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Greasy Tool - Crossover Distortion

Frequency tripling crossover distortion.

Say WHHAAAAAAATTTT!!?!?!????

It's a slightly complicated business, but basically this clever box creates distortion on the 'wrong' bits of your waveform. Normally distortion is caused by clipping the peaks and troughs of your wave, but this creates it in the slope instead. Why would you want to do that? Good question. To be honest it sounds ghastly on its own, but stack it with other distortions or fuzzes and oh my....

What you get is sound where there previously wasn't any, where your speaker cone would previously have been waiting for the next hit, now it takes an unexpected thud. The result is a new element to the mix - a real stand-out punch that makes your tone hard to ignore.

So why use it? Click it on for accented riffs and flourishes, or to cut your solo straight through the mix. But don't stop there. Use it as a sonic-creation tool, hammering out previously unheard frequencies with your modulation effects. With some creative thinking and experimentation the possibilities are endless.

The kit is supplied with vertical-mount pots which have round shafts, so you'll need set-screw fitting knobs.


If you want the PCB without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components, pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and can take a battery if desired with footswitch positioned 22mm higher, closer to the controls. Knobs are not included.

Builds are only available with full kits including enclosure and vertical-mount pots. Please choose appropriate knobs.


Inspired by: Machine

Difficulty: Easy

PCB size: 50 x 35mm

Knobs required: 3

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct-Connect compatible (4-way)


Download the INSTRUCTION PDF

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Pedal Parts

130.0g

New

£31.20 inc. tax

£26.00 ex. tax
? Tax based on United Kingdom.
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Customer Reviews

1 review(s) posted (write review)
Hello Machine, love your work. 5 product stars
"I'm honestly thoroughly enjoying this pedal, and would recommend it to anyone who feels like they're walking that tightrope between awesome noise and note clarity. It is definitely odd on it's own, but quite interesting with the "limit" and "in" down at the right spots. I didn't spend much time with it on it's own though, and instead played it with a variety of dirt pedals, it really is just so much fun when used like this, especially before muff style fuzz pedals. Definitely a keeper for me and my chaotic tastes." Jonny - 04 September 2021

Don't forget to download the
General Build Guide

 

PRE-BUILT KITS:
We're only building for UK customers right now. Please don't order from elsewhere as we'll simply have to refund you. You're currently looking at two weeks for pre-built pedals. Hang tight!

 

PLEASE NOTE:
Full kits DO NOT include enclosures unless you select them in the 'Kit Type' drop-down menu.