Distortion

Based on the Peavey amp, this preamp pedal is built to achieve that super saturated death metal guitar tone. Famously stacked with chainsaw tones to get that Slaughter of the Soul guitar tone. This is the high gain channel as a standalone preamp with some modifications. My modifications maintain the original character but are what consider "quality of life" upgrades as they just make it slightly easier to dial in.

What started out seeking the warm overdrive of the 808 but precision tone shaping of the ST9 to create anything from tight modern metal to fat blues grit resulted in the GRIM overdrive. Mix the versatile range of tone shaping controls with additional headroom from the internal charge pump and it's off to riff city.

This is the one for you if you're looking for heavy death metal brutality to put in front of your amp or use as a preamp into your interface or power amp.

The op-amp fuzz. A classic with a difference.

The Cranium is inspired by the framework of a circuit that's been heard on countless legendary records from bands like the Foo Fighters, Radiohead, R.E.M., and Metallica. Those classic sounds are all in there, plus a whole lot more, thanks to added functionality that lets you precisely sculpt your sound and access even more grit for an all-out explosion of dirt.

We love wild fuzzes, obscure overdrives and walls of distortion. But every rig needs a tamer side to fill the gaps and glue everything together. The Surplus delivers all of that and more, with the versatility to go from boost and subtle drive tones all the way through to full-throttle distortion and even fuzz. The flexibility's there. It's your job to use it to unlock your signature sound.