Strymon Sunset Overdrive Guitar Effect Pedal - Midnight Limited Edition

Sunset offers the best of classic overdrive circuitry, specially tuned for instantly satisfying control over a wide range of coveted tones. Strymon researched six different circuits found in many of the classic and iconic overdrive and boost pedals and packaged all six into a single two-channel pedal. Two pedals at once. Sunset is actually two customizable overdrive pedals, individually selectable with flexible routing options, designed and tuned for tones to complement each other when stacked. Six unique circuits, each with a different feel and response, two simultaneously, all in one convenient pedal. Drive your amp the way you like, from transparent more amp to gooey, distorted fuzz and everywhere in between. Holy Grail tone, minus the quest. We all know the neverending quest for the supreme overdrive circuit and the ultimate tone. Critical listening and custom voicing was required to design each aspect of Sunset with a single tone control so you can dial the sound you need, unimpeded. The knob parameter range for each circuit type is custom tuned to provide the maximum available control. The same design philosophy and care was applied to the stacking options to make sure each combination reacts perfectly and sounds fantastic so a plethora of classic overdriven tones lay at your fingertips. Six classic circuits. Sunset captures the nuances and characteristics of each circuit type using an all-analog JFET gain stage combined with custom-voiced, precision-engineered DSP algorithms. Channel A overdrive circuits - The Ge circuit combines the smooth response of germanium diodes with a parallel path that gradually mixes in the dry signal as the Drive decreases. When using higher gain settings, emphasis in the low-mids gives a tighter, thicker response. With SUNSET, single coil pickups become fatter, and humbuckers respond with a bold punch. Texas Overdrive uses a single stage soft-clipping circuit that passes through filters before and after the gain stage to create a sweet, dynamic overdrive. Dynamics of the original signal are preserved even as the gain is pushed. A perfect companion for playing blues or juicing up your tone with a tight midrange boost. Channel A boost circuit - The Treble type is a treble booster which provides a low frequency roll-off when the tone control is increased. Perfect for tightening up an overdriven amp or driving another gain pedal with a muddier bottom end. Lower the Tone knob to enhance the low end for a flexible all-around boost. Channel B overdrive circuits - A 2stage overdrive combines a soft clipping circuit followed by a hard clipping stage to achieve a nuanced overdrive with a huge gain range. Its EQ structure keeps the low end while beefing up the amp. This overdrive can easily go from light clipping to filthy saturation. The Hard overdrive uses a single-stage hard clipping circuit that has plenty of gain on tap, and reaches fuzz territory when the Drive knob is cranked. At lower gain settings, this versatile drive gives you transparent slight clipping. The huge range on the Tone control lets you sculpt your high end from smooth to toothy. Channel B boost circuit - The JFET circuit is a clean boost that subtly juices up the signal with the feel and dynamics provided by the JFET front end. Crank up the drive and the signal will becomes rounder and thicker. This is a great option to get a little more out of your amplifier. Optimized Stacking. Since the time when overdrives were built to simply drive an amp to produce a pushed sound even at modest volume levels, it has evolved as players seek more layered tones with multiple stages. Stacking gives you more adaptability and tone range on the floor. You can find an overdrive, which on its own sounds great, and push it into a second drive to add dimension to your tone. Sunset lets you to play each of the six overdrive circuits individually, route Channel A drive circuit through Channel B, or Channel B through Channel A, or even use two circuits in parallel. The routing options have been purposely selected to give you the finest sounding combinations of classic drive circuits. Analog or digital? Get the best of both worlds. Sunset's input features an ultra-low noise discrete Class-A JFET circuit that provides up to 20dB of pure analog gain. Strymon's hybrid approach allows you to get the most of both the digital and analog worlds: The JFET stage provides outstanding touch response and dynamic sensitivity with your guitar, while the remarkably powerful SHARC DSP processes the great level of detail, complexity and response you're looking for. Configure your drive stack. Sunset's 3-position Config switch provides impressive control over the signal flow when stacking two drive circuits. Two selected drive circuits can be run in series, reverse series, or parallel- all at the flick of a switch, no rewiring. Design great-sounding drive and signal flow combinations quickly and easily. Features and Specifications Sound Design Six drive circuit topologies with custom tuned voicing for each drive type Precision crafted drive circuits stackable in multiple combinations for a wide variety of complex, responsive tones. Analog class A JFET input gain stage maximizes headroom while adding up to 20dB of pure analog gain Drive and Tone control ranges optimized for each circuit topology Series, reverse series, and parallel drive circuit stacking via Config switch Bright switch to tailor the sound for use with all amplifiers from dark to bright Optional variable-threshold noise reduction for taming noisy guitar pickups Ins, Outs, Switches High impedance mono input Mono output Favorite Input to connect an external MiniSwitch to recall a Favorite preset Expression pedal input allows the connection an expression pedal for simultaneous morphing control over multiple parameters (Expression mode), or logarithmic taper for smooth volume control (Volume mode) MIDI accessible via Expression jack for remote parameter control and access to 300 preset locations Audio Quality Ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters provide uncompromising audio quality Premium analog front end and output section Super high performance SHARC DSP in a compact form factor 32-bit floating point processing More True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) or selectable transparent Analog Buffered Bypass Strong and lightweight anodized red aluminum chassis 9V DC power supply included Power requirements: maximum 9 volts DC center-negative, with a minimum of 250mA of current Designed and built in the USA Dimensions 4.5? deep x 4? wide x 1.75? tall 11.4 cm deep x 10.2 cm wide x 4.4 cm tall