Purple Humper secretes
a mild tone coloration at
unity gain. As the signal
increases, expect more
coloration, warmth, and
analog gooey goodness.
Between 9 o’clock and
noon, tones emerge that are
perfect for jazz comping,
playing clean leads and rock
rhythm progressions. Things
get sexy between noon
and 3 o’clock, with swampy
blues tones and classic rock
sounds when playing an
amp already on the edge of
breakup. If you want more
overdriven sounds or a
singing lead tone, crank the
pedal and ride the volume
knob on your guitar while
using your neck pick-up.
Dial the volume back and
everything cleans up nicely.
Bump the volume back up
when you want it to scream.
“transparency,” when
you can still hear your dry
sound peeking through the
effect. There is definitely
nothing worse than dialing
in a great sound from just
your guitar and amp, only
to find out that stomping
on your favorite pedal
makes everything sound
as dead as a doornail. The
Humper takes this all a
step further by genuinely
enhancing your sound with
additional mid-tones while
still responding naturally to
picking dynamics with the
same, beautiful overtones
you can coax from your dry
signal. Want even more
options? Experiment with
where you place the Purple
Humper in your pedal chain
and consider stacking it with
other dirt pedals to tease
out more tone.
As a boost pedal alone, the
Purple Humper provides
a modest 15 decibels of
signal increase. However,
the coloration that comes
with that boost faithfully
preserves the overtones
of your base sound.
Guitarists revere this as
Overall, the combination
of modest signal increase,
quality tone enhancement,
and tiny footprint makes
the Purple Humper a great
option as an always-on
pedal, boost, and subtle
tone enhancer used to
stand out in the mix
without drowning out
your band mates.
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Simplicity, versatility, small
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roll tones Boost mids while
preserving overtones.
CONCERNS
None.
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