Lunar Module

Edgy, Aggressive Silicon Fuzz

The Skreddy Pedals™ Lunar Module  was designed for "that" certain silicon fuzz tone guitar solo I fell in love with on a best-selling 1973 album.  I intentionally voiced this thing aggressively so it will cut through any mix.  Very satisfying and addictive "vintage" fuzz tone.

Unlike typical silicon fuzzes, which can sound thin and raspy, the Lunar Module has a dark, brooding character.

Classic late 60's/early 70's fuzz tones with extra control, versatility, and added noise reduction. Using 3 transistors instead of 2 and a pre-distortion tone control, the Lunar Module yields many uses and a multitude of tones.

Volume: This sets the output volume.  You can adjust your Skreddy Pedal to roughly the same volume as your bypass signal (aka “unity gain”) or you can boost your signal for a fatter tone.

 The Fuzz control takes you from gritty, touch-sensitive overdrive all the way to aggressive, saturated, slightly sick fuzz.  Warning: it can get noisy at high settings.

 The Sharpness control dials in the amount of bass going into the fuzz section, for everything from tight overdrive to full-voiced distortion to thick, nasty fuzz.  Warning: it can get noisy at low settings.

 The Presence control is a trimpot accessible via a hole in the left side of the pedal.  It's set somewhere around 75% or so by me, and you can get more brilliance and “hair” or make it darker and smoother, to suit your amp and taste.

 The Range control is a trimpot accessible via a hole in the right side of the pedal.  It sets the gain of the input transistor.  Turned all the way up, the Lunar Module will be fuzzier and more aggressive, but also noisier.  Turned lower, there will be a darker, tamer response.  I tend to like it about 20% backed off from max.

Power

9v battery is included.  To prevent the battery from draining while the pedal is not in use, remember to un-plug the input cable from the pedal’s input jack.

 You may also supply external power through an AC adapter.  All Skreddy Pedals accept the industry-standard 9v DC plug (5.5mm barrel x 2.1mm center coax), with the center being negative and the barrel being positive.  Please use a quality, regulated, filtered power supply.  The battery is disconnected from the circuit when an adapter is plugged into the DC jack.

 If you wish to remove the battery from your Skreddy Pedal to use exclusively AC-adapter power, please wrap the battery-clip terminals with electrical tape to prevent them from making contact with the metal inside of the pedal.

Reviews

"Dave and I were testing the Lunar Module together last night and he played shit in just about every style imaginable where dirt would fit and it all sounded great.  Non-floyd shit from White Stripes to latin tripped out salsa shit and some Sonic Youth scrambled noise for good measure.  After about 15 minutes of rocking the fuck out I asked him jokingly if he liked the sound and he was floored when I told him we had not swtiched dirt pedals for any of it.