Thermionic Actuator (V2)
CURRENT BUILD TIME: 2-3 MONTHS
RELEASED OFFICIALLY TO MARK OUR 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY LAST 10/31/22.
THERMIONIC ACTUATOR IS A UNIQUE FORMULATION THAT SPANS 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING. AN OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION MACHINE THAT LIKE ALL OF OUR CREATIONS, WILL HOLD IT'S PLACE IN IT'S OWN CATEGORY.
THERMIONIC ACTUATOR (OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION)
-2 RARE N.O.S. GERMANIUM TRANSISTORS
-2 RARE N.O.S. VACUUM TUBES (USED IN 1950'S IBM ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS)
-AMPLIFIER IC
-COOLING FAN TO KEEP THE GERMANIUM TRANSISTORS COOL FROM THE HEAT OF THE TUBES
-ALL THROUGH HOLE HIGH END COMPONENTS ON A PROFESSIONAL HIGH QUALITY PCB
-CUSTOM VENTILATION GRILLS FOR THE COOLING FAN AND TO SEE THE TUBES WORKING THEIR MAGIC
-AUDIO LED INDICATOR FOR VISUALIZATION OF INPUT LEVEL, OVERALL GAIN AND NOISE THRESHOLD
-HIGH PASS FILTER
-Denoise (noise reduction) to help tame the blistering gain
-Integrated amplifier to output more and give some extra texture and distortion
-INPUT GAIN (RANGES FROM BOOST TO DISTORTION)
-FUCK IT SWITCH BYPASSES THE INPUT GAIN KNOB AND SENDS THE FULL INPUT SIGNAL INTO THE TRANSISTORS AND TUBES
-TRUE BYPASS
-UNIQUE TONE AND CHARACTER