Description
Remarkable advancements over the vintage units include a soft touch bypass, reduced noise levels, and a mode switch featuring two settings, adding even more versatility to your playing experience.
At its core, the ROSS Distortion harnesses the power of an op-amp hard clipper, embracing the revered 1970s topology used in legendary pedals like the MXR Distortion Plus, the DOD 250, the Proco RAT, and the BOSS DS-1. While versatile enough for any musical scenario, this pedal truly excels in producing organic, tube-like overdrive distortion, effortlessly pushing your amplifier into a natural state of breakup.
CONTROLS
“Level” controls the volume (right is louder, left is quieter). “Distort” controls the amount of hard-clipping distortion (right is more distorted, left is less distorted). The side push switch allows the player to toggle between two different versions of the circuit produced during its fifteen year history: Germanium mode ( “Era 2” version) and Silicon mode ( “Era 3” version). The footswitch activates the pedal via soft touch bypass switching and the status LED indicates that the circuit is active.
JACKS
The ¼” input and output jacks connect your guitar and amplifier. The power jack accepts standard 9V DC Negative Center power and consumes 40mA.
Highlights
- The ROSS Distortion pedal, built around a 1970s op-amp hard clipper, excels at delivering natural tube-like overdrive distortion and amplifier breakup
(Information courtesy of Palen Music)