The Erupter is the distillation of EarthQuaker Devices president Jamie Stillman’s unabashed love for fuzz and the culmination of over two years worth of tone-chasing, tweaking and experimentation in search of the ultimate, classic fuzz tone. Did he succeed? Heck yeah! An abundance of earthshakingly awesome and erupting fuzz tones awaits you in a pedal so easy to use, it’ll blow your mind!
As a fuzz device, Erupter sounds good with any pickup type anywhere in the effects chain without any impedance mismatching and even before a wah pedal. To this end, the Erupter uses a buffered input section, transformer-based pickup simulation, new production 5% ½ watt carbon composition resistors, metallized polyester film capacitors, Sprague and BC electrolytic capacitors, plus low-gain, hand-matched NOS silicon transistors to deliver a well-rounded and defined fuzz tone with just enough pummelling intensity.
The simplicity of the Erupter controls stands in stark relief of its rigorous design process. A single knob labelled “Bias” adjusts the amount of voltage fed to the NOS silicon transistors. Low “Bias” settings yield a rude, spongy fuzz tone with plenty of sag and a blossoming attack envelope that’s gated without entering “dying battery” territory. As the “Bias” control is increased, additional harmonics stack atop the input signal, producing a stiffer, more complex fuzz tone with a tighter response, increased output and longer sustain. The Erupter uses a fixed output level and gain setting for the thickest fuzz possible and to push the full frequency range of the guitar out front when you kick it on.
Main Features:
- Flawless classic fuzz tones – full of crushing yet defined low-end and a smooth yet present top-end
- Bias control – from spluttery gated tones to harmonically rich and punchy fuzz tones
- Dynamic response – drastically change the tone simply by altering your attack or adjusting your guitars volume and/or tone
- True Bypass
- Silent soft-touch switching
- All-analog signal path
- Top-mounted jacks – for effortless pedalboard implementation
Available: Now
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