Electronic Audio Experiments releases Eldritch Blast Version 3
April 1, 2023 · 1 sources
The pedal is a collaboration with Mask Audio Electronics, produced in small batches approximately once per year from 2018 to 20251.
Version 3 redesigns the Chaos toggle. The maker writes:
"For Eldritch Blast Version 3, we revisited the function of the Chaos toggle. Rather than the gated mode of previous iterations, the Chaos toggle engages a dynamic oscillation mode that creates sub octave glitches, atonal arpeggios, and other strange sounds."
The changelog lists three changes for V3: the redesigned Chaos toggle, a significant increase in the range of the More control, and a significant increase in gain and output volume, more than both V1 and V21. The controls list describes Chaos as engaging "a self-oscillating mode with highly interactive squeals, squealches, and sub-bass drones"1.
The maker describes Eldritch Blast as a fuzz built around a high-gain octave/intermodulation generator, and a greatly expanded take on its earlier Magic Missile Fuzz1. Controls are Gain, More, Tone, Bass, Volume, Splat, Mode and Chaos, plus a master bypass footswitch and a star footswitch that switches the active EQ on and off1. Tone works on highs and midrange simultaneously, and Bass is centered around 100 Hz; both are active when the star footswitch is on1.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bypass | Relay switching with true bypass |
| Input impedance @ 1 kHz | 220kΩ |
| Output impedance @ 1 kHz | 1kΩ |
| Power | 9V DC, 2.1 mm center negative barrel |
| Current draw | 80mA with both channels engaged |
The maker recommends a regulated, isolated power supply rated for 100 mA minimum, states that the PSU input is protected against reverse polarity, and notes that its pedals do not accept batteries1. No price is given on the page. The changelog dates V1 to 2018 and V2 to 2021, when the Chaos toggle was added in a gated form1.
Sources (1)
- MAE/EAE Eldritch Blast — Electronic Audio Experiments, electronicaudioexperiments.com