ELRIPPEDSPKR

RIPPED SPEAKER

Electro-Harmonix

From the sputtering glitches caused by a dying battery to the thick and smooth sound of fully saturated fuzz, the Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker stompbox pedal delivers the essence of fuzz distortion created through old-school methods. Whether its a sliced speaker cone, a tube that has rattled loose, or a bad mixer channel, electric guitarists love the special low-fuzz character these abnormal conditions yield. At high fuzz settings, the Ripped Speaker produces huge, cutting tone that can push leads out in front of the band.In addition to having adjustable fuzz and volume, this stompbox offers controls for bias and tone. Since the bias determines how the Ripped Speaker will clip the top and bottom of the waveform, a twist of the knob takes it from fat and crisp to choppy and gated. Utilizing a tilt-style EQ circuit, the tone pot can emphasize the lows and soften the treble, brighten the top end while reducing the bass, or just keep the timbre flat and balanced. Power the Ripped Speaker with the included 9V battery, use a separately available power adapter, or integrate it into your pedalboard's power system.Fuzz of Old This fuzz pedal has old-school roots, paying homage to one of the ways that early, distorted guitar and bass sounds were made. At low fuzz settings, the pedal emulates the lo-fi distortion sounds of yesteryear, the kinds of sounds created by a razor blade applied to a speaker cone, a loose tube, or a faulty channel on a recording console. When you crank the fuzz up the sound is transformed. It's monumental with a searing, fully saturated fuzz tone.Adjustable Bias The Rip knob is a bias control, which sets the amount of clipping at the top and bottom of the signal waveform, letting you tailor the character of the fuzz. Noon is neutral, a position where the fuzz is perfectly biased fat with great lows and top-end bite without being harsh. As you turn the knob clockwise, the pedal produces a hard gating effect and the signal sputters and chokes, perfect for dying battery effects. Turning the knob counterclockwise produces yet a different style of fuzz with a smoother gating effect where the signal fades out quickly.Tilt EQ The Ripped Speaker's tone control is active and delivers a tilt-shift type EQ. That means at noon the EQ is flat. As you turn the knob counterclockwise the frequency response gets darker with more pronounced lows and reduced highs. Going clockwise yields a brighter tone with more highs and rolled-back lows.Ready for Your Rig The Ripped Speaker features true bypass switching, comes equipped with a 9V battery, and accepts a standard EHX 9V power supply (available separately). It's compact size makes it friendly for pedalboards and portable setups.