PRS enters pedal market with Horsemeat, Mary Cries and Wind Through The Trees
September 30, 2022 · 2 sources
PRS Guitars announced its entry into the effects pedal market on September 30, 2022, with three all-new stompboxes: the Horsemeat transparent overdrive, the Mary Cries optical compressor and the Wind Through The Trees dual flanger12. According to Guitar World, the designs were inspired by Paul Reed Smith's own personal pedal builds and mod jobs2.
All three pedals are made in the USA, true bypass, and powered by a 9V battery or 9V DC power supply, and all three use through-hole construction1. Prices are $249 for the Horsemeat, $219 for Mary Cries and $349 for Wind Through The Trees12.
The Horsemeat is built around germanium diodes12. Its controls are Gain, Level, Voice, Treble and Bass12. Gearnews compares its EQ section to the Klon Centaur and says it can be used as a clean boost or to push an already driven tube amp1. Guitar World reports that it is intended to cover gain tones from clean boost to overdrive to an amp-enhancing distortion2.
The Mary Cries is an analog optical compressor based on the LA-2A studio compressor, with two controls: Output Gain and Compression12. It can work as a regular compressor or as a boost12.
The Wind Through The Trees is a dual analog flanger with two LFOs, each with Manual, Depth and Rate controls, plus global Regeneration and Added Highs controls12. It also has an LFO mix knob and a Dry/Wet control12. Guitar World describes it as "two flangers fighting each other"2.
Smith said the first three designs are "the start of something very cool"2.