Limited to 1500 units worldwide, Black Ash is a fuzz/overdrive that takes some cues from the vintage “three-knob Bender.” It uses a highly curated cache of rare and irreplaceable components including paper-in-oil capacitors and NOS half-watt carbon composition resistors from EQD President Jamie Stillman’s personal stash to light a fire under this classic fuzz/drive with an explosive-yet-detailed treble response, a sturdy midrange, and subterranean bass extension.
Fuzz:
Adjusts the amount of gain. Counterclockwise for less fuzz, clockwise for more fuzz.
Top:
Adjusts high frequencies between 2kHz - 10kHz and controls how “forward” the guitar sits in the mix. Counterclockwise for less top, clockwise for more top.
Level:
Sets the output volume. Counterclockwise is quiet, clockwise is loud.
Flexi-Switching
This device features Flexi-Switch™ Technology on the Octave switch! This relay-based, true bypass switching style allows you to simultaneously use momentary and latching style switching.
For standard latching operation, tap the foot switch once to activate the effect and then tap again to bypass. For momentary operation, hold the foot switch down for as long as you’d like to use the effect. Once you release the switch the effect will be bypassed.The Black Ash feature relay based true bypass switches. Since the switching is relay based, it requires power to pass signal.
Measures
4.75″ x 5.65″ x 2.25″with knobs
Current Draw
20mA
Power
The Black Ash can be powered by a standard 9-volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. Do not run at higher voltages!
