Silicon Steel
Overdrive Pedal
Silicon Steel Overdrive is a unique design transformer gain stage overdrive pedal for guitarists, offering a wide range of tones from a touch of warm overdrive through to meaty crunch and beyond to sizzling but smooth hot solo tones. The surprisingly versatile custom designed 2-band EQ offers a quick and effective way to dial in your best tones.
Transformer Saturation Gain Stage
Silicon Steel uses a combination of a familiar solid state overdrive, integrated with a transformer-based gain stage that is configured to operate with just the right touch of non-linearity and magnetic saturation.
Powerful 2-Band EQ
The onboard 2-band EQ is deceptively simple yet surprisingly flexible - the treble and bass controls interact such that a wider range of EQ variation than may be expected - with an easy to dial-in dual knob EQ setup
Wide Gain Range
Low strings bloom when chords are played and higher gain produce a satisfying overdrive with a harmonic profile that sets it apart from most overdrive stompboxes. And importantly, Silicon Steel allows the character of an instrument to come through.
Hand Built in U.K.
Our pedals are custom designed and hand built with care in the UK and available for order directly from this web site
Silicon Steel Overdrive Features
"...this thing sounds absolutely wonderful... really does nail the feel of cranking a tube amp up as loud as it can go... it sounds absolutely glorious...this one is definitely going onto my 2024 pedalboard - it's ace!"
Joe Perkins - UK
Product Specifications
Power Requirements : External 9V DC adaptor > 50mA d.c. rating (not included)
Current Consumption: 20 mA typical
Power Connector: Standard 2.1mm centre negative pin barrel (Boss/Ibanez style)
Design: 100% analog signal path
Control Knobs: level, drive, bass, treble
LED status Indicator: Effect On / Effect Bypassed
Bypass Type: True Bypass (unbuffered)
Internal Adjustments: LED brightness internal trimmer
Input Impedance: 1.1 Meg Ohms
Output Impedance: < 1000 Ohms
Inputs/Outputs: signal in, out (1/4" Mono Jack)
Max Gain : +30dB
Max Output : 4V pk-pk
Dimensions (Max): 57mm (H) x 123mm (L) x 74mm (W)
Weight: 0.35Kg
Accessories Included: product leaflet, rubber foot x 4
