
Strident Circuitry and Tumultuous Tones!
Distortion like a raging seascape!
More pedals from the purveyor of taste and of tone.
Skittering across electric landscapes
Bounded only by imagination
These sounds are the sounds of the universe.
Take it away my friend.....
The Pedals
Boss BC-1X Bass Compressor Pedal
The Boss BC-1X Bass Compressor is a high-quality effects pedal designed specifically for bass players who demand refined, transparent compression with powerful control over their sound. Unlike traditional single-band compressors, the BC-1X employs intelligent multiband technology that responds to a wide range of frequencies independently, ensuring that each note maintains clarity and definition. This means your tone stays true across the spectrum, from deep low-end thumps to crisp, high-end slaps, making it a versatile tool for any playing style.
The intuitive four-knob layout—comprised of Level, Release, Ratio, and Threshold—gives you complete control over the compression parameters, allowing easy adjustments for subtle tone shaping or more aggressive sound taming. The pedal’s LED meter provides real-time feedback on how much compression is being applied, making it simple to dial in precise settings. The BC-1X’s natural response and minimal coloration set it apart, delivering a studio-quality feel right at your feet.
Built with Boss’s legendary reliability, the BC-1X is robust and road-ready, perfect for gigging musicians who need a dependable pedal that performs night after night. Its ability to maintain the full integrity of your signal ensures that your sound cuts through the mix with consistent volume and punch. Whether you're laying down tracks in the studio or performing live on stage, the BC-1X empowers bassists with professional compression that enhances their playing and elevates their overall tone.
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Moose Electronics Battlehammer Distortion Pedal
The Moose Electronics Battlehammer is a high-gain distortion pedal based on the legendary ProCo RAT, designed to provide powerful, crushing tones for guitarists and bassists. Known for its aggressive sound profile, the Battlehammer is perfect for heavy music genres like metal, punk, and hard rock, where players seek a thick, saturated distortion that cuts through dense mixes. With this pedal, musicians can achieve both tight, focused drive and massive, wall-of-sound textures, making it a versatile choice for players who want to add an intense edge to their sound.
Featuring intuitive controls that allow players to fine-tune their distortion tones, it boasts 3 various clipping stages for a major variation on distortion clipping options. It also packs in a separate Boost channel with it's own control, and offers a whopping +30dB of extra muscle. Equipped with baxandall style tone control, it offers the flexibility to shape the sound in various ways. This control scheme makes the Battlehammer suitable not only for guitars but also for bass, where maintaining tonal clarity is essential.
Built to withstand the rigours of live performance, the Battlehammer is housed in a rugged metal chassis that can take a beating. This durability, combined with its powerful tonal capabilities, has earned it a loyal following among touring musicians. The pedal's true bypass design ensures that when it’s not in use, it won’t colour the player’s tone, making it a practical addition to any pedalboard. Whether used as the main distortion or to stack with other pedals, the Moose Electronics Battlehammer is a go-to choice for players looking to bring a heavy, aggressive sound to their setup.
And Finally........
Moose Electronics Cosmic Trigger Preamp Pedal
No one describes the idea and design behind the Cosmic Trigger better than Moose himself:
"Combining the best of the Traynor TS50 and Acoustic 360 preamps with a custom gain stage, this one has been a few years in the making.
Started out with a fascination of the Electrical Audio bass tones I put together some replicas of the Traynor TS50 and TS50B preamps. I was never satisfied with the sounds I was getting with them. I’d also built some Acoustic 360 preamp replicas which I loved but were missing a special something. One day I had the idea of combining what I liked from the three circuits. I opted for the active midrange control from the TS50 and the treble and bass controls from the ACC 360.
The Cosmic Trigger can be used as a clean or drive pedal or as a full on preamp running direct or into a power/effects return on your favourite amp. It was designed principally for bass but is equally at home with guitar or any other instrument you can think of. The TS50 is the guitar amp from Traynor but we’ve modified it to work perfectly with bass. It also works wonders with synths and drum machines. The preamp has 36 Volts of headroom off a regular 9V wall wart power supply with integrated overvoltage and reverse polarity protection all courtesy of Nick Williams and his second to none PCB design skills.
The boost footswitch is a gain boost of about 10% giving more gain/saturation and a touch more volume. Perfect for when you just need a bit more bite and attack in your sound. I love how this pedal can cover the ground from Albini style noise rock so classic 70s grooves and everything in between. I’ve had an early prototype out on tour with Kylie Minogue. Final proto was on my board as my core bass tone up until I made the first round of production prototypes. It takes other pedals like a champ, drive fuzz etc just sound better running into the Cosmic Trigger."
We had great craic with this one. It's pure beasht.
"I think there's angels in my ears......" says the Times.
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