The new TightRock™ Distortion pedal bridges the gap between
two very popular Amptweaker™ pedals, the TightMetal™ and TightDrive™. Its tone is not quite as heavy sounding as
the TightMetal, but the gain range is much higher than the TightDrive.The pedal includes EQ and Gain Boost
switches, and has a built-in noise gate that automatically tracks the gain
control.The Tight control, a mainstay
of Amptweaker pedals, varies the pick attack from smooth and thick to tight and
aggressive so you get the attack that works with your guitar and picking style.
The EQ switch converts the tone from the TightDrive EQ to a
new PlexEQ which gives the pedal the classic vintage stack tones....more edge,
a little less mids, and the classic 412 bottom.The Gain Boost switch modifies the gain from a classic distortion sound
to a very modern amount of gain, but doesn't color the sound of your amp as
much as the TightMetal.With the Gain
Boost and EQ turned off the pedal can be used to overdrive an already distorted
amp or pedal, without changing the character very much.The TightMetal noise gate has also been
retweaked to make it smoother, to allow it to work better for solos.
A new cool Amptweaker feature is the SideTrak™ effects
loop.Several consumer requests led to this extra effects loop that turns OFF
when the pedal is ON.Since the
TightRock makes such a good ‘solo’ pedal, it’s the perfect pedal to introduce
this unique idea.
It can be used to add a compressor, chorus or chain of
effects that only works when you play clean, or to switch to another distortion
pedal to use for the rhythm sound...all without having to hit more than one
switch....it’s like having a built-in A/B box.A green LED alternates with the normal red one to indicate that the loop
is active when the pedal is bypassed.
Another cool SideTrak trick is that if you only plug in the
SideTrak Send, and don't plug in the Return, then that Sent dry signal can be
sent to another amp.....meaning you could have the TightRock going through a
412 halfstack while sending the clean tone to a Twin or some other clean
amp.All this ability comes from two
simple jacks on the side of the pedal!
All other features from the TightDrive remain intact,
including the Effects Loop with its Pre/Post switch, the LED illumination of
the controls, and the Battery On/Off switch and magnetic battery access door.
The rear effects loop send can also be used as a clean guitar send for
re-amping in the studio if switched to Pre.
Features:
True Bypass switch
Tight Attack Control
Gain, Tone, & Volume Controls
Noise Gate with auto threshold based on gain
EQ switch with PlexEQ setting
Gain Boost switch
EFX Loop with Pre/Post switch..tracks On/Off Ftsw
SideTrak™ EFX loop that works when pedal is bypassed!
LED lit knobs when using a power supply
Battery disconnect switch with red indicator
Current:12mA with 9V
battery, 28mA with 9V adapter
Works with 9V-18V supplies–like 'variacing' your amp up and
down
DC Adapter jack, standard 2.1mm X 5.5mm, center ground(-)
Magnetic Battery access door opens w/o tools
Handmade in the US
Front Panel Features:
Rear Panel Features:
Specifications:
Input impedance: 100K Ohm (effect on)
Output Impedance: 1K Ohm (effect on)
Current: 12mA with 9V battery, 28mA with 9V adapter, 45mA
with 18V adapter (adapter adds knob LEDs)
Adapter: 9-18VDC adapter w/5.5mm X 2.1mm positive barrel
center ground