Maximus Distortium Vert - High Gain Distortion

Metal mayhem in a box that emulates some sweet fully Kranked amps, now in a more board-friendly vertical 1590B format.

High gain distortion with a simple 3-band EQ that should serve up enough chug for most.

Wind back the mids for a classic scooped thrash tone, or tease them back in for more in-your-face modern metal. Even with the gain full up you won't loose your nimble fretwork in a mush of fizz. Clarity is king here.

With the gain back you can get some nice drive sounds that are outside the metal realm.

Options? Yes. How about a boutique box of tone-melt based on the DistMax? Someone went crazy-ape with a tone-stack calculator and swapped out a few components to come up with what we'll call the Rotten Corpse. Slightly heavier, though there's not a great deal in it to be honest.

The kit is supplied with vertical-mount pots which have round shafts, so you'll need set-screw fitting knobs. The spacing is fairly tight at 17.5mm, so you'll need small 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 will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

Builds are only available with full kits including enclosure. Please choose appropriate knobs.

Inspired by: Distortus Maximus / Body Rot

Difficulty: Medium

PCB size: 50 x 33mm

Knobs required: 5

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct Connect compatible (4 way)

Download the INSTRUCTION PDF.