Abby Normal Overdrive
The Abby Normal Overdrive preserves the beautiful breakup characteristics of tube amps by combining a transparent overdrive with a thick midrange overdrive. It allows you to use two distinctive overdrives with different frequency coverage simultaneously or alternately, making it versatile for various genres from clean boost to mid-gain.
Front-end overdrive as a custom Timmy creates a pleasant, lightly compressed breakup reminiscent of plugging the guitar directly into the amp, ranging from clean to mid-gain. It produces a natural crunch with a clear and not overly sharp juice-like top end supported by warm mid range. With two 3-way toggles that allow you to select the mid range frequency range, you can precisely tailor the desired frequency range based on the characteristics of the connected amp, emphasizing or adjusting the 1.2kHz or 2.2kHz band, as well as the 2.8kHz or 8.8kHz band. Volume control of the guitar also adjusts the gain amount through cascaded clipping.
Rear end as a custom Screamer, expands the frequency range by installing a Mid trimmer. Turning it counterclockwise passes frequencies above 2.8kHz (modern tone), while turning it clockwise allows all midrange frequencies to pass (vintage tone). The rear-end overdrive also features both own level and a stack level for adjusting the level when used alone or stacked (e.g., solo and backing differentiation).
Both overdrives offer a doubled drive range compared with the previous version, providing a wide range of gain options. The selection method for the two drives is designed to fully utilize the advantages of the dual channels. With the G/R selection toggle at the top, you can use the rear end overdrive and front end overdrive on the green and red channels, respectively. Placing it in the middle allows you to use the rear end overdrive and stacked overdrive each on the green and red channels, and placing the toggle at the bottom lets you use the front end overdrive and stacked overdrive on the two channels separately.
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With high input impedance and low output impedance, it ensures no impact on effects placed before or after it. With an added stabilization circuit, it boasts very low noise characteristics. Internally boosting the input from 9V to 18V provides high headroom, preserving the original characteristics of the signal. Additionally, to minimise colouration from components, electro-mechanical relays are used instead of commonly used FET or analogue switch components in the effects world. This ensures true bypass and maximum preservation of the original signal in both bypass and internal signal flow control.
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Input Power: 9V DC (centre negative) / Current Draw: 150mA (Pedal power only, No battery use)
Input Impedance: 1MΩ / Output Impedance: Less than 1kΩ
Dimensions:
Module - 3.7“x2.6”x2.3“/9.3x6.7x5.8cm
Pedal - 51.2“x2.8”x2.6“/130x7.1x6.5cm
Weight:
Module - 0.47lbs / 212g
Pedal - 1.02lbs / 463g
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