guitar Yes
- EMPRESS EFFECTS Limited Edition Heavy Menace
- SKU Empress Effects EMPHEAL
- Versatile saturation, from 70's Hard Rock to modern Metal
- Compact pedal
- Crafted in Canada
- 3x versatile distortion modes - Lite(ish), Heavy, and Heavier
- Footswitchable noise gate
- 3x band EQ with sweepable mid frequency (from 200 Hz to 2.5 kHz)
- Weight control to sculpt low frequency response
- Linked or independent switching of the distortion and gate
- Gate key input (?” TS or TRS)
- True bypass or buffered bypass
- Powered via optional 9VDC block (barrel plug 5,5 x 2,1 mm, negative center)
- Current draw 200 mA
- 66 x 122 x 64 mm (L x P x H)
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