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Empress Effects Analog Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
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- Power surges
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A compact completely analog distoriton.
Features
- All Analog Signal Path - no digitals in here
- 3 Flavors of Distortion - Select between mild, crunch and lead
- Mild - gentle break-up that cleans up with your volume knob
- Crunch - great for rhythm playing. tight low end with strong bite
- Lead - high gain with lots of sustain
- EQ - Hi shelf and low shelf EQs let you tweak your sound
- Bass - Works great on bass
- True Bypass - The Empress Distortion employs true bypass, so you can be sure that it's not affecting the signal when disengaged.
- Small Size - The enclosure measures approximately 4.5" by 2.5" by 1.5", which is delightfully small when considering all the features packed into this unit
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Analog Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal Specifications:
- Input Impedance 300k
- Output Impedance 5k
- Frequency Response (-3dB) 20Hz - 12kHz
- Power Input Voltage 9V DC (Negative tip)
- Power Input Connector 2.1mm barrel connector (Negative tip)
- Power Consumption 35mA
- Enclosure Material Die Cast Aluminum
- Input connector 1/4" Jack
- Output connector 1/4" Jack
- Dimensions(WxHxL): 2.5" x 2" x 4.5"
- Weight 0.5 lb
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- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
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Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
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