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Overdrive, distortion, fuzz effect pedal for bass
The BASSTARD is an extremely versatile and powerful distortion pedal, specially designed for bassists. Offering a wide range of controls, it lets you precisely tailor the sound to suit playing styles and tonal preferences. Intuitive controls, including Gain, Damping, Headroom, Volume, as well as parametric controls for Bass, Mid and Treble, offer detailed tonal shaping, while the Blend knob enables perfect blending of clean and distorted signal. For added flexibility, the BASSTARD features several switch options, including Symmetry for selecting distortion character, a Mid Freq switch for adjusting midrange frequency, and a choice between Class A and Class AB for different tonal behaviors. The BASSTARD offers bassists a versatile tool capable of delivering subtle tonal nuances or bold distortion with ease.
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- Booster Yes
- Distortion Yes
- for bass Yes
- Overdrive Yes
- Flexible bass overdrive
- Perfect for use with pedals or any amplifier
- 100% analog
- Controls: Gain - Damping - Headroom - Volume - Bass - Mid - Treble - Blend
- Damping control adjusts the amount of low-frequency sound that reaches the distortion circuit.
- Switches: Symmetry O/I - Mid Freq - Class A/B
- Footswitch: Effects bypass
- Wired true bypass
- Status LED: Effect On/Off
- Input: 6.35 mm mono TS jack
- Output: 6.35 mm mono TS jack
- Input impedance = 470 kOhm
- Output impedance = 2.2 kOhm
- Power supply: 9 - 18V DC - NOTE: do not connect more than 18V DC
- Power consumption: 24 mA
- Power connector: 5.5 x 2.1 mm barrel plug, negative center
- Power supply not included
- No battery power possible
- Dimensions: Width x Depth x Height: 94 x 120 x 38 mm
- Dimensions with switches, jacks and buttons: 94 x 123.5 x 53 mm
- Weight: 410 g
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