This is for a pre-order off one of the three “Mutartis” hand-drawn pedals (subject to availability). These can be fitted either with Series 6 “Black Edition” boards, or with a Series 9 UK / EU compliant host board, where you fit the overdrive, distortion boards and op-amp yourself.
You can watch Mutartis Boswell painting one of the pedals here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIKj3N_QEQI
The pedals will be fitted with Series 6 “Black Edition” boards, have extended gain and filter cut ranges, compared with previous builds. They have adjustable upper gain bump-stop and and an extended filter cut range, compared with previous builds. These are only currently available with the 29B-V mil-spec power tubes fitted, and also have an adjuster to keep the bias level at its peak. There are also other colourful surface mounted components, which change the function of the filter sweep, and trim the tube filament voltage.
The pedals fitted with Series 9 UK / EU compatible boards, arrive as a “kit”, where you fit the overdrive, distortion and op-amp yourself (a very simple completion process, where you push-fit the boards on with headers). These are only currently available with a non-military spec 37b mixer tube.
The board can be made up to your order – the gain and filter ranges can be changed to make them wider or narrower, and the overall sound can be made softer or brighter, by changing final components. Please specify with your order if you require anything other than the default settings.
The fully-assembled “Black Edition” units are only available in Australia, Canada, Japan and the USA. If you are in business the UK, the EU or Europe, and you are still interested in this version, please get in touch using the contact form here: /contact-us/
They are available worldwide, with the UK / EU host board fitted.
The TODP (Tube Overdrive Distortion Plus) is a veritable toolkit of overdrive and distortion, which can give you a huge range of breakup from a soft tube clip, to full-on metal or punk distortion, with all kinds or blues and rock options in the middle. *
There are pre-cut and post-boost options for the low end, which can be used together to give a more mid oriented break up in the tube. The high end can be tamed with passive Filter control pot.
All 6 settings utilise the tube device, with increasingly more noticeable tube effect, as you go from germanium to ABN:
- 3x “hard clipping” diode distortion settings: 70s / germanium, 80s / silicon and 90s / LED
- 3x tube (valve) overdrive settings: AB2 – where you can hear the 2x silicon diodes affect the break up, AB4 – where the 4x silicon diodes are largely inaudible, or ABN – where the compression is controlled in a classic 50s / 60s way
The Soviet era thermionic valve / tube and germanium diodes in the TODP have not been RoHS tested and certified, and hence it does not meet EU RoHS 1. This does not fall under the scope within the relevant act in New York State, and is not a covered item (mainly computer monitors) in California, and hence should be allowed. If you are unsure about whether this allowed in your country or state, please contact us before ordering, as we will not be held responsible for compliance once the pedal has been dispatched.
* amount of distortion and overdrive will depend on many factors, including gain range of pedal, guitar setup, and pick-up types. The gain assignment for this release is Mid-Range (500K). The range of these offers a balance between a more “transparent” overdrive at lower gains, and giving better control of the gain. Four of the modes create distortion mainly by overdriving a thermionic rod type valve (or tube). The filter range will be set to Wide, and the input cap to Mid.
** colours and print quality will vary; the theme is painted and printed to give this variation.
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