J. Rockett releases Mark Lettieri signature Melody EQ/overdrive pedal

May 12, 2022 · 4 sources

J. Rockett Audio Designs released the Mark Lettieri signature Melody EQ/Overdrive into its Q Series line, the company announced on February 26, 2018¹. Lettieri is the guitarist with Snarky Puppy²¹.

The pedal combines an overdrive circuit with Volume and Gain controls and a six-band graphic EQ². Each band can be boosted or cut by 18 dB²³⁴, and the bands run from 100 Hz to 3.2 kHz³⁴. Gearnews lists the six bands as 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 and 3200 Hz³. The overdrive draws on the company's Blue Note and The Dude pedals on the platform of the Majestic overdrive circuit²; Premier Guitar says the Melody shares traits of the Majestic, Blue Note and Dude¹.

According to Premier Guitar, the pedal has top-mounted jacks and power input and a "Speed Switch" replaceable footswitch for no-solder repairs¹. The builder's notes list dimensions of 4.00 by 2.30 inches, a 9 volt negative tip adapter with a 5.5mm x 2.1mm jack, analog operation at 20mA current draw and true bypass switching².

The Melody EQ/Overdrive lists for $199³¹⁴. Premier Guitar reported it was available for online purchase and from the company's dealers¹.