TWA

What TWA is known for

TWA's signature product is the TWA Triskelion, a filter pedal that, in the maker's words, "uses vintage Synth technology to re-shape the harmonic structure of the input signal, adding punch, clarity"³. The circuit is not a generic filter design: Godlyke states that the Triskelion was "voiced from this Systech Harmonic Energizer unit," referring to an actual vintage pedal the company holds, which it has offered for sale as a B-stock collectible alongside its reproduction¹.

The filter concept runs through other TWA pedals. The TWA Wahsabi is a treadle-operated wah that, per Godlyke, "takes the brash, beefy, bombastic band-pass filter of the legendary TWA Triskelion and serves it up in a treadle-operated" package⁴.

How TWA builds and sells its pedals

TWA works in small, finite runs rather than continuous production:

• The TWA Chemical Z was "manufactured in a limited batch of 100"⁵.
• The TWA Octoverdrive "was limited to approximately 100 units," with no more to be produced⁶.
• Pedals such as the TWA Source Code are marked "Handmade in USA"², and the Octoverdrive is listed as "Made in USA"⁷.

The range by type

TWA's catalog spans several effect families:

The TWA Great Divide is an analog synth octaver that includes a TRS effects loop, so a player can "patch in an external pedal via the TRS effects loop and control it with the Great Divide"⁸. The TWA Side Step is a universal variable-state LFO whose CTL jack connects to the expression jack of another pedal with a stereo quarter-inch TRS cable⁹.

Support and ordering

TWA pedals are built to order by hand. Godlyke's product pages state: "Please allow 5-10 business days for Kevin to hand build and test your pedal"⁹. Orders and support for TWA pedals go through Godlyke Distributing, which handles the brand's sales and product pages¹⁰¹¹¹².

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