Based Upon a Trio of Classic Designs
The NEW Mu-FX Boostron 3 is three pedals in one… and three you might never want to turn off!
Stage 1: Based upon an Alembic Stratoblaster clean boost
Stage 2: Based upon a Musitronics/Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor
Stage 3: Based upon a Pro Co RAT distortion
The Alembic Stratoblaster is a FET preamp that provides a clean boost. The original product was a retrofit guitar input jack with the (battery powered) effect built in – controlled by an on/off switch and a small adjustable trim pot for the desired amount of gain. The Musitronics/Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer is a very simple and distinctive sounding compressor. The original product was a small cube that plugged directly into your guitar (…unless you had a Strat!), powered by a 9V battery and was controlled by an on/off switch as well as an internal trim pot for setting the desired output level. The Pro Co RAT is an LM308 op-amp distortion that ranges from bluesy overdrive to full-out fuzzy distortion. The original product was a moderately sized effects pedal powered by a 9V battery.
The Mu-FX Boostron 3 provides added functionality to these classic effects all bundled in our “mini-mu” housing. Made in the USA, this new Mu-FX product combines visual and sonic cues from the past with a thoroughly modern, pedal board oriented approach.
Description
Controls:
- BLASTER
- Boost controls the output level of the effect
- Blaster On/True-Bypass switch determines whether the effect is on or off (true-bypassed)
- LED indicates volume by brightness
- Bright controls the amount of treble boost
- SQUEEZER
- Juice controls the input level to compressor (the amount of “squash” to the signal)
- Output controls the output level of the compressed signal
- SLACKER
- Gain controls the amount of gain in the distortion circuit
- Bass Flat/-/+ Switch
- Flat position is the normal tonality of distortion circuit
- – position cuts bass frequencies from the distortion circuit
- + position boosts bass frequencies to the distortion circuit
- Level controls the output level of the distorted signal
- Comp/Exp/Dist Mode Switch
- Comp – 2 diode symmetrical distortion (a “limiting” distortion)
- Exp – Single diode asymmetrical distortion (provides more headroom for dynamics)
- Dist – LED + Single diode distortion
- SQUEEZER footswitch determines whether the effect is on or off (true-bypassed)
- LED
- Red – Off
- Blue – On
- LED
- SLACKER footswitch determines whether the effect is on or off (true-bypassed)
- LED
- Red – Off
- Dark Blue – Comp
- Light Blue – Exp
- Green – Dist
- LED