The Idiotbox Effects Blower Box Bass Distortion is a high-gain bass overdrive and distortion pedal originally developed to capture the distinctive bass tone of Voivod's Blacky on Nothingface. What started as a pedal designed around a specific sound evolved into a versatile distortion circuit capable of everything from aggressive overdrive to heavily saturated, almost fuzz-like tones. The Blower Box is designed to work across a wide range of rigs, from small practice amplifiers to high-powered bass setups, while providing a powerful and highly responsive distorted voice.

The Blower Box features four straightforward controls: Volume, Distortion, High, and Low. The Low control can add substantial low-frequency weight, while the High control adds attack and definition, allowing you to shape the distortion to suit your rig. The current version uses a compact 125B enclosure, with true-bypass switching and support for 9–18V DC operation. Although voiced with bass in mind, the circuit can also be used with guitar and synthesizers.

Features

• Effect: Bass overdrive / distortion
• Controls: Volume, Distortion, High, Low
• Volume: Output level
• Distortion: Controls amount of drive/distortion
• High: High-frequency cut/boost
• Low: Low-frequency cut/boost
• Switching: True bypass
• Operating voltage: 9–18V DC
• Power connector: 2.1mm Boss-style, center-negative
• Battery: 9V battery snap included
• Current draw: 5mA
• Power supply: Not included
• Enclosure: 125B
• Dimensions: 4.7" × 2.6" × 1.5"
• Made in: USA