Siren Pedals Unveils Two New Stompboxes

June 26, 2020 · 5 sources

Siren Pedals announced two new stompboxes: the Eligos, a heavy metal distortion pedal, and the Juneau, an overdrive pedal, both described by Premier Guitar as "ready to populate pedalboards"¹. The two pedals were priced at $199 each through Siren Pedals' website², and both were hand-made in the USA³.

The Juneau adapted the analog circuitry of Marshall's Bluesbreaker circuit, a pedal Delicious Audio described as "much admired and missed"⁴. It carried controls for volume, gain, tone, and presence, along with top-mounted jacks and true bypass switching². It ran on a 9V battery or a 9V power supply, sold separately⁴.

The Eligos was based on the classic Boss HM-2, and Pedal of the Day called it "a simple but extremely potent dirt pedal"⁵. Its features included:

• Volume, Distortion, Bass and Treble control knobs
• True bypass, described by the reviewer as keeping "your original tone clean and clear"
• Top-mounted jacks for easy placement on a pedalboard⁵

On the Eligos' character, Pedal of the Day wrote⁵:

The reviewer found the distortion smooth and punchy, with clarity retained⁵.

Gearnews took a value angle on the Juneau, noting what original Marshall Bluesbreaker pedals go for on the used market³:

The writer judged the Juneau a strong value if it approached the old Marshall's sound, given the prices originals command³.