Old Blood Noise Endeavors launches Screen Violence pedal with CHVRCHES

May 26, 2022 · 3 sources

Old Blood Noise Endeavors launched Screen Violence, a collaboration with the Scottish band CHVRCHES, on May 26, 2022. The pedal is named after the band's latest record, Screen Violence¹. It combines a stereo modulated reverb on one side with a boost and overdrive on the other¹².

The reverb side, called Screen, has mix and Screen controls; the Screen knob adjusts several parameters at once, blending modulation, delay and reverb¹³. A toggle switch sets its mode: in the up position the Screen knob moves between delay and a chorus-like modulation, and with it down it moves between three reverb types, short, medium and long². Dual inputs and outputs let the pedal run fully stereo, convert a mono signal to stereo, or run in mono¹. An expression input can control the Screen knob¹.

The drive side, Violence, has controls for Violence, Gain, Voice and Volume¹. Guitar.com's review describes Voice as the tone control and Violence as the input gain, alongside a gain switch². Gearnews reports that Old Blood Noise Endeavors claims the section goes from gritty boosts to heavy overdrive³. Each side has its own footswitch, and a central switch sets the order of the two effects¹². Guitar.com describes the two orders: Violence into Screen gives a clearer, more open sound, while Screen into Violence compresses and saturates the reverb more¹.

Guitar.com lists the pedal at $279, available from the Old Blood Noise Endeavors website and at CHVRCHES gigs². Gearnews reports that the first 200 pedals come with a signed card of authenticity³. Old Blood Noise Endeavors is also offering its Expression Ramper, a unit that applies LFOs or ramps to an expression output, in a limited-edition colourway matching the pedal's artwork¹³.

Guitar.com's review lists the following specifications²: