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Aspen Pittman Designs Duo Tonic Preamp / Overdrive / Boost Pedal

Tube Driven Preamp/Overdrive/Boost Pedal with 2 Tubes, and Independent Control of Preamp and Overdrive/Boost Circuits
Item ID: DuoTonic

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Pushed Tube Drive from a Pedal

Capture the sound of a tube amp pushed to the brink with the Aspen Pittman Designs Duo Tonic overdrive pedal. The tube channel uses dual 6205 pentode tubes to play the role of a vintage amplifier and sets the stage for the Duo Tonic's overdrive/boost side to work its magic. Together they give you the experience that only pushing a tube circuit to saturation can produce. Get a ton of tube-driven distortion tones from a single pedal with the Aspen Pittman Designs Duo Tonic overdrive pedal.

Aspen Pittman Designs Duo Tonic Overdrive Pedal at a Glance:
  • The tone of a cranked tube circuit in a pedal
  • Quality components for quality tone
  • Designed by two giants of modern tube technology
The tone of a cranked tube circuit in a pedal

The Duo Tonic ovedrive pedal is designed to feed its solid state overdrive side into the tube section. This is both is the key to its sonic diversity and what gives it the ability to emulate the sound of a tube amp getting pushed hard. The solid state side can be used to nudge a tube amp toward saturation. Or you can use the tube section like a new channel on your amplifier, all the while having a separate JRC4558 based overdrive to push any of your tones into crunchier territory. Better yet, use both sides together and let the distortion run wild!

Quality components for quality tone

Aspen Pittman Designs spared no expense in the Duo Tonic pedal, using only top-quality components inside. The only way to get real tube sound is to use real tubes, and driving the tube channel you'll find a genuine pair of military-spec 6205 pentode tubes. And the overdrive/boost side of the pedal gives you classic mid-hump drive tones thanks to the JRC4558 chip. This chip ensures you're getting incredible touch sensitivity and that authentic drive that's been used to push tube amps for decades.

Designed by two giants of modern tube technology

The Duo Tonic Guitar Tone Pedal comes from the minds of Aspen Pittman and Mark Samson. Aspen Pittman is the man responsible for starting Groove Tubes, and Mark Samson is known for his boutique quality designs as the head of Matchless Amplification. Both are revered around Sweetwater (not to mention the rest of our industry!) for their contributions to the world of tube amplifiers. The Duo Tonic brings you the sound that comes from their years of experience getting the best performance and sound out of great tube circuits.

Aspen Pittman Designs Duo Tonic Guitar Tone Pedal Features:
  • Tube-based preamp/overdrive/boost pedal
  • Designed to give cranked tube amp tones, pushed by an overdrive pedal
  • Two independant channels (tube and overdrive/boost)
  • Contains military-spec 6502 pentode tubes
  • Overdrive/boost section uses the famed JRC4558 chip
  • Real tube section makes the pedal incredibly touch-sensitive.
  • Designed by Aspen Pittman and Mark Samson
Get a true cranked-tube sound in any situation with the Aspen Pittman Designs Duo Tonic.

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  • Manufacturer Part Number: DUO TONIC

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