The BLUES KING overdrive pedal is designed to sculpt low-to-mid gain tones and push your amp into its sweet spot. The tone controls on this pedal have been carefully designed to preserve the full tonal palette of your guitar and amp. The DRIVE knob sets the gain of both the pre-gain and main gain stages. The BASS knob cuts bass to keep the bottom end tight and punchy. The SOFT knob controls the amount of compression in the main gain stage, with clockwise settings providing dynamic, symmetrical clipping and counterclockwise settings offering sweet, asymmetrical drive. The HARD knob controls the amount of clipping in a harder clipping section, with clockwise settings providing smooth germanium drive and counterclockwise settings offering biting silicon clipping. The TONE knob is a simple treble cut that can be pulled back to smooth out the top end or cranked to pierce through the mix. The final stage of the pedal can add clean gain or attenuate the signal for unity or volume boosting. The controls on the pedal include Level, Drive, Tone, Bass, Soft, Hard, and IMP. The Level control sets the output volume, while the Drive control sets the amount of gain. The Tone control is a treble cut, and the Bass control controls the bass response of the pre-gain stage. The Soft control employs variable HCC circuitry to transition between asymmetrical, symmetrical, and diode lift settings. The Hard control employs variable HCC circuitry to transition between asymmetrical germanium diode clipping and symmetrical silicon clipping. The IMP control sets the input impedance of the first gain stage.

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