The Georgia company's second build based on the humble practice amp features its Normal and Saturated channels as foot-switchable tone modes, and a self-explanatory "thick" switch
Now, Acorn has unveiled a slimmer version of that pedal, the Solid State. Though the new stompbox lacks its big brother's power amp circuitry, it does come in a smaller, more pedalboard-friendly enclosure, and at a much lower cost than the original Solid State.
You can see the new pedal get put through its paces below.
The Solid State features the Decade's Normal and Saturated channels as foot-switchable tone modes. The Normal channel, Acorn says, provides the "wiry" cleans the amp is known for, with the Saturated channel providing aggressive, tightly-coiled gain.
A Thick switch – situated between the stompbox's Post and Pre knobs – also comes aboard, should users want a signal boost, plus more gain and low-end, while a three-band (High, Mid, Low) EQ up top rounds out the pedal's spec sheet.
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The Acorn Solid State preamp pedal runs on 9-18VDC power, is true bypass, and is available now for $179, an even $120 cheaper than its larger predecessor.
According to Blanche – who did extensive research on the topic – the hard-rock guitar titan's tonal secret might actually be a vintage mag recorder amp, with the Decade serving as a clever, highly publicized ruse.
For more info on the Solid Sound pedal either way, visit Acorn Amplifiers.
Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.