ONLY AVAILABLE FROM OCTOBER 7 – OCTOBER 21
FEEDBACK: This determines the length of the reverb trail. Depending on the strength of the input signal, this knob may cause the Pads to oscillate when set to the maximum. If you’re a high-gain player that gets your base tone through dirt pedals, be mindful of this.
MIX: Controls the ratio of dry input signal to reverb output. Turning this knob to maximum, you hear only the reverb trails. At minimum, you will hear exactly what you put in.
RATE: This control governs the speed at which the tremolo effect pulses.
PWM (PULSE WIDTH MODULATION): Standing for “pulse width modulation”, this adjusts the trem’s on/off ratio. In a normal square wave tremolo, what you actually hear is equal times “on” and “off”; the signal is present (on) for a small amount of time, then inaudible for an equal amount (off). Turning this knob up increases the “on” time up to 100% on, such that the trem effect disappears. Turning it down decreases the “off” time, also up to 100% off, such that all audio is cut. Careful adjustment of this control can create some pretty wild sounds.
The Pads accepts a pedal-standard center-negative DC plug capable of supplying between 9 and 18 volts, with at least 64mA of current (over is fine). Anything other than that (higher than 18, center-positive, AC, etc.) will cause the Pads to function improperly, with the worst case scenario being that your pedal is ruined. Can’t recommend it.
Not a day goes by at HQ where we’re not tinkering with something on our breadboards. Our engineers have piles of passion projects they work on between other projects. Sometimes those projects are victims of part obsolescence, while other times they don’t reach the final stage because of plain old indecisiveness. A few designs have never seen the light of day because they may appeal to a narrower audience than our regular stuff, or they might have never seen a logical opening in the release schedule. We have special connections to everything we create and are using this to launch our new line initiative, Proto Club, where you can experience these designs and provide us with your feedback, maybe leading to a full-scale release. The release windows on these pedals are limited; some may only be available for a couple of weeks. If this all sounds good to you, we’ll catch you down at the Proto Club.
Every first Proto Club purchase comes with a Proto Club Passport booklet with the first page stamped. Each subsequent Proto Club pedal comes with a new sticker. As you fill up the book with stickers, you will be eligible for bonus stuff, including pedals that are either unreleased or even staple production pedals. Additionally, the price of Proto Club pedals is significantly lower than if it were to be a normal retail release.
If you have purchased a Proto Club pedal then you have access to the
You are automatically a member with any Proto Club pedal purchase!