Orange Two Stroke

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ORANGE & WAY HUGE
122
GUITARIST OCTOBER 2016
VERDICT A brilliant combination of boost and EQ
if you don’t mind a slightly larger pedal
VERDICT A great asset in front of your amp, whether
you’re a JoeBo fan or not
There is an abundance of boost pedals
currently available, some of which have
adjustable EQ, but the Orange Two Stroke
goes further by combining boost with a
powerful two-band parametric EQ. If you
just need more of what you already have,
then turning up the Oil knob will give
you up to an extra 12dB of boost to kick
the front end of your amp. But if there’s a
certain tonal area you’d like to cut or boost,
you can get 18dB at a selected frequency
from each of the Hi and Lo EQs.
These are incredibly powerful either
when used singly or in conjunction for
tasks, such as reducing superfluous
low-end flab, refocusing the midrange
content or boosting the top end.
While this is a pedal that can confidently
deliver the mild boost and EQ shift you
might need to kick in for a solo, it also
comes with the capability for a more
radical sonic sculpting that can organically
transform your guitar/amp voice. [
TC]
Designed for Joe Bonamassa, the
Overrated Special is a limited-edition run
of 1,000 units that reimagines Way Huge’s
Green Rhino overdrive. Designer Jeorge
Tripps has tweaked the pedal for a more
pronounced midrange and added a 500Hz
knob that offers boost or cut around that
low-mid frequency.
Bonamassa uses one of these with Fender
tweed amps that are already cranked – and
the pedal comes alive in that role, taking
an already overdriven amp to the next
level, adding harmonics and helping notes
bloom into feedback under your fingers.
When used as a boost, the 500Hz knob
adds a certain definition at a sweet spot that
will let your guitar cut through the mix,
while sounding natural rather than overly
aggressive. It works just fine with a clean
amp, too, giving you an extra channel of
natural raunch to play with.
Certain transparent overdrives have
achieved mythical status by doing a similar
job to this, give it a try – it’s overrated in
name only. [
T C ]
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: EQ/boost pedal
FEATURES: Buffered
bypass, internal charge
pump that doubles the
operating voltage to 18V
CONTROLS: Hi boost/
cut, Hi frequency
(850Hz – 8.2kHz), Lo
boost/cut, Lo frequency
(120Hz – 1.2kHz), Oil,
Bypass footswitch
CONNECTIONS:
Standard input, output
POWER: 9V battery or
9V-12V adaptor
(not supplied) 20mA
DIMENSIONS: 130 (d) x
95 (w) x 65 mm (h)
Orange Amplification
020 8905 2828
www.orangeamps.com
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE: Overdrive pedal
FEATURES: True
hardwire relay bypass
CONTROLS: Volume,
Drive, Tone, 500Hz,
bypass footswitch
CONNECTIONS:
Standard input,
standard output
POWER: 9V battery
or 9V DC adaptor
(not supplied)
DIMENSIONS: 80 (w) x
124 (d) x 60 mm (h)
Westside Distribution
0844 326 2000
www.jimdunlop.com
ORANGE
TWO STROKE £119
WAY HUGE
OVERRATED SPECIAL £189
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