OVERDRIVE- CLIFTON GUITAR WORKS Torque Converter ....dead cool? ...or not?

Clifton guitarworks

TORQUE CONVERTER

$240.00 USD

The company is a father and son who make guitars from recycled wood. They have one pedal, In an interview they never mentioned they even had one. I get the impression their focus is 99.9% their guitars.

The pedal is a medium gain hardclipper with what they call a Plate Reverb. 

The Verb sounds very much like a chip that is made by Accutronics who are the decades old Spring Tank makers who supply Fender and 99% of the market with their real old school reverb tanks. The chip is mounted on a tiny board so amp makers can dead easily deal with it like it is one of their spring tanks. A guy who only understands basic analog pedals can use it. No need to hire a engineer/programmer etc.  

The layout is the usual Volume, Tone and Gain. The Reverb section has a control for the wet/dry Blend and for the Decay. 

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I expect this has been made for years. It even has an effects loop that a few builders toyed with before Switchers came along. It has wonderful funky earthy sound. There has always been a niche of weekend warriors playing small clubs doing a Blues/Americana mix of tunes with cool old gear that they bought used decades ago cheaper than cheap that keeps a pedal like this selling by word of mouth. If just the OD side came in standard Hammond B box and sold for around $150 I would be very tempted.