Genzler Amplification releases Crash Box 4, 4 On The Floor and re/Q bass pedals

June 1, 2022 · 4 sources

Genzler Amplification announced the Crash Box 4 Classic Bass Distortion as "the third effects pedal in the product line," listing it at $239.99 and marked "NOW SHIPPING"¹. The maker describes the pedal as continuing "the collaboration of the GENZLER AMPLIFICATION design team and Andy Field, former Genz Benz engineer"¹. Bass Musician Magazine, reviewing the three pedals on June 20, 2022, described the line as "designed in collaboration with the esteemed former Genz Benz engineer Andy Field, currently designing amplifier products for Mesa Engineering"².

The Crash Box 4 is an all-analog distortion pedal that, per the maker, "dynamically emulates 4 different distortion types found in popular tube and solid-state distortion circuit topologies"¹. A four-position "Gear" selector sets the distortion type, from a moderately driven tube-amp character in first gear to a heavy, symmetrical, mostly odd-order-harmonic distortion in fourth¹. It also has a parallel clean signal path, high-pass and low-pass filters on the distortion engine only, a high/low drive sensitivity switch, silent switching and a black aluminum chassis¹. It accepts 9VDC to 18VDC supplies of either polarity and draws 40mA maximum; power supply not included¹. Dimensions are 5 by 4.1 by 2.3 inches, weight 1.1 lb¹.

The 4 On The Floor Classic Bass Overdrive is an all-analog overdrive with four "gears" of overdrive textures, a clean blend, HPF and LPF controls on the overdrive path, a high/low drive sensitivity switch and true bypass, at $239.99³. The maker calls it the first pedal in the line³. The re/Q Dual Function Equalization pedal combines a 5-band EQ and separate high-pass and low-pass filters, each section with its own on/off switching⁴. Bass Musician Magazine reported the 5-band EQ offers +/- 12dB at 90Hz, 250Hz, 630Hz, 1.3kHz and 2.6kHz, with the filters cutting below 30Hz to 200Hz and above 1kHz to 14kHz, and an output level knob². The maker lists it at $244.99¹. Bass Musician Magazine put the retail of each pedal at "around $240"².