The JHS Crayon Pedal is a 60s Style Preamp/Overdrive/Fuzz Pedal with a Hi-Pass Toggle Switch.

In 1968 a piercing guitar tone came through the speakers on the Beatles “Revolution 1”. This is one of the most famous uses of plugging a guitar straight into a mixing console and creating the now referred to as “Direct-In Distortion". JHS sought to recreate that same compressed bite and fuzz that you get when plugging directly into a British style preamp but in a compact pedal. The controls are Master, Pre, Tilt, and Hi Pass. “Master" is your classic volume control that controls the overall output. “Pre" works as a drive or fuzz control like turning up the pre-volume on a preamp to send it in to overdrive. As you reach 75% and above, the fuzz will begin to gate out as you pick the strings harder when playing, it is very responsive to your input signal and touch. The “Tilt" acts as an active tone control that is flat when the knob is at 50%. When turned to the left, the Tilt control boosts bass and simultaneously cuts treble. When turned to the right, it boosts treble and cuts bass. This allows for some very unique and usable adjustments to the overall feel of the Crayon. The “Hi-Pass” toggle switch lets you activate from two different frequencies located on the side of the pedal, 200Hz and 750Hz. These settings let only the high band frequencies above them pass, and this allows for some amazing tone shaping possibilities.

• Sounds from the Beatles "Revolution 1"
• 60s Style Preamp/Overdrive/Spitty Fuzz Tones
• Master, Pre-Vol, and Tilt Controls
• Hi-Pass Toggle Switch