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Lichtlaerm The King in Yellow | Parallel Blending Overdrive

$199.00

Features:

  • Lichtlaerm Audio Smart Relay technology

  • TS-style overdrive

  • symmetrical, asymmetrical or LED clipping

  • extremely high output

  • 4-band EQ with up to 16dB cut/boost per band, non-interactive, constant-Q

  • low noise, high headroom (27V internally created)

  • parallel fx-loop with polarity switch

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In Lichtlaerm’s words:

The King in Yellow! is our take on an Overdrive based on the classic green box that we all know and love. As always, we tried to honor the original circuit and leave the core sound intact while offering something new that you won’t find on any similar pedal!

With a saturation and frequency response clearly based on TS-style overdrives, we added our revered active 4-band EQ - as always voiced to perfectly suit the pedal! As we usually do, we also added a charge pump to increase the operating voltage to 36V internally, ensuring immense headroom, three times the output volume and a clear operation of the EQ while simultaneously keeping the noise floor low. In addition to the classic symmetric clipping, we added an asymmetric setting as well as LED clipping for more dynamic range - all available at the flick of a switch.

The real standout feature of the King in Yellow is its parallel loop, though: Create unique overdrive tones by blending the Yellow King with anything in the loop! A perfect mix of Klon style transparency and the cutting mids of a TS? No problem! A Blues Breaker style breakup tone with just a hint of SRV? Sure! Blending a modern metal boost with the tried and proven screamer as a boost? Pushing your amp into sonic mayhem by blending the Yellow King with an HM2? Bring it on!

Even a delay or modulation in the loop will create interesting textures, as the loop signal will stay clean and be mixed with the saturated part later on. You may even use it as a splitter for stereo setups with the polarity switch, ensuring correct phase of both signals, no matter if you decide to mix it back in or run the outs into separate amps!

If you decide to leave the loop unconnected, it will turn into a clean blend to be mixed with our OD signal. The mixing will always happen after the EQ, but before the master volume, to allow for clean boost operation as well!