PRS launches first three effects pedals: Horsemeat, Mary Cries, Wind Through The Trees
December 11, 2023 · 2 sources
PRS announced its entry into effects pedals with three analog stompboxes, the Horsemeat overdrive, Mary Cries optical compressor and Wind Through The Trees dual flanger1. Guitar.com published a review of the trio on December 11, 2023, noting that the pedals are made in the same Maryland factory that has produced the company's guitars2.
The Horsemeat is a transparent overdrive with germanium diodes, a large Gain knob plus Level, Voice, Treble and Bass controls, and a true bypass footswitch1. Guitar.com described it as offering "a nice gritty blues-like overdrive with searing treble, but can also be pushed to fuller and heavier overdrive tones," and said it would have preferred a midrange-EQ control in place of the Voice knob2. The Mary Cries is a two-knob optical compressor based on the Teletronix LA-2A, with Output Gain and Compression controls and true bypass switching; the output gain lets it double as a booster1. Guitar.com called it "a heavy-duty optical compressor pedal that offers sustain for days" and the reviewer's favorite of the three2. The Wind Through The Trees is a dual analog flanger with two LFOs, each with Manual, Depth and Rate knobs, plus LFO Mix, Dry/Wet, Regeneration and Added Highs controls1. PRS has described it as "two flangers fighting each other"1.
Prices are $249 for the Horsemeat, $219 for Mary Cries and $349 for Wind Through The Trees1. Guitar.com reported that only these three pedals are launching to start, with rumors that more will follow2.