Mosfet Overdrive & Boost
A MOSFET-based overdrive combined with an independent MOSFET boost that works equally well for both guitar and bass. Featuring a 3-band EQ with true parametric midrange, a wet/dry blend knob, Class A/Class AB switch, and Bright/Normal switch, the BigToneMusicBrewery MOSFET Overdrive & Boost is the most versatile overdrive pedal ever created.
3-band EQ with sweepable mids:
Fender? Marshall?
Vox? Dumble? The powerful 3-band EQ with parametric
midrange allows you to voice your overdrive any way you
want or just set everything at noon and keep it perfectly
transparent. Sweep the mids an entire octave from 300Hz
to 3kHz. Boost the mids for more of a traditional overdrive
sound. Scoop the mids for a heavier rawk overdrive. The
parametric midrange even allows you to dial in a fixed wah
sound.
Class A/Class AB switch:
Class A mode delivers second
order harmonic rich tone with more saturation and
compression like an AC30, Princeton, Champ, Deluxe,
Supro or other cathode-biased tube amps. Class AB mode
produces a more open and crunchier overdrive like the
sound of a cranked Marshall, Bassman, Hiwatt, Orange or
other fixed-bias tube amps.
Bright/Normal switch:
Just like selecting between the
two inputs on most of the old sought-after amps. It's
pretty obvious why this is useful to six string guitar
players, but maybe not as obvious to bass players. It may
seem counterintuitive, but most "bass effects" actually CUT
low frequencies from the wet signal when there is a
wet/dry blend. It's like that on bass flangers, choruses,
and phasers. The human ear needs a greater
juxtaposition between the wet and dry tones to
differentiate them in the lower frequencies. It's no
different with overdrive.
Blend knob:
This knob can go from 100% clean,
unaffected, dry signal to 100% wet overdrive signal and
all points in between. An absolute necessity for bass
players who want to retain all their low end and punch or
guitar players who are looking for that elusive overdrive
that has absolutely no fizz or fuzz, just extra gain that
continues to sing and sustain as their natural guitar tone
decays.
Boost channel:
This isn't like the boost channel on other
OD/Boost combos where the boost merely attenuates the
OD channel when it's off. This is a completely independent
MOSFET boost that can be turned on even when the OD
channel is in bypass.