The Helvetisk Motorsag II Distortion is a distortion effects pedal from FTelettronica, an Italian builder whose pedals are made by hand. As the name says, it is a distortion pedal: a box that pushes the signal into sustained, harmonically rich overdrive of the kind players use for everything from a light crunch to a full lead voice. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as "a handmade effects pedal designed by FTelettronica"1.
What it does
The Helvetisk Motorsag II sits in the distortion family, alongside overdrive and fuzz pedals, and its job is to clip the guitar signal so that chords hold together at volume and single notes sing. RockBoard's PedalPedia lists the effect type simply as "DISTORTION"1.
Two points matter for a player sizing it up. First, the circuit is analog, so the signal is not converted to digital on the way through1. Second, the pedal is handmade, which is how RockBoard's PedalPedia describes the build of the Helvetisk Motorsag Distortion1.
Power and setup
The pedal runs from a 9V DC supply with center negative polarity, the standard for effects pedals, and draws 20mA1. That current draw is low enough that it sits comfortably within what a typical pedalboard power supply delivers per outlet.
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FTelettronica Handmade Pedals
FTelettronica Handmade Pedals
FTelettronica Handmade Pedals
Sources (1)
- Helvetisk Motorsag II Distortion by FTelettronica, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026