Earthquaker Devices Introduces the Special Cranker Overdrive Pedal
Earthquaker Devices has introduced the Special Cranker, an overdrive pedal that boasts an all-discrete analog circuit. The company calls it a sibling of the Speaker Cranker, adding that the new stompbox is designed to “add extra grit and boost without drastically altering tone.”
“It has the same spongy, dynamic, and touch-sensitive character of the [Speaker Cranker] but with more gain, double the output volume (now with a user-friendly Level control), an added Tone control to shape your signal, and a diode selector switch featuring the original asymmetrical Silicon diodes as well as a hot, new Germanium diode option,” Earthquaker writes. “The More control goes from nearly clean to a medium gain overdrive when at maximum. This control adjusts the bias of the transistor, so you may hear a little noise as you turn the control.”
The Earthquaker Devices Special Cranker is available now for $99.
Get an overview and hear the Special Cranker on bass in the company’s demo video:
Earthquaker Devices Special Cranker Overdrive Pedal Features:
| Germanium and Silicon Clipping Modes |
| Level, More, Tone Knobs |
| All-analog signal path |
| True bypass |
| Silent relay-based switching with Flexi-Switch Technology |
| Lifetime warranty |
| Current Draw: 15 mA |
| Input Impedance: ?5 MΩ |
| Output Impedance: <25 kΩ |
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