The Fiery Red Horse was designed to extend the tonal range of the original triangle-era BMP. A 3-way clipping switch has been added that has a major impact on the character of the fuzz. The POWER control sets the voltage of the last 3 transistor stages, and is perfect for getting those dying battery tones. Finally, a much-needed MID control was added to the tone stack. With all these extras, this pedal can go from super-saturated sustain to glitchy low-fi octave style fuzz to a warm & mild drive.
Features:
Sustain: Controls the amount of gain in the circuit. The type and amount of sustain and distortion generated is highly interactive with the POWER control, 3-way clipping switch, and the guitar’s volume knob. Get a super-saturated fuzz tone or roll it back for more of a dark overdrive tone.
Tone: Simple & effective, clockwise cuts lows & boosts highs, counterclockwise cuts highs & boosts lows.
Level: Controls the overall output of the fuzz.
Power: Turn counterclockwise to lower the internal voltage fed to the circuit. Lower voltage increases transistor clipping, but lowers overall volume, and creates lo-fi gated type of distortion. With the asymmetrical clipping setting, you use the POWER control to really mangle your guitar’s tone!
A-L-S: This 3-way clipping switch toggles between standard symmetrical clipping (S), single-sided germanium clipping (A), and 3mm red LEDs (L). 3mm red LED clipping provides a greater volume output, and lets the transistor clipping at lower power settings really shine through. The single-sided germanium clipping makes for a raspier octave style fuzz, as it creates essentially two half-rectifiers in the middle clipping stages.
Mid: Go from the stock Big Muff mid-scooped tone to a mid-hump that stands out great in the mix with a simple turn of this MID control.
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