Champion City Effects El Gato Malo 2016 Acid Etched/Metallic Blue

You may not know us here at Champion City Effects. We are a relatively new boutique effects pedal company that builds various pedals by hand from start to finish. No hand propagated PCB's here, everything is done start to finish on stripboard. We build high quality pedals, some of which are clones, other are modified versions of various pedals. Each pedal is handmade to order, so even though it says we have 10 in stock, we will build yours specifically for you when you order.

The El Gato Malo is our take on a classic black LM308 IC based distortion widely used many guitarist since the 70's that has multiple versions, and the "original" being reissued by the original company, but with a fairly large amount of changes.

Just like the original we build ours with the highly sought after NOS LM308 IC, but other than that there's major changes. We love having options, so we added a 6 position switch that lets you choose between 6 different clipping options which include; NOS Si, NOS Ge, Asymmetrical Si/Ge, MOSFET, Asymmetrical LED/Ge, and LED. Next, we turned our attention to making it more bass friendly, so naturally we took a look at the circuit and made changes to increase the low end. Then we ran into a problem, we lost found that it got lost in the mix, and lost clarity when playing bass so we added a buffered blend so you can add as much or as little of your clean tone to the distortion.

Just like you see on the pedals face, El Gato Malo doesn't just play with rats it slays them, doing everything from heavy and crunchy to thick and hairy, and everything in between.

FEATURES

•   3PDT True Bypass switch
•   NOS LM308 IC
  
•   6 Way Position Clipping Diode Switch
  
•   NOS Germanium Diodes
  
•   Quality Components
•   High Quality Neutrik Jacks
•   Uses 2.1 mm Boss style power jack, no internal 9V battery clip
•   Completely hand-made, boutique quality, made in USA
•   Acid engraved graphics
•   Metallic Blue Paint and Gloss Clear

Warranty Info
Champion City Effects pedals are guaranteed to be free from manufacturer defects for LIFE. We do not cover anything that happens because of abuse, or misuse. If something does break that isn't covered, we will still fix it for ya for a nominal bench fee.

Please review the following bullet points before requesting warranty service to be sure there isn't something obvious that was overlooked causing a problem. If so, it's okay. It happens to the best of us! Just give us an email and we'll take care of ya.

Covered

•     Circuit
•     LED                                          
•     Footswitch
•     Pots
•     Jacks
•     Soldering

 
Not Covered

•     Paint
•     Silkscreen
•     Etching
•     Screws
•     Enclosure
•     Transistors & IC's

The owner is responsible for covering shipping to back to us, and we take care of the rest. If there are any issues with parts that have failed or if the pedal has been used incorrectly, or abused, we charge only for the parts that need to be replaced, no bench fee. For instance: If your switch fails, we charge you for the cost of the switch, and that's all, no cost of labor, and we'll cover the shipping to you.

Note: We can not guarantee transistors & IC's for life, as they can go bad over time, as with any and all electronic devices. If it is obvious that the transistor or IC failed we will take care of it for the cost of the part, as we want you to be happy and is a quick fix. So we can get it back to you quickly.