Speaker Cranker
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:09 pm
WOW - the new Speaker Cranker pedal! It's my second ED box after the Hummingbird, I have it for just over one week now and have already used it on a studio session. I was looking for a powerful, slightly aggressive but very low gain drive/boost pedal for years and the Cranker immediately cut the RC Booster, the Bad Bob Booster and the Barbershop overdrive. Congrats to ED for exploring an extremely simple discrete design - just one transistor and a couple of diodes. Are these clipping diodes, did you try different types (like Germanium)? Doesn't overly sweeten up the tone, doesn't cut bass (very important!) but softens the attack just enough to enhance playability. It seems this is THE anti-Zendrive/Tubescreamer low gain secret weapon, just adding grip and sparcle to your clean tone! I just wish it had unigain when turned all the way down, but maybe this is design related. Again, two thumbs up!