OD- EAVESDROPPER Dr. Square Distortion___NEW___ DeArmond Square Wave clone

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Dr. Square

$150.00 USD

The pedal is built in HTH? Houston Texas, lol.

A hardclipper OpAmp OD using clipping diodes 

It is based on the 1977 DeArmond Square Wave Distortion Generator that used the same OpAmp 

as the DOD 250 Pre. & MXR Distortion +.

The layout is Volume, Tone and Gain. A toggle 

cuts the highs and another boosts the lows. 

NOTE:

Dearmond supplied all the 50's small budget U.S. guitar brands with PU's. In those days 

the brands like Gibson would not sell even the local repair guys PU's. If your Gibson PU 

died you had to send back the guitar to a Gibson authorized repair guy. He would keep 

your old PU and put in a new one. DeArmond got smart and realized there was a market 

for small shop techs and DIY guys who would buy PU's. Having a monopoly and staying

cheap does not foster great tone. A few times the guys designing things got creative 

and/or even lucky with a PU, etc. They soon found there was a market for anything 

cheap or even anything that was an alternative to only perhaps one other choice. 

The Square Wave checked those boxes. 

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This is one of those pedals that a song writer might 

use. It has plenty of character when laid back in the 

mix, or when pushed has a somewhat trashy garage- 

band nasal vibe that might plug a hole when nothing 

else will. It has an unpretentious cool. The price 

is reasonable.