horizon distortion pedal HORIZON DEVICES

horizon distortion pedal HORIZON DEVICESHORIZON DEVICES, a brand by Misha Mansoor (Periphery)! Controls VOLUME: Start with the volume at noon and adjust it to your liking from there. BRIGHT: To help cut through dark or muddy amps, we made this control very bright, so if you're using this pedal for mid low gain tones, be careful as it can get a little harsh at the top of the range. ATTACK: The left has more punch in the low mids, the right has more picking clarity. The left is a bit old

HORIZON DEVICES, a brand by Misha Mansoor (Periphery)!

■Controls
VOLUME: Start with the volume at noon and adjust it to your liking from there.

BRIGHT: To help cut through dark or muddy amps, we made this control very bright, so if you're using this pedal for mid/low gain tones, be careful as it can get a little harsh at the top of the range.

ATTACK: The left has more punch in the low-mids, the right has more picking clarity. The left is a bit old school and thick, the right is very modern and clear. The combination of the attack and brightness knobs allows for a variety of unique combinations. Turn the attack to the left while increasing the brightness to keep the sound balanced, or vice versa. Also, turn both to the left and double down for a doom-like tone, or turn both to the right for a super bright and cutting tone.

DRIVE: As with most pedals, it's a good idea to start off near zero. A cool tip is to get a dry, clear tone, then slowly turn up the Drive knob to around 1-2 to get the saturation and fatness you want. We've worked a lot on this part of the circuit to make it really usable, so feel free to turn it up for mid-gain tones or to add saturation and sustain to your solos.

GATE: On the left, the gate has minimal effect on the tone. On the right, you get a very tight bass response, but it gets in the way of solos. Noon is a good middle ground that will accommodate most players and their applications. As with any gate, the more gain you use, the less tight it will sound. Be careful though, if you use too much gain (a lot of amp gain, a lot of pedal gain, or a lot of both), you can simply overload the gate and it will no longer function properly. Nobody wants to end up with a shrieking, inconsistent tone, so using the right amount of gain is a very good idea.