Caroline Effects The Blues - Overdrive

The Blues Overdrive

Caroline guitar are known for stepping outside the box when it comes to building pedals, and The Blues is no exception. Originally advertised as an April Fool's joke, The Blues Overdrive Pedal is very much real, with a vast range of tonal capabilities. Tonally it sits somewhere between a boost / treble booster and a fuzz. The 2 controls are unlabeled, but the left is the output control and the right is the grit control. It also has a bias switch to select between "vintage" or "vintage modern" voicings. The Blues also contains a trim pot marked "Crystal Lettuce" that controls the voltage going into the pedal. It is set at 7 volts  but can be lowered for a spitty fuzz or broken speaker sound, or raised to the full 9 volts for a smoother sound.

Features:

• Output and Grit knobs
• Voice Switch
• Bias trim pot
• 9V Battery or DC PSU
• BC108 Transistor