BSM announces Starbreaker overdrive and distortion pedal for autumn 2022

October 1, 2022 · 1 sources

BSM has announced the Starbreaker, an overdrive and distortion pedal it says will be issued in autumn of 2022. The German maker describes it as its most recent sound-enhancing tool, and the announcement appears on its page covering its overdrive pedals.

According to BSM, the Starbreaker works in overdrive mode and also offers distortion with seamlessly variable blend. The pedal is built on discrete silicon technology, the maker says. BSM states that the gain control is designated "Saturation" on the Starbreaker, and that the circuit saturates as that control is set higher.

BSM says it designed the overdrive circuit to avoid the "sub-optimal, rather edgy kink" it attributes to the diode clipping commonly found in overdrive devices. The maker claims a smoother transition into saturation than is usual for a solid-state device, and compares it to the way a tube output stage moves from clean into overdrive.

BSM lists no price, control count, dimensions or other specifications for the Starbreaker. The page directs product questions to Bernd C. Meiser at the company's email address or contact form.