Tech 21 Hot-Rod Plexi Analog Distortion Pedal

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Tech 21 Hot-Rod Plexi Analog Distortion Pedal, Main
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Hot-rod your tone with this pedal. Run it Stock for classic plexi tones, or switch to Hot for an extra 12AX7 preamp gain stage and up to +28 dB of boost.

The Tech 21 Hot-Rod Plexi analog distortion pedal will give your signal plenty of breakup and boost -- without having to crank up a vintage amp. More than just a distortion pedal, this little baddie offers level, tone, punch, and drive controls along with a stock and hot setting for either a '68 Plexi tone or a British 12AX7 tube-toned stack. The "Hot" control knob lets you dial in up to 28 decibels of gain. This pedal also features a true bypass configuration, all-analogue design, a custom footswitch actuator for silent switching, and a rugged and durable metal chassis. Fire this baby up and let your axe dish out some serious sonic force.

Check out the Classic Plexi tone the Hot-Rod can deliver:


Stock and Hot Settings

Tech 21's Hot-Rod-Plexi distortion pedal features two sweet settings for your switching pleasure. The Stock setting will fuel your signal with some punchy '68 Plexi tone. You can switch on over to the Hot setting for some creamy British 12AX7 tube-infused sonic force. The Hot setting also features a boost knob that dishes out up to 28 decibels of gain. This is your ticket to sweet tones and a ton of extra boost with fast and easy switching.

Sweet Circuitry and Design

The explicit goal of your Hot-Rod Plexi distortion pedal is crafting your signal into a full-fledged force of tonal might. This baby is built with an all-analogue design and utilizes a custom footswitch actuator for silent switching. A specialized low-pass filter will keep your tone clean… read more and free of low-end mud without losing any body or darkness. What you consistently get is warm and natural tube-amp-style distortion with every note.

Count the Ways to Shape Your Tone

Just like a vintage tube amp, the controls on the Hot-Rod Plexi give you a lot of liberty to find the exact sound you're looking for. You have level, tone, punch, drive, and your "Hot" dB level control. The level control determines your signal's volume, the tone control acts as a specialized low-pass filter that won't cut out any midrange, your punch dial is a wide-band midrange EQ control, and the drive control dials in the amount of gain and overall distortion. You'll never get bored with all the ways this pedal lets you craft your axe's sound!

Features:

- Distortion and boost pedal
- All-analogue pedal design
- Level, tone, punch, and drive controls
- Footswitch buttons for stock mode or hot mode
- Hot knob for up to 28 extra decibels on hot setting
- One 1/4" high-impedance input
- One 1/4" low impedance output
- Powered via 9-volt battery or external power supply -- sold separately
- 0.75 pounds
- Custom footswitch actuator allows for silent switching
- Specialized low pass filter keeps out the mud read less

- Actual size: 3.75" x 4.75" x 2.0"
- Weight: 12 oz.

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 973-777-6996

Tech 21 Hot-Rod Plexi Analog Distortion

The Tech 21 Hot-Rod Plexi pedal is inspired by vintage amps of the same nickname. While those hulking stacks are known to sound best at ear-bleed levels, this pedal can painlessly transform your existing amp without pulling a muscle or mandatory rig cranking. With the Hot-Rod Plexi, you can completely change the personality of a clean amp or use it as an instant mod to a dirty amp.

In Stock mode, it's as if you have the signal path from the input jack to the speaker jack (without the speaker emulation) of a stock '68 Plexi. Hot engages an extra 12AX7 pre-amp gain stage. With its own level control, Hot can kick in up to 28dB of pre-amp boost --a pretty insane amount of gain.

FEATURES:

- Portions of our SansAmp technology have been incorporated into the Hot-Rod Plexi to generate organic tube amp distortion characteristics
- Tone is a very musical, specialized low pass filter that cuts the high end without losing mids or getting muddy
- Drive adjusts the overall amount of gain and overdrive, similar to when the output section of a tube amp is being pushed.
- Punch is a wide-band mid-range EQ that gradually changes its bandwidth with the amount of cut or boost.
- 1/4-inch high-impedance input.
- 1/4-inch low impedance output
- Silent-switching, custom footswitch actuator
- 100% analog circuitry

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted July 16, 2014 by Tom Cusic in Baltimore, MD

"Tech 21 Hot Rod Plexi"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This pedal gets me closer to the sound of a Plexi amp than any pedal or amp modeler I've ever used and I've used plenty. This pedal has become my "preamp", and my amp now acts as a power amp that goes to a load box/speaker simulator, to my Intellifex and finally to my Carvin headphone amp (I live in an apartment). This pedal doesn't employ a speaker sim like their Character pedals, and for some reason I think that factors in as why it sounds better than the British Character pedal. I set the gain a lot lower than those guys on the demo's to get that light crunch that is so hard to get on other pedals/digital amps. I also turn down the Tone and raise the Punch controls and this gets me that Page sound.I almost never touch the Hot switch and control, I just don't need more gain than the classic side. One thing I don't like is the controls are to touchy. Turn them just a smudge and it can change the sound a lot. This means if your settings get moved by accident, you can have a hard time getting them back. For someone in my position this really fits the bill.

Musical Background:

self taught non pro but serious guitarist and a total gear-head

Musical Style:

everything except rap
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