Question: what happens when a message board finds a photograph of a long-discontinued piece of gear and goes crazy for it, and then a hand-drawn schematic diagram for the same unit, complete with teacup ring marks and yellowing edges, scribbled-out Biro and wobbly writing, is unearthed after an online call-out for help about what's inside? Answer: the Orange Sustain pedal is what happens, brought back from the dead to breathe everlasting life into guitar tones once again.

Check out our zZounds exclusive live demo of the Orange Vintage Pedals:

Acting like an overdrive for your clean tone, the Orange Sustain pedal smooths, regulates and evens out your guitar sound, making the soft parts louder and the loud parts softer to create a more consistent volume. It can boost volume without scuffing purity, offer a more chiming tone that takes the edge off each note's attack, and create long-lasting warm tones that allow expressive hammer-on fingerings and the kind of sine-wave-like internote smoothness that will make people wonder what instrument you're playing.

See an introduction to the Orange Sustain Pedal from Abe Emsley:

Features

- Low Power Consumption: The Orange Sustain draws very little current (less than 10mA), making it easy to slot into your pedalboard's power supply.
- Buffered Bypass: A high-quality buffer in the signal chain retains tonal integrity. The Orange Sustain's buffered bypass takes care of this with its low-impedance buffered bypass switching, retaining… read more your guitar's full tone.
- Double LED Indicator: Carrying two LEDs inside the chassis allows the colour of the light to change from blue to purple when gain reduction is really kicking in, giving you instant visual feedback on your tone.

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