GUP Tech BOF

The GUP Tech BOF is a multi-effect pedal that puts two overdrives and a digital delay in one enclosure. GUP Tech builds it from three of its own circuits: the PHNX Overdrive, the 1982 overdrive/distortion, and the KSTR digital delay. The maker describes the result as "a Swiss knife adding two overdrives and an ambiant delay to your board in only one enclosure."¹ For a player, that means three pedals' worth of gain and delay on a board without three separate boxes, in the same spirit as other GUP Tech multi-circuit builds like the Blades of Steel Triple Overdrive.

The three circuits inside

Each section of the BOF is a pedal GUP Tech also sells on its own, so a player can hear what each part contributes before deciding how to use it¹:

The maker's own words carry the idea behind the pedal:

Jack sets and the loop

The BOF is wired around two jack sets rather than a single input and output. PHNX and 1982 sit on the first jack set, and KSTR sits on the second, with center jacks forming a loop between them.¹ The BOF Douche Edition uses the same arrangement, with the center jacks serving as an internal loop.² In practice, that layout lets a player run the two gain stages and the delay in the order the enclosure is built around, or use the loop jacks to place other gear between the sections.

Power and practicalities

GUP Tech specifies 9Vdc center negative power for the BOF, with a power consumption of 42mA.¹ That draw is worth noting for players powering a board from a daisy chain, since it is higher than a simple single overdrive typically needs. The same 9Vdc center negative requirement applies to the Douche Edition.²

The BOF draws 42mA, a figure GUP Tech lists under power consumption, so a standard pedal power supply with enough headroom is worth checking before adding it to a daisy chain.¹ GUP Tech lists the pedal at £178.00 GBP.¹

For a quick reference on what the maker specifies:

• Power: 9Vdc center negative¹
• Current draw: 42mA¹
• Build location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada¹
• Pickup: GUP Tech shop, 6182 Boulevard Talbot, Saguenay QC G7N 1W1, usually ready within 24 hours¹

Colors and the Douche Edition

The standard BOF comes in three color options: green, yellow and pink.¹

GUP Tech has a running habit of Douche Edition special versions of its pedals, typically limited runs in distinctive enclosures, and the BOF followed that pattern with its own custom unit.² With the Douche Edition sold out, the standard BOF in its three colors is the version currently available from the maker.¹²

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