Schroeder Amplification Blister Agent Handwired Distortion Pedal

Blurring the lines between a clean boost, overdrive, distortion, and fuzz, the Blister Agent provides a plethora of dirty sounds. For a transparent clean boost, just turn up the volume until you find your sweet spot. The gain comes on smooth and sweet and tapers beautifully. Engage the boost for a brick wall of fuzzed out gain. The Sag Switch has 3 settings; On, Off and Assymetrical Clip for fuzzier tones. The Frequency dial allows you to sheer off top or low end, mimicking a cocked Wah Pedal in more extreme settings. The result is a pedal with so much versatility, calling it a distortion pedal doesn't quite seem fair! Housed in die cast aluminum alloy Hammond enclosures and made to survive the brutality of life on a pedal board.

"As many of my long time clients know, I make a batch of 25 of these distortion units every 7 years or so (mainly because it takes me 6 years to forget just how much work goes into every aspect). Each unit has 2 breadboards. Every component is hand laid and soldered using silver bearing solder. No PCB traces here; all leg to leg construction. Even the specific LEDs make a difference in both sound and feel. Not to mention, of course, the resistors, caps, internal wiring, voltages etc. Endless hours of R&D are completed before every batch, based on which components are currently available." - Tim Schroeder

Features:

• Schroeder Amplification
• Blister Agent Distortion Pedal
• Limited Edition
• Handwired by Tim Schroeder
• Hammond Enclosure 
• Die Cast Aluminum Alloy Enclosure
• Foot switches- ON/OFF, BOOST, Q Filter
• Pots- Volume, Distortion amount, Q Filter frequency
• Mini Toggle (Sag Control): Mushy/ Fast/ Asymmetrical wave
• Back mounted Input, Output, and 9VDC Tip negative jacks
• Chassis dimensions: 4.5w x3.5d x2.25t

Customer Reviews:
Hey Tim,
The Blister Agent arrived this past Wednesday and I've since had a couple hours to sit down with it. I just wanted to say that this is easily the best distortion I've come across in over twenty years of playing. Usually with any kind of dirt pedal, I dial it in to the one sound that I think it does well and then that's that, but this thing sounds phenomenal in every setting, across the entire sweep of the knobs. I can actually hear my fingers and my guitar through it, not just the distortion -- it's exactly the mix of clear and creamy that I've always coveted and have rarely been able to find (and when I have, it has always been with both an overdrive and a distortion pedal in series).
You know what you're doing, and you've got far more esteemed clients than myself to tell you so, but this pedal is so good that I felt morally obligated to add my voice to the choir.
Thanks once again, and keep up the fine work!
cb

Hey Tim- I got my blister agent today and after just a quick lap around the track with it..... I love it.
I can shape some great tones and colors with the pedal. The distortion is beautiful and musical, it maintains the sound and touch of the original signal. Sag settings are cool and the frequency control reminds me of using a wah pedal to get some 70s tones a la Ronson. It's got a chimey-ness to it that I haven't heard in other distortion pedals.
Looking forward to playing with it. Thanks!
- Miles

From Eric Lambert. Owner of "Earhole Studios"

The Blister Agent is another great product! I like pedals that take my guitar and make it sound better rather than trying to transform it into something new. There are many delicious subtleties with these knobs and switches and it's great fun discovering them.