Two new pedals from the team at Warm Audio.
The Tube Squealer faithfully recreates not one, not two, but three of the most famous flavours of the most played overdrive pedal of all time. While there are seemingly countless revisions and tributes, the venerable original 808, TS9, and TS10 versions of the circuit have famously been used by iconic guitar players like Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer, Slash, John Frusciante and many more. Like all three original pedals, Tube Squealer delivers that classic amp-driving tone with all the nuance of the different circuits to support all types of playing – from edge of breakup blues, to searing metal solo boosts.
Tube Squealer has three distinct signal paths for the 808, TS9, and TS10 settings. Switching to any setting delivers the authentic version of that circuit, not a simple re-voicing. The 808 delivers the earliest version of the circuit with breakup and grit. The TS9 delivers that added drive and compressed tone that dominated the 80s and beyond. TS10 revives a previously underrated circuit known for buttery smooth tones that add that famed ‘sparkle’ to any rig. Tube Squealer adds previously celebrated mods as permanent features with the mix knob allowing for clean signal blending, and the pickup voicing switch, which changes the midrange emphasis to better suit humbuckers and lower-midrange heavy pickups.
The Throne Of Tone is a tribute to not one, but two extremely sought-after overdrive pedals based on a classic amplifier recording in the late 1960s. Twenty-five years after Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton changed tone chasing forever, a now-classic amp-in-a-box style pedal was launched and set a new standard in transparent amp-like overdrive tones. From that original pedal, a modified, two-sided boutique OD would emerge over a decade later and change the hierarchy of guitar overdrive for good. The original pedals used by artists like John Mayer, Gary Clark Jr, and John Petrucci are known to blend in with any rig, or transform clean tones into completely different tone stacks. Offering these two legendary circuits in one pedal with unprecedented combinations, Throne of Tone delivers all of the tonal bliss of the vintage originals with critical features and controls easily accessible at all times.
Throne Of Tone is all about unmatched control and timeless tone. First and foremost, the Throne Of Tone accurately delivers the unique character of both original pedals with boutique gain and drive modifications – on each side! The voicing selector switches between “Blues” (early classics) and “King” (boutique favorite). A gain selector adds the boutique high/low-gain mod, while the drive mode lets each side run as an OD, Distortion, or Boost. Unique to this pedal, each side includes a presence knob for shaping upper mids when tones get muddy. Global voltage doubling increases headroom, while the FX Order Swap instantly changes effect sequence. A top-mounted send/return jack allows inserting pedals or chains between the two sides.
Two hot pedals from Warm Audio to add to your studio collection.
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