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From Berlin Germany comes Daniel Ringl with version 3 of his extra jumbo super dirty dirt pedal. It has OD, Distortion and Fuzz circuits that can be called on for any level of dirt.
The layout is Level, Gain Treble and Bass for starters.
Depth which controls the saturation/compression, Boost, a toggle for Range and another for Clip to choose clipping diodes which even includes a classic germanium. A Blend control lets you mix OD, Distortion and Fuzz.
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If your goal is to get the perfect totally usable mad mans overtop Fuzz even if that is closer to laid back or just shy of stupid then this will do it. For a hand made overbuilt pedal the price is surprisingly cheap. This is the Mercedes G-Class Wagen of a Fuzz pedal for a Jeep Wrangler price.
This was designed for Bass but it is equally effective on guitar. The left side of the pedal is a Big Muff and the right side is a Rat. They go out separate but you can blend together and control the amount by using the level knob each has. Each side has its own Tone and Gain. Finally there is a Dirt/Dry control to bring in some cleans. A must for Bass as it keeps it tighter and punchier.
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Both a Muff and a Rat are cool pedals.
I have both but blending them would need a mixer.
On the other hand this does not let you stack the pedals. It would do a lot more if it did.
A German company making OD and Fuzz pedals with a clichéd German thing about quality parts and understated good looks.
The maker gives a vague hint making me think it is a take on the Spaceman Apollo pedal which was the Pre from their Voyager Tremolo turned into an OD. By doing the same thing using an Echoplex preamp perhaps that is how we ended up with this.
Without the boost or cranking it ...the sound is unusually thin. And when cranked it has a trashy sound added. I am beginning to think this is deliberate for a Shoegaze 'thing' You get a bicycle modified with a loud converted lawn mower engine when you are expecting a Harley.
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I have nothing nice to say. I hated the Apollo when it came out so rather than trash it I simply deleted it at the conclusion. I find this just trashy. Neither sweet and beautiful or something to give you an overpowering and thrilling rush! It just lies there like a dead road kill.😠
For guys that have a bookshelf for pedals not a board and pull them down one or two at a time to play with them for a half hour before switching to a video game it does and will look good on your book shelf.