PIGNOSE
DEtonator
The two pedals produced by tiny-amp
stalwarts Pignose are both heavily gooped inside, even though
they are budget-oriented. Usually, this means the circuit under
the slime is something worth the epoxy, and I’m sad to say that
the Detonator is actually a Craig Anderton Tube Sound Fuzz,
an often copied DIY circuit from years past. It’s relatively rare,
and it’s not based on any other piece of Pignose canon, so its
inclusion likely stems from the fact that this effect sounds great
with Pignose amplifiers. The thing is, the Anderton TSF sounds
great with any amp, be it tube or solid-state; the Way Huge Red
Llama is a great sounding box, and it is built off the endoskeleton
of the TSF. DIY-ers can build a TSF for relatively little money, and
it may cost them around $40, but the Detonator costs just as
much, and it includes a footswitchable boost, which changes the
resistor value in the feedback path to make quite a difference.
Plus, it probably looks cooler than any DIY pedal out there.
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