Henretta Engineering Lake Effect

The Henretta Engineering Lake Effect is a 2-in-1 fuzz and tremolo pedal. It combines the company's Bluebird Fuzz and Crimson Tremolo circuits into a single enclosure, and it was made in collaboration with Chicago Music Exchange as an exclusive. Pedal of the Day reviewed it in May 2019.¹

What it does

The two effects can be used individually or together, which Pedal of the Day described as giving "a wide range of sounds."¹ The pedal departs from Henretta Engineering's usual approach: the company's effects are typically small pedals with internally controlled settings, while the Lake Effect puts external controls on the enclosure.¹

For the fuzz side, the pedal carries two external controls:

• Volume for the fuzz side
• Tone¹

What reviewers said

Pedal of the Day's reviewer came away positive, calling the Lake Effect "a welcome combination of two of their great effects, executed to perfection overall."¹

Chicago Music Exchange's reviewer called the Lake Effect "a welcome combination of two of their great effects, executed to perfection overall," noting it was a slight departure from Henretta's usually small, internally-controlled effects.¹ Players interested in the tremolo side of the Lake Effect on its own may also want to look at the wider field of tremolo pedals, and the fuzz side sits among fuzz pedals more broadly.

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