Brand

M-Vave

M-VAVE is a music-gear brand of Shengke, whose official company history describes a move from consumer wireless audio into instrument products using wireless transmission and digital signal processing. The current range mixes compact single-effect pedals, multi-effects processors, headphone tools and wireless systems. JustPedals listings include the Mini Universe digital reverb, Tank multi-effects, H8 headphone amplifier and pedal tuners. TANK-G adds amp modelling, USB audio and recording features, while Mini Universe is a compact dedicated reverb. Check the product type before comparing M-VAVE listings, as the brand covers both stompboxes and supporting equipment.

Category

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.

Tags

Boost

Raises signal level and may also reshape the frequency balance before the next stage. A clean boost preserves the waveform until headroom is exceeded, while coloured designs emphasise particular frequencies or add mild clipping that changes how later gain stages respond.

Distortion

Clips the waveform firmly and adds a dense series of harmonics with compression and sustain. The clipping devices, gain stages and tone filters determine whether the result is tight, smooth, mid-focused, scooped, grainy or deliberately abrasive.

EQ

Raises or lowers defined frequency regions. Fixed-band graphic controls provide direct visual shaping, while parametric controls vary centre frequency and bandwidth; the available range and filter width determine whether the change is broad tonal balance or narrow corrective filtering.

True Bypass

Connects input directly to output through mechanical or relay switching when the effect is off, removing the active circuit from the audio path. It avoids buffer colour but leaves cable capacitance and switching design to influence high-frequency loss and possible switching noise.