The Dirt Transmitter is one of the oldest circuits in the EarthQuaker line. The design is Fuzz Face inspired, and the idea started when Jamie Stillman came across some very unique silicon transistors. These transistors are lower gain and have a warmth similar to germanium transistors when overdriven. But they also have the top-end grind typical of silicon-based fuzz pedals, which adds to the mids and helps cut through. The combination of these rare transistors and the starved voltage creates a wide variety of textures at the turn of a knob.
Features:
- Silicon fuzz inspired by the classic Fuzz Face with warm, grainy character
- Four controls: Fuzz, Tone, Bias, Level
- Fuzz ranges from subtle grit to heavy saturation
- Tone shapes highs from warm and mellow to bright and cutting
- Bias adjusts character from smooth to sputtery, gated fuzz
- Level provides strong output with plenty of headroom
- Starved-voltage effect for unique, broken fuzz textures
- True bypass, hand-built in Akron, Ohio, with flexi-switch and 9V power
- Limited edition with custom Rancho desert artwork
- Responsive, cleans up well with guitar volume, works with single-coils and humbuckers
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