Tradition Deluxe
Everything that you love about the original Tradition, now with an additional boost setting. The right footswitch is for the overdrive circuit and the left footswitch is for the JFET boost circuit. The clarity of the boost is adjustable via an internal bias control, so you can set it up to be a completely clean boost or a gritty boost. This pedal has a completely independent boost section which means that even with the overdrive turned off, the boost can be activated and used to boost other pedals or push your amp (with over 20db of boost!). A mini toggle switch allows you to change the order of the overdrive and boost circuits within the signal path. Use the boost before the overdrive for more gain, or place it after the overdrive circuit for more volume.
Now Only $169 USD
- 9V center negative power required (No internal battery connections)
- Less than 10mA current draw
- Also capable of handling 18V for higher headroom
- Clipping switch with silicon symmetrical and asymmetrical arrangements
- Hand wired using through hole construction, no SMD parts
- In-house powder coated and screen printed enclosures
- Socketed op-amp for easy chip swaps
- 125B enclosure 4.77" x 2.6" x 1.39" (121.1mm x 66mm x 35.3mm)
- True bypass 3PDT switching
- Quality Neutrik input and output jacks
- Real Alpha pots with dust seals
- Free shipping anywhere in the USA
Tradition Overdrive
Pedals become classics for a reason. The Ibanez Tubescreamer is the most popular pedal of all time, and it is also the framework for several other well-loved pedals. With the Tradition, I’m passing on the story with some of my favorite plot twists.
A lot of players like to leave the gain super low on a TS, and some wish it could get even cleaner, so I extended the gain range and adjusted the taper to allow better cleanup than a stock TS808. This is useful if you want the tone shaping aspect without additional drive. Some find the Tubescreamer to be "too compressed", while others love the way it clips and sustains. A toggle switch is added to the top of the pedal that will let you choose between symmetrical clipping (stock TS style) and asymmetrical clipping (Boss SD-1 style). Symmetrical will be smoother with warmer compression/sustain and asymmetrical will have more clarity, volume and high end content.
How about that mid boost? This is where guitarists are often split and many dismiss all TS pedals because a stock TS is too mid pushed for their rig. The FAT knob allows you to cut, retain, or boost the low end fullness to fit your needs, which along with the Tone control, can make the mid frequencies sit right with a ton of amps. This will allow you to take that screamer sound and make it even bigger, or along with the clipping switch, achieve tones that a regular TS just can't get. This pedal is handwired for true bypass switching, comes with the 4558 chip and can be run from 9 to 18V.
Now Only $129 USD