Vicopisano, Italy
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Sometimes pedals change. Components warp, potentiometers break, transistors fail. They go to new homes, get neglected, and resold. Sometimes people try to restore them to their original state, sometimes they just throw in whatever they have lying around and hope it works. In this case, we're pretty sure this happened to the fuzz pedal that James Murphy bought and found a permanent home with LCD Soundsystem.This particular pedal truly has something special. It's heavy without being heavy, clean without being too clean. A simple control set but with a wide range of sounds that makes it very versatile on a wide variety of instruments. It has clarity when needed and can blur every discernible line when not. It still retains the familiar foundation of the classic fuzz it was destined to be, but over the years something special has happened to it, and it's grown into a phenomenon in its own right.I'm guessing you've heard of this pedal. It was the bass fuzz of choice for several LCD recordings and has traveled the world with them. I'd say it's a precious possession, a truly one-of-a-kind pedal. It's been battered and taped back together. It looks like it shouldn't work, but it always does. It's old, it's fragile, and it sounds big. Too good to retire, but too tired to keep going. That's where we come in. We were asked to replicate the exact sound of this pedal, but in a reliable format that can withstand the stresses of the modern world. No easy feat, of course, but we persevered and introduced you to the Chelsea.Named after the guitar shop where it was purchased in 1989, the Chelsea recreates all the idiosyncrasies of the original, but without the risk of total collapse. Each Chelsea is handcrafted at EarthQuaker Devices' headquarters in always-sunny Akron, Ohio, USA, by a group of friendly people and a big robot.Dimensions121 x 64 x 57 mm (4.75 x 2.50 x 2.25 inches) with knobsCurrent Draw10 mAInput Impedance50 kΩOutput Impedance<10 kΩSwitchingThis device uses relay-based true bypass switching; it requires power to transmit the signal.Power SupplyThis device uses a standard 9-volt DC power supply with a 2.1 mm negative center barrel. We always recommend using transformer-isolated wall power supplies specifically designed for pedals or power supplies with multiple isolated outputs. Pedals will produce additional noise if there is ripple or dirty power. Switching power supplies, daisy-chaining, and non-pedal-specific power supplies do not filter dirty power well and allow unwanted noise to pass through. DO NOT USE AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!
Price€230.53
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