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Mask Audio Electronics (MAE)

Black Math

FUZZ

Description

Black Math originally started as a passion project. I'm a huge fan of the garage rock coming out of Detroit in the early 2000’s. It's common knowledge among guitarists that all of that sound came from big old NYC Reissues. I’ve owned several of them over the years, but none sounded quite right. Then I had a revelation, the NYC reissue that was available then is thoroughly different than the one available now. Designed by the amazing Fran Blanche, this version had a bit more compressed and scooped sound. When boosted into saturation it gets an even more compressed, blown out sound. A few adjustments later I arrived to the sound I had heard in so many live videos in one box. The controls are: BOOST (pre muster op-amp boost to saturate and overwhelm), GAIN (amount of rock, allows more treble frequencies at lower gain), TONE (typical Muff tone control, woolly bass to the left and treble to the right), LOUD (amount of loud), BLOWOUT (toggle removes diodes early on in the circuit for more ragged texture and additional gain). Internal control: MIDS (sets the amount of midrange dip or boost). Uses standard Boss-style power supply 9 VDC 2.1 mm centre-negative and top-mounted jacks.

Media

Videos

Demo by Mask Audio Electronics (EN)

Demo by ambienttrash (EN)

Technical data

Width
3.66 in
Depth
4.72 in
Height
3.15 in
Circuit type
analog
Voltage
9V DC, center negative
Current
50mA