The TC Electronic El Mocambo overdrive pedal delivers a versatile array of gritty tube-amp tones to cut through even the loudest band mixes. Designed with the blues rock lead guitarist in mind, the El Mocambo emulates a pushed tube amplifier, fattening up your tone with extra mid-range girth. This focused boost around 1 kHz gives your sound the "oomph" and vocal quality perfect for soaring over the rhythm section. When you engage the El Mocambo, it's like having a second channel on your amp that takes you into singing lead territory. Crank up the pedal's drive knob to push the front end of your amp harder, building upon its natural overdrive for a powerful lead boost. From a subtle hint of breakup to a fully cranked tube stack, the El Mocambo brings tube-like tone and dynamic response in a stompbox built for the stage.

Get Your Tube Amp Singing With Focused Mid-Range Boost

The El Mocambo overdrive is voiced specifically to enhance the mid-range bite and singing quality of a tube amp pushed to breakup. Around 1 kHz, it adds up to +15dB of boost that hits the sweet spot for guitar solos, letting them project and cut through a mix with clarity and vocal-like tone. This mid-focused bump gives your sound extra "oomph" while fattening up the lows. Compared to more scooped overdrives, the El Mocambo has a gutsier sound that won't get buried by thumping bass and crashing cymbals when playing live. Its amp-like response makes the El Mocambo react dynamically to your playing for excellent note articulation even at higher gain settings.

Stack It Up for Versatile Drive Options

With its natural dynamic touch response, the El Mocambo overdrive sounds fantastic on its own to push your amp into singing lead territory. But its real versatility comes from stacking it with other pedals. Run it after a distortion or fuzz pedal to shape their tone with its signature mid-hump, tightening up the low end. Or place it before your amp's input for a focused boost that enhances the preamp's overdrive. For players running ampless into a power amp and guitar cab, the El Mocambo delivers authentic amp-style grit. Its single drive knob makes dialing in your gain needs simple. Get versatile tube-amp tones in a road-ready stompbox with the TC Electronic El Mocambo.

Road-Ready Construction

With its compact size, rugged metal construction and intuitive controls, the El Mocambo is made for the realities of gigging. It can handle being powered by a 9V battery or standard power supply. The single Drive knob lets you easily set your desired amount of overdrive, while Input and Output knobs provide up to +6dB of level boost as needed. The El Mocambo's transparency when bypassed ensures it will integrate seamlessly into your signal chain without tone loss. Unleash singing tube tone night after night with the stage-ready El Mocambo overdrive pedal.