EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold V2 Distortion Pedal

Clarity and Crunch – The EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold V2 Distortion Pedal

The Acapulco Gold is a dirt-simple distortion Device modeled after the sound of a cranked vintage Model T amplifier, bringing the openness, clarity, and crunch that only a dimed tube amp can provide, at a fraction of the size, and without expensive maintenance costs!

Since tone is in the hands, we decided to keep the controls of the Acapulco Gold as simple as possible. The footswitch turns the pedal on and off, and the giant knob controls the output volume. That’s it. The rest is at your fingertips. Want less gain? Turn down your guitar’s volume knob. Need a darker rhythm tone? Roll back your guitar’s tone control. Easy, right?

Big Knob: The big knob sets the output level, sometimes known as Volume. PLEASE BE CAREFUL, the Acapulco Gold is extremely loud!

• With your guitar’s volume all the way up, the Acapulco Gold roars like a wide-open Model T on the verge of explosion. At just-barely-backed-off, the Gold becomes a raunchy overdrive. At minimum guitar volume settings, the Acapulco Gold delivers a hazy, Nashville-sounding spank to your tone.
• How about this? If your guitar has separate volume and tone controls for each pickup and a three-way selector switch, this little one-knob banger becomes a three-channel tone monster at the flick of your wrist!

SPECIFICATIONS

• Pedal Type: Distortion
• Analog/Digital: Analog
• Inputs: 1 x 1/4″ (instrument)
• Outputs: 1 x 1/4″
• True Bypass: Yes
• Power Source: 9V DC isolated power supply required (sold separately)
• Current Draw: 18 mA
• Input Impedance: 50 kΩ
• Output Impedance: 10 kΩ
• Height with Knobs: 2.25″ (57mm)
• Width: 2.5″ (64mm)
• Depth: 4.75″ (121mm)

Manufacturer: EarthQuaker Devices
Model: ACAPULCO GOLD V2
SKU: I689478-N-0-WHXX
UPC: 858933004745

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