TOAD

DISTORTION

OVERDRIVE

Tone Overdrive And Distortion TOAD is more than just an overdrive pedal — it's a versatile tone-shaping tool. While it excels at delivering rich overdrive, its capabilities extend far beyond. With the GAIN control dialled back and the appropriate TADPOLE installed, TOAD can subtly sculpt your clean tone, adding clarity, warmth, or other desired characteristics. This allows you to fine-tune your clean sound for any musical context. With these low GAIN settings, TOAD can introduce just a touch of harmonic richness or a subtle bite to your signal, enhancing your tone without necessarily pushing it into overdrive. Alternatively, you can leave the gain completely untouched for a clean boost. This dynamic range makes the TOAD an invaluable asset for any guitarist seeking precise control over their sound, regardless of whether they're aiming for overdrive or a refined clean tone. This tonal flexibility might not be immediately obvious, so experiment and discover the TOAD's full potential! The PRE TONE control changes the high and low frequency contour of the signal before it hits any gain or distortion stages. This allows you to change the natural tone of the guitar before applying any effect. The GAIN section has 2 stages of overdrive with the option for selecting Symmetrical (NATURAL setting) or Asymmetrical clipping (DARK setting). Symmetrical clipping exhibits similar characteristics to tube/valve pre-amplifiers. Asymmetrical clipping is more reminiscent of vintage transistor saturation. After the distortion stages, the POST TONE and CHOKE controls allow you to tailor the high and low frequency content of the modified signal. The LEVEL control adjusts the final output level of your sound.