Old Blood Noise Endeavors releases Screen Violence pedal with CHVRCHES

July 7, 2025 · 4 sources

Old Blood Noise Endeavors released Screen Violence, a stereo modulated reverb pedal made in collaboration with CHVRCHES, on May 26, 2022¹². The pedal is named after the Glasgow band's album of the same name and was inspired by its sounds³².

The circuit has two sections. The Violence side is a tube-inspired overdrive with controls for Violence (input level), Gain, Voice (tone) and Volume, which OBNE says runs from gritty boosts to heavy overdrive³¹. The Screen side is a modulated reverb with wet-dry Mix and a Screen knob that controls multiple parameters at once³¹. A two-way Mode switch sets its behavior: in the up position, the Screen knob moves between delay and a chorus-like modulation; in the down position it moves between three reverb types, short, medium and long³⁴. A central First toggle changes the order of the two sections³². Each section has its own soft-touch footswitch and relay bypass³⁴.

The pedal runs in mono, stereo or mono-to-stereo³⁴. In mono-to-mono or mono-to-stereo operation it automatically activates Stacked Violence Mode, stacking the left and right distortion circuits³. An expression jack controls the Screen knob externally³². It requires at least 100mA from a 9VDC center-negative supply³⁴. Guitar.com lists dimensions of 140 x 102 x 38mm and describes the pedal as made in the USA⁴.

Screen Violence lists at $279¹⁴². It is sold directly by OBNE and at CHVRCHES merch stands¹². The first 200 pedals include a signed card of authenticity³¹. OBNE also released a limited run of its Expression Ramper footswitch in artwork matching the pedal¹².