{"title":"JOE GORE PEDALS","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"joe-gore-cult-germanium-overdrive-pedal","title":"Joe Gore Cult Germanium Overdrive Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen I delved into the germanium booster designs of the 1960s, I was astonished. How the hell did these electrifying, supremely dynamic circuits—so crucial to many of the era’s greatest recordings—fall into disuse? I studied every schematic and made dozens of clones. I felt like I’d been indoctrinated into some weird germanium cult. So when I developed my own take on those circuits, I named it Cult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Cult is no ’60s clone: It departs dramatically from the original ’60s circuits, providing fatter lows, fewer piercing highs, and more responsive dynamics. It just seems to “gush” more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"show_hide\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"read-more\" _ngcontent-nhw-c320=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou probably know that 90% of today’s overdrives are related to a pedal whose name rhymes with Lube Reamer. These pedals employ an IC chip rather a discrete transistor. They compress your signal, making note attacks less prominent and limiting your dynamic range. The results are smooth and consistent—nothing wrong with that!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Cult goes in the opposite direction, dramatically expanding your dynamic range. Note attacks crack like knuckles. Your phrases have an electrifying presence that seems to lunge from the speakers. When you hit the input hard, the bold, harmonically rich distortion maintains its edge, even in crowded musical contexts. Cult doesn’t go “squish.” It barks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dynamic response is simply astounding—you can go from crystalline to meltdown by touch and guitar knob settings alone. With your guitar volume rolled back, the tone is nearly indistinguishable from bypass, so you can literally leave Cult on all night and conjure a huge range of overdrive\/distortion tones directly from your guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCult isn’t for everyone. If you’re looking for an overdrive to smooth out your sound for consistent, predictable results, run away! But if you’re the sort of player who likes sculpting sounds via touch and dynamics, or if you enjoy tones that walk the tightrope between clean and distorted, Cult can be a revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCult was created in San Francisco and is built in Michigan by skilled craftspeople earning a fair wage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–Joe Gore, San Francisco\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTO USE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePlug in with your guitar knobs at maximum, and use the single knob to set the maximum desired gain level. (I usually just floor it.) Then lower your guitar settings and soften your touch to explore the pedal’s extraordinary dynamic range. Try combining Cult with other drive and distortion effects—you’ll find that it layers beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCAUTIONS:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOne great thing about “Reamer” pedals is the way they provide solid distortion sounds even when the pedal’s output is turned down. Cult, on the other hand, works best when you whack your amp pretty hard. (That’s why it has no master volume control.) Cult probably isn’t a good choice if you want thick distortion at whisper volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, be sure to place Cult before any buffered devices in your effect chain. Placed post-buffer, the pedal can sound relatively thin and shrill. Cult almost always works best at or near the front of your chain. Fortunately, it sounds great driving downstream distortion pedals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Joe Gore Pedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118645006543,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3655\/2655\/files\/JoeGoreCult.jpg?v=1789121376"},{"product_id":"joe-gore-duh-remedial-fuzz-pedal","title":"Joe Gore Duh Remedial Fuzz Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Gore Duh Remedial Fuzz. Duh is an aggressive one-knob fuzz that doesn’t merely bludgeon your amp with gain, but adds a distinctive, harmonically rich character. There’s high-end sizzle and low-end mass, but both are carefully sculpted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike most ultra-high-gain fuzzes, it boasts phenomenal dynamic sensitivity, providing high-contrast tones in response to guitar-knob adjustments. Result: far more colors than you’d expect from a one-knob box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuh is voiced for great results with anything from a sizzling Strat bridge pickup to a fat neck humbucker. Its tones are less scooped than on most retro fuzzes, though the low-mids are manicured to emphasize airy, sparkling highs. ?Single-note lines and solos sing with rich sustain. Chords sound massive, yet they retain definition, even relatively complex voicings that would dissolve into mush with most fuzzes. Sceptical about whether a one-knob box can suit many different guitars and amps? You may be in for a surprise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuh was created in San Francisco and is built in Michigan by skilled craftspeople earning a fair wage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joe Gore Pedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118645072079,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3655\/2655\/files\/JoeGoreDuh.jpg?v=1789121980"},{"product_id":"joe-gore-screech-octave-fuzz-pedal","title":"Joe Gore Screech Octave Fuzz Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Joe Gore Screech is descended from vintage octave fuzzes like the Ampeg Scrambler and Dan Armstrong Green Ringer, but it’s not a clone. It provides much clearer octave overtones, and you don’t need an extra booster for great results.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost octave fuzzes work best when you play near the 12th fret using the neck pickup. But Screech provides potent octaves regardless of neck position or pickup setting. It also does fine non-octave fuzz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike most things Joe Gore makes, Screech is not especially dynamic. It needs consistently heavy gain for its powerful octave effects. But as on many vintage octave fuzzes, you get freaky harmonics and other interesting noises when you lower your guitar’s volume control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScreech runs on standard 9-volt batteries or power supplies. It was created in San Francisco by Joe Gore and is built in Michigan by skilled craftspeople paid a fair wage. It comes with a lifetime warranty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTO USE:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe single knob is a master volume. (There’s no gain control because this circuit demands high gain to generate such strong octaves.) When you hit the DIST footswitch without the octave (OCT) engaged, the LED glows red. With the octave on, the light is yellow (you can’t use the octave section without DIST activated).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Screech is bypassed, you can specify whether the octave will be engaged when you activate the pedal. If the LED glows green, the octave will be engaged when you hit DIST. 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