(Section of the video demonstrating Earth begins at 18:16).

With the Stone control at its minimum, Earth adds a touch of subtle warmth and compression, and at its max, offers a flavor of overdrive that isn’t too far removed from a cranked amp or a cleaned-up fuzz. Like most effects, this will vary with your equipment. Due to touch-sensitivity, a higher output signal (such as from humbuckers or a bass guitar) will produce a more distorted tone than with a lower output signal (such as a single-coil pickup or a lower volume level on an instrument).

Full spectrum dirt, with a foundation of all silicon - a single transistor and two symmetrical hard-clipping diodes.

LVL is level/volume, STONE is gain/dirt, power is the standard 9 volt, center-negative (not included)

Each one of these are slightly different. Each little metal box I order is slightly different, and little idiosyncrasies not only remain apparent when the metal is left unpainted but, in some cases, polishing will emphasize these features. They are all polished, engraved, and hammer-texted.

Note for Stereo and Parallel Rigs: this effect will invert the phase of the signal.

Built in Oxford, OH (shop now located in Charlottesville, VA).