Monarch Pedals - Emissary - Handmade in NZ

A culmination of 5 years of Monarch Pedals designs. I took everything I'd learned and heard over the past 5 years of player feedback and life in the studio and on the road and really distilled it down to a pedal that would give a great tone right out the box, a ton of options, and one that would work extraordinarily well boosting the drive channel of a dirty amp.

This is one of my favourite circuit designs and the pedal which I think represents where Monarch Pedals is at these days, cramming all we’ve learned over years of playing, touring, listening to customer feedback - hence the Emissary name, the messenger of the brand/

Controls:

DRIVE - Controls the amount of gain that's present, from a clean boost to a medium distortion.

VOLUME - controls the overall output volume. How loud do you want it?

TONE - Boosts or scoops the upper mids. The more you turn, the more you get. This is great for cutting through the mix or adding some vintage rock n roll sound to your tone.

COMP - This is a 3 way switch with UP/MIDDLE/DOWN soft clipping options in the feedback loop of the primary gain stage, each one delivering a unique sound. UP = symmetrical silicon diodes just like a stock TS, MIDDLE = no clipping at all for a much bigger, fuller, uncompressed sound (very loud!), DOWN = Symmetrical ‘Marshall’ style clipping for some fun upper-mid growl and quicker attack.

AIR- Adds presence and clarity to your tone. Want to stand out in the mix? Turn this up. Want to blend in and warm things up a little with a smoother attack? Just dial it back.

CUT- Think of it like a bass control. You know how a Tubescreamer or SD1 is a great boost because it both cuts flubby bass and also boosts the mids? With our CUT control you can select how much bass is cut, or isn’t. It’ll go from very full and almost fuzzy to a more aggressive and cutting tone. This is amazingly useful when boosting a dirty amp!

TRUE FACTS:
Handmade in NZ.

True Bypass.

Rugged enclosure.

Top mounted jacks.

Lifetime RTB warranty.

DC power supply only (9-18v).