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One of the best distortion pedals available, regardless of the style of music you play. Runs a 12AU7 valve for REAL valve distortion! The overdrive/ distortion sounds as good as some of the best valve amps! The only valve-equipped pedal series in the world that can run on batteries.
If you want the best distortion for your setup - this is what you need!
Vintage and modern tones with flexible control!
With dual channels each with its own gain and volume controls and growling tube tone, the Vox Bulldog Distortion pedal adds extra bite to your fret-burning maneuvers. Gain 1 dishes out vintage distortion while Gain 2 packs a more modern, aggressive sound with slightly scooped mids. Both are adjustable from subtle to completely over the top. A Bass control adds extra low end thump at extreme settings and a warm, round mellowness at lower settings. And with the Gain 2 voice control you can independently tailor the second channel's hell-raising tone. A Treble control will take your sound from a biting attack at one extreme to smooth and liquid at the other. The Bulldog also is equipped with true bypass.
Vox Cooltron CT01DS Bulldog Distortion Pedal Features:
- 2 channels each with its own gain and volume
- Voice control on channel 2
- Gain one dishes up vintage sound
- Gain 2 has more aggressive sound with scooped mids
- Bass and treble controls
- True bypass
- Tube: 12AU7
- Power: 4 x AA batteries (allows upto 20 hours of operation).
- Dimensions: 1 6.84 cm (6.63“) (W) x 15.55cm (6.12“) (H) x 6.4cm (2.52“) (D).
- Weight (without batteries): .07kgs (2.36 lbs.).
- Options: 9V AC adapter( not supplied).
How VOX's Cooltron Circuit works:
Valve tone in a stomp box. How did VOX design a 12AU7 preamp valve to run for up to 20 hours on 4 AA batteries in a guitar effects pedal?
Normally valves require voltages too high to be powered by batteries. VOX has redesigned the circuit, splitting the signal path in two. First is a servo circuit which fools the valve into thinking it is operating at a much higher voltage than the batteries are providing. Second, a patented low voltage power supply, which reduces the amount of heat in the valve, is required to get the current flowing. A bit technical, but the result is a valve in an effects pedal.
What is so special about a valve's sound compared to a transistor's? Overdrive a transistor amp into distortion, and it sounds shrill and brittle like breaking glass. Overdrive a valve amp, and it sounds fuller and louder. The reason is when clipped (overdriven) a valve adds lots of even order harmonics to the signal, which our ears find pleasant. Clipping a transistor amp adds both odd and even harmonics. Our ears dislike the odd harmonics, as they are not harmonically related to the fundamental tone. The VOX Cooltron Bulldog Distortion Pedal provides a valve amp's distorted tone even when using a transistor amp.
