Tsakalis Audioworks Six — 6-Mode Boost/OD/Distortion | Handmade Greece

Six modes in one pedal: a clean boost, two overdrive voicings, two distortion voicings, and a stacked combination of overdrive and distortion running in series. The circuit was inspired by three specific overdrives that serious players tend to end up with after years of chasing tone — the Paul Cochrane Timmy, the Marshall Bluesbreaker, and the Analog Man King of Tone. Tsakalis didn't clone any of them. He studied what made each one work and built something of his own around those principles.

The unusual design decision is the removal of coupling capacitors between the gain stages. Most overdrive circuits use them to block DC between sections, but they also affect how the stages interact. Without them the Six has a more direct, open quality — articulate and clear in a way that lets the character of the guitar come through rather than being softened or homogenized by the drive circuit.

Gain, Volume, Mood (a global tone control), and a High-Pass filter. A 6-position rotary switch selects the mode. A 9V/18V toggle accesses the internal voltage doubler — running at 18V opens up the headroom and changes the character noticeably. The Premier Guitar review called it "top-flight drive tones." No battery option. Handmade in Athens.

Gain, Volume, Mood, HPF, 6-position Mode selector. 9V/18V toggle. 9V DC.