Hammond's Organs V.11 It all started when I pulled apart an
old Hammond transistor organ and started monkeying around testing parts
and whatnot. I developed a circuit around the components and found it
to be a super desirable mid-gain distortion. We, as of now, don't make the pedals with the old parts, we are using new components. We tested hard and tried a lot of options to ensure the same warmth and character as the early Hammond's... the bonus is that the new components are less noisy... which is good. Until I buy and destroy another organ, I'm going to be building the Hammond's with new components. Each Hammond's I build
is a little different from the last. I keep saying I'm going to find a
perfect setup, but I never do... This run of three Hammond's is
unique in that it's the first one built with soft and hard clipping options.
Knobs: V: Volume G: Gain. D: Drive. How hard the signal hits the transistors and controls the bass signal. CCW Less Bass, Less Distortion. CW More Bass More, Distortion. C Switch: Clipping Switch, a new clipping idea for us that gives control over the distortion character. The clipping options are subtle but do come through, and really shine with the gain rolled back a bit. Up: Asymmetrical Hard Clipping, bright aggressive Middle: Asymmetrical Hard Clipping and Symmetrical Soft Clipping, best of both worlds Down: Symmetrical Soft Clipping, warm darker muffy tones
All my pedals are hand made here in Maine. Each box is hand painted and
the pedal you receive may differ slightly from the one pictured.
Industry standard 9vlt jack, no wall wart included, no battery option. Hammond's Organs do best with isolated high quality power supply, but they can be daisy chained too... as long as the power is good. If you have a sub-par power supply, this pedal will be noisy... like most pedals rocking the sub-par power.
