Animals Pedal Launches Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive and Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster
The pedals are born out of collaborations with Skreddy Pedals and Wren and Cuff.
Montreal, Quebec (March 19, 2021) -- Japanese effects company Animals Pedal has introduced two new stompboxes, both designed for the brand by U.S. pedal makers: Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive and Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster.
Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive is the latest collaboration between Animals and Nevada-based Skreddy Pedals. The pedal is based on another Skreddy design, the Major Overdrive, but features less gain and more headroom. This is a versatile drive with a classic, mild, cranked-amp voice that exudes British tube amp tone. Diamond Peak delivers plenty of crunch without getting fuzzy, muddy, or compressed, and is ideal for ultimate hot blues/rock sounds centered around the midrange that sparkle when the amp begins to break up.
Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster is a classic one-knob clean boost pedal designed by Matthew Holl of Wren and Cuff. The pedal thickens the natural tone without affecting the balance of high, mid, and low frequencies, boosting up to +15 dB, and achieving an array of vintage tones. This is the third collaboration between Animals and California's Wren and Cuff, following previous releases Tioga Road Cycling Distortion and Sunday Afternoon is Infinity Bender.
Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive and Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster will begin shipping to U.S. and Canadian dealers in early March 2021.
U.S. street pricing will be:
Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive: $149.00 USD
Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster: $139.00 USD
Animals Pedal is distributed in North America by SFM.
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The pedal features true bypass switching, and is decorated with playful artwork by Australian artist Jonas Claesson.
Japan (December 18, 2018) -- Japanese effects manufacturer Animals Pedal has introduced the Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun Overdrive pedal.
This versatile overdrive/boost pedal delivers an array of tone-enriching sounds, ranging from clean boost to medium gain dirt. The pedal responds well to both single-coil and humbucker pickups, delivering a sharp, thick tone through the former and a musical attack with smooth, silky sustain through the latter.
Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun will make an amp at moderate settings sound like it is being driven to smooth, tube break-up, giving you those pure, rich overdrive tones at lower volume levels.
In boost mode, you can also use the Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun to boost your favorite effect, to enrich the tone of a digital amp, or to give a rich, full push to your tube amp.
Like all Animals Pedal effects, the pedal features true bypass switching, and is decorated with playful artwork by Australian artist Jonas Claesson. The Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun Overdrive is now shipping to US dealers.
Street price: $99.00 USD
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The new pedal is the result of a collaboration between Animals Pedal and Matthew Holl, owner/founder of the California-based boutique effects builder Wren And Cuff.
Dorval, Quebec (July 5, 2018) -- Japanese effects manufacturer Animals Pedal introduced the Tioga Road Cycling Distortion pedal at the 2018 Summer NAMM show.
The new pedal is the result of a collaboration between Animals Pedal and Matthew Holl, owner/founder of the California-based boutique effects builder Wren And Cuff.
In describing the circuit he designed for Animals, Holl says, "If you're a fan of the classic Rat pedals from the past, then you will be a fan of the Tioga Road Cycling distortion." Holl has revamped this classic circuit with fatter lows, and his favorite component values. Additionally, the pedal features a 3-way toggle switch allowing the player to choose between two different distortions (symmetric and asymmetric clipping), as well as a third setting producing a cleaner overdriven sound. "This is one very versatile distortion pedal that can be used for almost any style of music!" adds Holl.
The Tioga Road Cycling Distortion is now shipping to North American dealers.
MSRP: $149 // Street: $119
Animals Pedal is distributed in North America by SFM.
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