Gnarly with knobs on. Edgy fuzz with all the fine adjustment you’ll need.
No speaker cones were harmed in making these distorted tones.
Classic voicings.
Small format.
Affordable.
Nothing, but lo-fi is an acquired taste.
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EHX’s Ripped Speaker is a nano-sized fuzz pedal that celebrates lo-fi distortion and supplies it in varied shades.
The sound of You Really Got Me came about when The Kinks’ Dave Davies took a razor blade to his speaker. Electro-Harmonix’s pedal pays homage to that sort of damaged cone action, as well as the lo-fi distortion caused by faulty electronics.
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