Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The first of a new generation - Doppel Guitar pedals.
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Posted by
Rocky Dee |
Well it seems that my pedal building powers have matured a little. I have been doing a lot of work on the actual look and design of the pedals rather than copying a circuit and bunging it in a little metal box. The Orange Squealer was one of my first pedals. Built from scratch and heavily modified from the original schematic this pedal was the product of accident through process of elimination. The Orange Squealer is a high gain booster pedal. Giving you only a high gain overdrive that sings and squeals like some kind of howling banshee. Loads of sustain makes it a great lead pedal that rocks mids and highs like nothing else on earth. This pedal produces high frequencies rather well. Pinched harmonics are easier than ever and its range gives great cut through for the mix.
The controls, or rather control on the Orange Squealer is a simple Boost / Cut knob with the middle setting giving you a "unity" gain that matches the bypassed signal. The pedal boasts high quality components a true bypass switch and a swanky blue LED as a power indicator. The battery cuts off if the input is unplugged to help save accidental "on-age" from eating yo 9 volts. The pot is super smooth, I mean really! I could sit here all day playing with this I am really proud of. And the image looks kinda cool.
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| The Orange Squealer by night. |
Does it sound like an Orange amp I hear you ask? No! It doesn't. It got that name because I happened to have orange spray paint when I made the original and when I first plugged it in before painting the logo it really gave a high gain with great mid's, as soon as I pinched a high note, it sang and wailed for ages. You could go and make a cup of tea and it would still be sustaining. So I called it "the squealer" and since it was orange, it got the name the orange squealer. This pedal is best paired with a valve amp. The output is really hot when the boost is engaged and drives my valves into overdrive without increasing the gain on my amp.
If you want an Orange Squealer, tough! I only made 2. If you live in the Cape Town South Africa area I could be tempted to put another together for you. I only charge for parts and labour, so the prices are pretty darn low considering the mission I go through for every pedal. I will not ship overseas for now. I need some completely original designs before it can do that so hang tight. The Orange Squealer MKII could be coming to a guitar shop near you. I just have to finish my PCB artwork after the final modification.
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| The Original Unit - Built only a few months ago |
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