Guitar Effects

Dial in responsive, tube-like drive tones with the Hammertone® Breakup Drive. The perfect contender for an always-on pedal, this JFET based overdrive is designed with one focus in mind: replicating the dynamic response of hot tubes right at the edge of saturation. Two selectable clipping modes tailor the drive’s character between light breakup and medium-gain overdrive, each supplying an expressive response that cleans up with lighter picking and breaks up more the harder you strum. An expansive tone control and switchable pre-gain mid boost provide powerful frequency shaping tools to hone your final tone. From flavoring your core clean tone to delivering dynamic overdrive on tap, the Hammertone Breakup Drive has you covered.

• Two selectable JFET based dynamic clipping stages
• Interactive tone control provides a wide range of EQ flavors
• Mids switch selects between flat response and pre-drive mid boost
• Soft-touch relay true bypass with auto bypass when no power is present
• Top mounted jacks and road-ready aluminum enclosure
• Powered by 9-Volt Battery or Center Negative AC Adaptor, Not Included

The 440 has all of the quack, squee, squonk, chicka, mwomp, and weeeooow, that you could ask for. It works equally well on guitar, bass, and keys. Use out for funky chordal work, simulated wah, or trippy drawn-out filter sweeps. While 440 is a faithful recreation of the vintage 440, the addition of the up/down toggle gives it a modern sonic twist.