Homebrew Electronics Big D

The Homebrew Electronics Big D is an analog overdrive and distortion pedal. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as "an extremely versatile overdrive/distortion capable of achieving many different sounds ranging from light bluesy overdrive to modified hi-gain tube amp distortion"¹. That range puts it across the territory of both overdrive pedals and distortion pedals, depending on how far the gain is pushed.

What it does

The Big D covers a wide gain range in one box. At the low end it produces light, bluesy overdrive; pushed further it reaches a modified hi-gain tube amp style distortion¹. For a player, that means one pedal can serve as a clean boost style push for a tube amp and as a standalone distortion source, rather than needing separate overdrive and distortion units on the board.

Power and circuit

The Big D is an analog circuit and runs on 9V DC, center negative¹, the standard pedal power arrangement used by most supplies and daisy chains.

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