The SNK Pedals Bodybreaker Drive is an overdrive and distortion pedal from SNK Pedals, described by the maker as "an aggressive Fet boosted op amp overdrive/distortion with MOSFET clipping"1. It is hand-made in New Jersey and sits in the territory between a heavy overdrive and a full distortion, making it a candidate for players deciding between overdrive pedals and distortion pedals1.
What it does
The circuit is a JFet boosted op amp drive with MOSFET clipping, plus a tone control and a dedicated Mid focus control1. MOSFET clipping is a form of soft clipping that shapes the drive character, and the JFet boost stage in front of the op amp pushes it into its range of gain.
The Drive control is the pedal's main gain control. As the maker puts it: "The Drive control allows the pedal to range from a heavy OD to full blown distortion"1. In practice that means one pedal covering the ground from a pushed amp style overdrive up to heavier distortion tones, with the tone and Mid focus controls shaping where the pedal sits in the mix.
Power and enclosure
The Bodybreaker Drive runs on a standard center-negative 9V power supply, the same supply type used by most pedalboard power bricks1. It is housed in a powder coated 125B enclosure with UV printed graphics, a larger enclosure size that leaves room for the pedal's control layout1.
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Sources (1)
- SNK Pedals Bodybreaker Drive, Delicious Audio, 2021-03-15