Earth - Overdrive - v1
Earth - Overdrive - v1
First version of Earth, now with it’s own page. Out of production, limited quantity is still available. When they are gone, they are gone forever.
Somewhat more tame than the later version, which can cross the line into fuzz. This version provides amp-like overdrive with touch-sensitivity. All silicon, with a single transistor and symmetrical hard-clipping diodes. Full spectrum dirt, meaning your low end will not only remain in-tact, but will get a smear of dirt on it as well.
Audio samples: SG with solid-state, SG with tube.
Only about twenty of these were ever built. After that, I upgraded the quality of the enclosure and components, re-did the circuit board, and the result is the mach ii version.
A note on touch-sensitivity: the more powerful the signal entering the pedal, the dirtier it gets. This means with humbuckers or a bass guitar, there will be more gain than with a single-coil guitar - and less gain if you roll back the volume on the instrument.
Built in Oxford, OH (shop now located in Charlottesville, VA).