The Siren Pedals Eligos Heavy Metal Distortion is a distortion pedal from Siren Pedals. Its Volume, Distortion, Bass and Treble control knobs, the maker says, "give you an easy-to-use sonic palette to work with", and it is true bypass, keeping the original tone clean and clear1.
What it does
The Eligos takes the HM-2 approach to heavy metal distortion and puts it in a compact pedal with a straightforward control layout. The Volume, Distortion, Bass and Treble knobs, in Pedal of the Day's words, "give you an easy-to-use sonic palette to work with"1.
On how it sounds, Pedal of the Day's reviewer wrote:
"The distortion, while powerful, is smooth, giving you a ton of punch without sacrificing any clarity."
Layout and bypass
The pedal has top-mounted jacks, which Pedal of the Day notes allows "easy insertion onto any pedalboard", a layout that keeps cables from sticking out at the sides on crowded boards. It is also true bypass, which the review says keeps "your original tone clean and clear" when the pedal is off1.
Where it came from
The Eligos is part of Siren Pedals' range of dirt pedals. For more pedals in this family, see Distortion Pedals.
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What circuit is the Siren Pedals Eligos based on?
Pedal of the Day describes the Eligos as based on the classic Boss HM-2, the Swedish-style heavy metal distortion. Siren Pedals announced it in June 2020 alongside the Juneau overdrive, which is based on the Marshall BluesBreaker circuit, with each pedal priced at $199.
What controls does the Eligos have?
The Eligos has four knobs: Volume, Distortion, Bass and Treble. Pedal of the Day called them an easy-to-use sonic palette, and noted that the pedal is true bypass, keeping the original tone clean when the effect is off.
Sources (1)
- Siren Pedals Eligos Heavy Metal Distortion, Pedal of the Day, 2020-08-22
