The overwhelming majority of overdrive boost pedals on todays market are derivatives of traditional diode clipping designs. BAM developed an alternative circuit (not based on any prior design). The BAM Overdrive is a unique twin stage clipping design that creates warm sounding distortion harmonics whilst maintaining the full timbre of Guitar tone.
It is the ultimate in classicamp type distortion and boasts a wide versatile gain range from mild clean boost to wild saturated distortion.
In Addition to merely adding distortion, the BAM Overdrive includes a subtle on board compressor. The opto coupled compressor has been tailored to match the transient quality of standard electric guitar pickups. It does not squash or blanket the tone, rather the effect is to refine the delivery of distortion harmonics for a more amp like dynamic feel.
Most units on the market include a tone control of some sort. Usually this is simply a treble roll off achieved by a passive filter circuit. The BAM Goddess includes a dedicated active EQ stage to achieve treble Boost and cut. Once again the centre frequency of this stage has been optimised for standard electric guitar pickups.
The aforementioned features like active treble boost, unique BAM Overdrive clipping circuitry, switchable hi gain “Stack” distortion, and adjustable BAM compression; that’s four pedals in one!
When it comes to visual presentation BAM overdrive unite are also unique. Mass production generally favours powder coating that gives a durable uniform finish. Each BAM pedal enclosure is hand sprayed at the workshop. The hammer tone paint will “lay” and set on each enclosure in a unique pattern. Just like fingerprints, no two BAM pedals will appear identical!
Summary
1/. Original twin stage clipping design.
2/. On board adjustable guitar compressor.
3/. Active EQ stage for treble boost/cut.
4/. No two BAM pedals are exactly the same.