If something is good, it's always worth tweaking and Old Blood Noise Endeavours have upped the ante with the new version of its Fault Overdrive & Distortion pedal.
The Fault V2 offers greater gain ranges, voice control and clipping options for players to create a truly versatile gain pedal; from clean boost to high gain distortion.
Gain 1 sets the intensity of the first gain stage and the Fault V2 can go from light to tight and crunchy gain.
Gain 2 is where the heavy distortion can be found, reacting accordingly to where you've set Gain 1.
The Fault's three-band slider EQ offers a tactile and precise control experience for players who need to dial in and edit their sound fast. And then there are the new controls…
Voice sets the overall tone of your drive heading into the three-band EQ and Boost sets the range of Gain 1 for even more drive options.
The new Crush control allows you to shape one final clipping stage before the pedal's output.
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The Fault V2 is available now for £199 / $209. Head over to oldbloodnouse.com for more info.
Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.
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