Electronic Audio Experiments releases Dude Incredible V2 dual gain pedal

May 12, 2023 · 2 sources

Electronic Audio Experiments released the Dude Incredible V2, a redesign of its dual gain pedal, as reported on May 12, 2023¹. The original Dude Incredible was released in 2017 and was the first adaptation of the IVP into a pedal format²¹.

The pedal pairs two circuits: a Harmonic Percolator-style fuzz, called the Percolate channel, and the IVP "Tube Voice" preamp, a streamlined version of the Intersound IVP rackmount preamp from the 1970s²¹. The two channels are placed in series, with the Percolator feeding the IVP, and each has its own footswitch¹. The Percolate side uses a germanium transistor selected from measurements of an original unit².

Version 2 changes listed by the maker include a new mechanical form factor, soft-touch relay bypass, component tweaks to the Percolate side for what the company calls an overall "nastier" sound, and added over-voltage and ESD protection for the power supply²¹. Two toggle switches are new: Diode, which selects between the V1 clipping configuration and a more traditional highly compressed mode, and Hi/Lo, which sets the Tube Voice gain range at -15dB to +12dB in Lo or +9dB to +36dB in Hi²¹.

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The Treble and Bass controls are shelving EQ placed pre-Gain, each with +/-12dB of boost or cut, at 3kHz and 100Hz respectively²¹. Harm sets input gain and Balance sets output level for the Percolate channel; Gain and Level control the Tube Voice channel².

Neither page gives a price or a ship date for the V2²¹.