Old Blood Noise Pardner Fuzz Textures with Effects Loop Overview
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Pardner is a unique and experimental fuzz pedal that offers an array of creative possibilities for guitarists and other musicians seeking to push sonic boundaries. Here’s a breakdown of its key features and what makes it stand out:
Core Features:
- Fuzz Circuit with a Synthy Edge: The core fuzz sound has a resonant, warbling saturation that gives it a synth-like quality, making it ideal for players looking for fuzz tones beyond the ordinary. This makes it perfect for thick, gnarly riffs or searing leads.
- Versatile Effects Loop (Lasso): The Lasso section adds clean to medium gain overdrive on top of the fuzz or can be used to integrate external effects into the fuzz circuit. This loop allows for adding pedals like an envelope filter, reverb, or even more fuzz to further shape your tone.
- Order Switch: This switch changes the routing of the Fuzz and Lasso sections. You can set the fuzz before or after the effects loop, or run both in parallel for layered, complex textures.
Tonal Controls:
- Voice Toggle: Switches between different fuzz voices, adding versatility to the pedal’s core sound.
- Filter and Intensity Knobs: These shape the gain and frequency content of the fuzz, allowing you to dial in anything from tight, controlled fuzz tones to wild and unpredictable textures.
- Treble, Bass, and Volume Controls: Further tone sculpting is made easy with EQ controls, helping you fine-tune the fuzz to your setup, whether you want more brightness, warmth, or volume.
Design & Usability:
- Soft-Touch Bypass Footswitches: Separate footswitches for the Fuzz and Lasso sections provide easy, independent control over each effect.
- Top-Mounted Jacks: The pedal’s compact design with top-mounted jacks ensures it can fit seamlessly into pedalboards of any size.
- True Relay Bypass: When both effects are off, the pedal employs relay bypass, ensuring no loss in signal quality.
- Durable Enclosure: Built with a rugged, compact enclosure for reliability and years of use on stage or in the studio.
Power:
- Power Requirements: The pedal runs on standard 9V DC power (center negative, 2.1mm barrel connector) with a current draw of around 80mA (power supply not included).
