Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive

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Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive is a low-gain overdrive inspired by classic small-amp-in-the-studio tones, from Steve Cropper to Eric Clapton, Duane Allman and Joe Walsh.

It’s an open secret that some of the greatest guitar tones of all time were recorded using surprisingly small amps. While “student-model” combos like the famous tweed Champ were never really designed for professional use, recording engineers long ago discovered that these small amps are dynamite in the studio.

The discrete transistor circuit offers outstanding dynamics, with full control of breakup from just your fingers or the guitar’s volume knob. With gain set low, the SSO can be used as a boost, preamp and tone-shaper, with an uncanny ability to open up the sound of your guitar. Driven hard, it mimics the punchy tone and mid-range ‘honk’ of a simple Class-A amp circuit driving a small speaker.

The pedal is not an ‘amp-in-a-box’ emulation of one particular amp. Instead, this unique circuit captures some of the most desirable characteristics associated with small-speaker, vintage valve combos when miked up in the studio – punchy, upper mid focus, earthy breakup and super sensitive, expressive playing dynamics.

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Description

  • Effect: Overdrive
  • Design: Analog
  • Mono/Stereo: Mono In, Mono Out
  • Knobs: Gain, Low, High, Level
  • Switches: –
  • Bypass Mode: True Bypass
  • Power Supply: 9V DC, center negative
  • Power Consumption: <10 mA
  • Works on batteries: No
  • Format: Standard
  • Made in: UK

Additional information

Weight 0,32 kg
Dimensions 12,5 × 6,6 × 5,5 cm
Category

Stock

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Guitar

Type

Overdrive

Routing

Mono In / Mono Out

Brand

Great Eastern FX

4 reviews for Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive

  1. Claudio Pianini (verified owner)

    Very nice pedal.

  2. Oliver Braum (verified owner)

    Does exactly what it says on the tin. Gives nice feedback reminding of a cranked combo even in front of a Kemper. Takes input from a Taurus Servo really well. Ideal for recording. More than EQ and drive, gives the tone a certain amount of whoompf. Thumbs up.

  3. Frank Engelmann (verified owner)

    Love it! Very sensitive to the guitars volume control and a pretty versatile pedal. More than I expected!

  4. Charles-Antoine DEWEZ (verified owner)

    Perfect pedal!

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