Mad Professor Announces Four More Custom Modded Pedals
May 15, 2020 · 7 sources
Mad Professor announced four new limited-edition pedals, each a modified version of an existing model from the company's back catalog. The lineup covers the full spread of the Finnish maker's range: an overdrive, a tweed-style drive, a dual delay, and a high-gain distortion1.
These are limited editions. Each one is a one-off modified version of a pedal already in the Mad Professor catalog, not a replacement for the standard model1.
The four pedals at a glance
| Pedal | Mod | What the mod does |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Overdrive | Midas Touch | Adds the fuzz tone from the Golden Cello, with more output1 |
| Big Tweedy Drive | Super Tweed | More gain and more bass than the original, without the tone getting too muddy or overwhelming1 |
| Dual Blue Delay | Deep | SHORT side replicates the Deep Blue Delay circuit, settable darker than the Deep Blue Delay1 |
| Stone Gray Distortion | Modernized | Mid-range notched up a bit, more gain overall, thicker drive tones1 |
What each mod changes
The Amber Overdrive with Midas Touch mod provides the fuzz tone from the Mad Professor Golden Cello pedal, but with more output1.
The Big Tweedy Drive with Super Tweed mod is a tweaked circuit that gives a tweed-style amp drive tone, with even more gain and more bass than the original, without the tone getting too muddy or overwhelming1. The original Big Tweedy Drive, first announced in December 2016 for release in March 20172, is a low gain overdrive that Pete Thorn described as delivering "warm succulent awesome vintage Tweed tones that can be either slightly fuzzy or nice and smooth depending on where you set the tone controls"3. Performer Mag's reviewer called it "great tones, big sound"4.
"warm succulent awesome vintage Tweed tones that can be either slightly fuzzy or nice and smooth depending on where you set the tone controls"
The Dual Blue Delay with Deep mod modifies the company's dual delay pedal, which launched in September 2017 with a UK RRP of GBP 2995. On the modded version, the SHORT side is now made to replicate exactly the sound of the Deep Blue Delay circuit, so players can get slap back, room emulating, always-on echo, and it can be set darker than the Deep Blue Delay1. The original Dual Blue Delay carries two delay types: a tape-voiced short delay with a maximum time of 315ms, and a long delay with a modern voicing and up to 810ms of time, with tap tempo available on the long channel6.
The Stone Gray Distortion Modernized mod is a high-gain distortion circuit tweaked to provide a mid-range that is notched up a bit, and the pedal has more gain than the original overall. The mod opens up more gain and even thicker drive tones1. The original Stone Gray Distortion is an analog pedal running on 9V DC center negative power at 8mA7.
Prices
Pricing for the limited editions was set at EUR 345.96 RRP for the Dual Blue Delay with Deep mod and EUR 208 RRP for the Big Tweedy Drive with Super Tweed mod1.
"These four new limited-edition pedals are modified versions of an existing pedal from the company's back catalogue."
Sources (7)
- Mad Professor adds four new "Lockdown Special" modded pedals, gearnews.com, 2020-05-19
- Mad Professor revs up for NAMM with Big Tweedy Drive, gearnews.com, 2016-12-17
- Mad Professor BIG TWEEDY DRIVE, demo by Pete Thorn, YouTube (Pete Thorn channel), 2017-04-26
- Mad Professor Big Tweedy Drive Pedal Review, Performer Mag, 2017-09-29
- Summer NAMM 2017: Mad Professor Dual Blue Delay, gearnews.com, 2017-07-14
- Summer NAMM 2017: Mad Professor launches “clever, intuitive” Dual Blue Delay pedal, MusicRadar, 2017-07-05
- Stone Grey Distortion by Mad Professor, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026