The Devi Ever FX BDSM is a fuzz pedal that packs two discrete fuzz pedals from the original Devi Ever line into a single handmade box: the Ruiner and the Torn's Peaker. Announced in October 2014, it was the first pedal bearing the Devi Ever FX label released under the brand's new ownership, and its designer is Benjamin Hinz1.
Two fuzz pedals in one box
Each side of the BDSM is a circuit players may already know from Devi Ever's original line. Delicious Audio describes the Ruiner side as "the unique square-wave buzz saw of the Ruiner side" and the Torn's Peaker side as "the sick distorto-gain of the Torn's Peaker's side"1. The two sit alongside other fuzzes from the maker's catalog, such as the Devi Ever FX God Zilla, the Devi Ever FX Soda Meiser and the Devi Ever FX Shoe Gazer.
Running both sides together
What sets the BDSM apart from owning the two original pedals separately is how the sides can be combined. Delicious Audio reports that "it offers the unique opportunity to run both in stereo and/or in parallel," and that "a range of combinations are promised from the unique square-wave buzz saw of the Ruiner side meeting the sick distorto-gain of the Torn's Peaker's side"1. In practice that means the two fuzzes can feed each other or occupy separate outputs, rather than simply switching between them.
"this handmade box will not just be a one-trick pony"
Background
The BDSM arrived at a turning point for the brand. When Delicious Audio covered it in October 2014, the site called it "the first pedal bearing the Devi Ever FX label released under the new ownership," with Benjamin Hinz as its creator1. At the time of that announcement the pedal had not yet been reviewed; the site wrote that it was "eagerly anticipating putting this stallion through its paces at the upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit"1.
Questions
Who designed the Devi Ever FX BDSM?
The BDSM was designed by Benjamin Hinz, described by Delicious Audio as the pedal's very creator. It was also the first pedal bearing the Devi Ever FX label released under the brand's new ownership, announced in October 2014.
Can the BDSM run in stereo?
Yes. Delicious Audio reports that the BDSM offers the unique opportunity to run both of its fuzz sides in stereo and/or in parallel, which is what makes the range of combinations between the two circuits possible.
What does the Ruiner side sound like?
Delicious Audio describes the Ruiner side as a unique square-wave buzz saw. It is paired in the same box with the Torn's Peaker side, described as sick distorto-gain, and the two can be combined.
Can both sides of the BDSM run at once?
Yes. The Ruiner side and the Torn's Peaker side are combinable in a range of combinations, and the pedal can run both sides in stereo and/or in parallel, according to Delicious Audio's announcement.
Sources (1)
- New Pedals: Devi Ever FX BDSM (Big Distortion Sound Machine), Delicious Audio, 2014-10-13
