Blackout Effectors MANTRA OD demo

Demo by Nicolas of the band Ask the Dust of the Mantra Overdrive by Blackout Effectors

Two things really stuck me with the Mantra, besides its fabulous OD tone capable of a great rageous distorsion as well :

1) the EQ section is really amazing, and allows you to really shape the sound exactly the way you hear it in your head, which is great live (where 90% of the time you have to redo most of your eq settings during soundcheck to adapt to the venue sound) and for recording as well (really helps to dial a tone that already sits great in your mix so you don't have to do a lot during the mixing process).

2) How much it respects your picking intensity and cleans up nicely when you strum lighter, something I had never seen so well done beside on a real tube amp.

Go to the Blackout Effectors' website for a dealer list.
Europe folks, you can order it along with the entire line of Sitori Sonics effect at Crush the Button : www.crushthebutton.be


This pedal is used by the french band Ask the Dust : www.myspace.com/askthedust
Come and download our latest EP and single for free!

Recorded through a Pod XT pro with Fender Double Verb emulation, then a Universal Audio LA-610, then into a RME Fireface 400 soundcard.

From the Blackout Effectors website :

MANTRA OVERDRIVE by BLACKOUT EFFECTORS: equally capable of invoking the sacred sounds of a classically refined overdrive AND summoning wickedly raunchy drive, with more crunch on tap than the overdrive moniker usually entails. With such a wide palette of tones and character the MANTRA will feel just as at home at the feet of the stalwart blues crowd as it will the quintessential rock & roll protagonists.
The MANTRA utilizes amp-like circuit architecture, with multiple cascaded MOSFET and JFET gain stages to insure the most natural, touch-sensitive overdrive conditions possible and a seemingly endless range of clean-up with your guitars volume knob. We burned a lot of midnight oil to make sure that the MANTRA could get down with vintage-type, low output single coils and hot humbucker pickups alike. From gently fingerpicked melodic phrases to bludgeoning riffs that youll want to play over and over and over
CONTROLS:
BASS | Cut it or crank it. One thing is for sure, you wont be left wanting.
TREBLE | Crank it up without losing any lowend or drop it down to emphasize those mids. Smooth out your highs or let em sizzle!
GAIN | From vintage tweed-like chime to blazing drive.
VOLUME | Like it loud? We thought you might.
Comprised of all discrete transistors/components and absolutely no diode clipping, the MANTRA is genetically far removed from the run-of-the-mill overdrive fare and the sonic difference is clear. Like all Blackout pedals, these gems are handmade (with precision & balls!) at our shop in Asheville, NC, with high-quality components and rock solid construction throughout.
Chassis: Beautiful glossy transparent gold finish with a blood red silk screen graphic. The transparent gold allows a lot of the chassis natural surface variations to come through, providing a finish with real depth for a three dimensional look.

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[atebtainer]

Best demo of this pedal on the web. Thanks

[asktehdust]

@atebtainer thanks!

[sebastianvonhacht]

fender mustang ?

[asktehdust]

@sebastianvonhacht Fender Jaguar :)

[jazarstevens]

THANK YOU for playing chords!

[rbkidd66]

Great Choice in music! PEARL JAM!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aerosmitty77]

Pearl Jam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[DudeYouRScrewed]

i love that tone, is it standard tuning?

[jthomasbailey]

THE WAITING DROVE ME MAD

[sctaerprhearna]

finally a good demo.yes, chords!