Earthquaker Devices GARY Automatic PWM Fuzz & Dynamic Natural Overdrive

Description

Heres what EarthQuaker say about the Earthquaker Devices GARY Automatic PWM Fuzz & Dynamic Natural Overdrive:
EarthQuaker Devices is proud to introduce you to your new best bud, Gary. This little big guy was dreamt up by the one and only Lee Kiernan from the crushing and most necessary band, Idles!
Gary started as a simple request to create a compact version of the now discontinued Gray Channel, which was a mainstay on Lees board and a big part of his main drive tone. This was all fine and good, and sounded quite sick, but Gary was demanding that we look deeper and explore his dark side a little more, Gary after dark, Saturday night Gary. So, we sat him down and began the trek of figuring old Gare-Bear out once and for all. The result is a real exercise in light and dark; smooth to shredded and everything in between.
Key Features

Developed with Lee Kiernan from the band IDLES!
Dynamic and destructive pulse width modulated fuzz paired with a natural-sounding op-amp overdrive
Fuzz pulse width modulation is dynamically controlled either by using the on-board envelope or an external expression control
Overdrive section from the legendary and sought-after Gray Channel, capable of producing thick, full distortion or for use as a clean boost
All-analog signal path
True bypass
Silent relay-based switching with Flexi-Switch Technology
Fuzz Input Impedance: 1 M
Fuzz Output Impedance: <1K Overdrive Input Impedance: 500K Overdrive Output Impedance: <1K Made in Akron, Ohio, USA Powered by regular 9 V DC PSU (centre -, 2,1 mm, 20 mA current draw) Garys right brain consists of a dynamic and destructive fuzz that is both domineering and interactive. It is a ripping fuzz tone with an envelope-controlled variable pulse width and enough volume to blow everything up. This nasty little fuzz turns the signal into a square wave and allows you to dynamically adjust the duty cycle with pick attack. Yes! Controls the sensitivity of the envelope. When this is all the way down you will get an unadulterated thick and heavy square wave fuzz tone that will sustain for days and go dead quiet when you stop playing. As you increase the Yes! control, the envelope becomes more interactive, and the pulse width narrows the harder you hit it. As the pulse width narrows, the tone becomes more nasal and biting until it gets so narrow that Gary goes to his dark place and disappears completely. In other words, with higher sensitivity settings, the sound will disappear entirely and come cruising back to Garys big guy tone. With proper playing dynamics, this creates a very cool effect that can sound like an exploding amp coming in and out of life, blown through a phase shifter. This effect can also be controlled with an expression pedal for manual operation or for finding just the right pulse width to cut through the mix for a set-and-forget operation. When using an expression pedal, Yes! operates in conjunction with the expression pedal to set the peak of the sweep. Set Yes! to the desired stopping point and express yourself as you please without worry of taking Gary over the edge! Oosh acts as the master volume for Garys nasty side. There is an insane amount of volume on tap so use this control wisely! Garys left brain displays his softer side. This is a simple and natural sounding overdrive that keeps your tone lively and drives your amp crazy. This side is based on the green channel of our Gray Channel, which is our take on the classic little yellow overdrive that started it all for us. Lee used this pedal with the clipping switch permanently set to the middle position, which removes all the diodes from the circuit, producing a full-bodied, cutting opamp distortion with plenty of volume on tap. We have reproduced that tone here with exacting precision. Go sets the opamp drive and can range from a simple full-range clean boost all the way up to a smooth and natural distortion. I