Really good distortion unit. Made in Japan, very high quality pedals, I don't have any problem keeping it just haven't used it much. I find the Providence pedals sound really good for recording situations.

Please note the black cap for the blue switch split and popped off. I'll send it along, the switch works just fine.

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From the web:

■HEAT BLASTER Features

●The Providence HEAT BLASTER HBL-3 pedal is designed to deliver a modern distortion sound that is rich in harmonics and has a fast attack - high-gain tube distortion in a compact pedal. This is a sound that won’t get buried in any band. What’s more, the HEATBLASTER does not produce the excessive compression that can be a problem with many distortion pedals, for exceptionally natural response. The Heat Blaster is ideal for use with the clean channel of a multi-channel amplifier.

●In a normal True-Bypass circuit, in bypass mode the audio signal passes through two switch contacts. But in the HEAT BLASTER, in bypass mode the audio passes through a single contact, thanks to a single contact true-bypass circuit. The result is much higher sound quality and reliability than that provided by previously existing products.

●Due to the adoption of the new double-contact grounding circuit (D.C.G. Circuit), by inserting a monaural plug into the output jack, the shield (sleeve) of the plug provides two points of contact to the pedal’s ground circuit. By increasing the area of the point of contact, it becomes more difficult for a loose connection to occur, and provides the additional advantage of improved sound quality.

●In addition to indicating the pedal’s on/off status, the HEAT BLASTER LED provides effective visual battery power monitoring. When the battery voltage drops below 7 volts the LED will become dimmer and begin to go out. The effect will still operate at this voltage, but to ensure optimum performance the battery should be replaced as soon as possible.