EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker - Silicon/Germanium Distortion

EarthQuaker Devices

An Overdrive You Can Trust.

Dynamic, transparent, versatile, mid-gain overdrive, analog, explosive, overbiased, spongy, touch-sensitive

An all-discrete analog distortion enhancement device designed to give your signal some extra grit and boost without drastically altering your tone and retaining all of the natural nuances and character of your amp. Think of it as sticking an extra preamp tube in your amplifier for more saturation.

• Gives your signal extra grit and boost without drastically altering your tone and retains all of the natural nuances and character of your amplifier.

• Two distinct clipping modes that are both exceptionally responsive to playing dynamics: Germanium and Silicon

• Germanium mode delivers a softer, more rounded response with tamed highs and lower output.

• Silicon mode delivers a brighter, more modern response with higher output.

• At maximum gain, the Special Cranker can achieve explosive overbiased tones depending on the output of your pickups.

• Flexible Tone control to give the user full command over the treble frequencies for excellent tone shaping and clarity.

• All-analog signal path

• True bypass

• Silent relay-based switching with Flexi-Switch Technology

• Lifetime warranty

• Current Draw: 15 mA

• Input Impedance: +/-5 MOhm

• Output Impedance: <25 kOhm

• Dimensions: 4.75 x 2.50 x 2.25 in. (121 x 64 x 57 mm) with knobs