GOAT GENERATOR

The GOAT Generator is an analog distortion pedal made by the Japanese maker GOAT. It runs on 9V DC center negative power and draws 200mA¹.

What it does

RockBoard's PedalPedia lists the Generator's effect type simply as distortion¹. What sets the circuit apart, according to Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio, is how it is built rather than what it models. The pedal uses:

• multi-stage amplification
• an irregular equalizer circuit
• automatic switching of gain depending on input level²

That last point means the pedal responds to how hard the guitar is played, changing its gain staging with the input signal instead of applying one fixed amount of clipping. Players who like a distortion that cleans up and opens up with picking dynamics will recognize what that design is after².

De Gregorio also noted the practical changes GOAT made in moving the design into a pedal: the company "improves the pattern design and power supply circuit to minimize noise and adds true bypass"². True bypass means the pedal is removed from the signal path entirely when off.

Power and specifications

GOAT publishes an English manual and a Japanese manual for the Generator as PDF downloads¹.

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