ONE CONTROL
PURPLE HUMPER
REVIEW BY ERIC DODD
STREET PRICE $124.00
The first thing I noticed
about the Purple Humper
mid booster is how badly
I wanted to keep it after
receiving it for review.
Hearing it online, though
informative, will not be
sufficient to truly fathom
the Purple Humper’s
awesomeness. What follows
is my genuine—though
surely lacking—attempt to
describe that awesomeness
in words.
rhythm and blues feature
guitar tone with a cutting
presence that defines the
archetype of The Guitar
Player. It is unfortunate
that genre so prolific as
pop and electronica often
give up mid-tones in order
to emphasize bass and
treble, a phenomenon often
referred to as “scooped
mids.” It is, after all, these
magical middle tones that
give rock and blues the
meaty, poignant angst for
which they are so loved.
The “mid hump” is real.
Though you may never
have heard the phrase, you
already know the sound:
iconic songs from US and
British classic rock and
Never fear! The Purple
Humper from One Control
has this magic in droves. It
will save us all, and it will
be glorious. Further, this
little purple box contains
THIS IS SERIOUS.
LET’S TALK.
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GEAR REVIEW
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One Control Purple Humper
unexpected versatility
that promotes it from
accessory to necessity
for your pedalboard .
With great potential as
a potent “always on”
pedal, the Purple Humper
is a miniature mid-boost
that surgically extracts
quintessential rock tones
from your amp.
DIAL IN YOUR
SOUND
Don’t confuse simplicity
with a lack of versatility. The
Purple Humper has one,
sparkling dial that provides
a profoundly broad palette
of guitar tones appropriate
for rock, jazz, soul, blues,
and fusion, just to name
a few. At 7 o’clock, the