KMA Audio Machines Logan Overdrive Pedal

£169.00

This is the KMA Audio Machines Logan Overdrive Pedal from KMA Audio Machines, listed in Overdrive Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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Here's what KMA Audio Machines says about the Logan:

Logan is made to transcend the well-known boundaries of overdrive. It doesn't matter if you are looking for a pre-amp, a low/mid-gain drive or a screaming resonant cocked-wah sound, Logan will deliver all the gainy goods. Combined with our active 3-Band EQ, including a fully parametric Mid-EQ with a separate On/Off-Footswitch, Pre or Post Gain position-switch and an expression-in for hands-free filter sweeps, Logan is sure to deliver great tones and outstanding flexibility.

Logan’s gain structure is carefully balanced for an open and super touch-responsive drive tone, giving you and your instrument ample room to be expressive. You could describe its sound as smooth and harmonically rich, but that would be selling it short. There’s a true fire raging under the embers here, one that allows you add more hair, grit and sizzling depth as you pile on the gain, making Logan fit for anything from clean boost, amp-like breakup, indie clang to full-on rock machine.

It also sports an impressively high-headroom-design (up to 25 dB), enabling you to use Logan as a very versatile pre-amp too – all of you amp-less/cab-sim players can thank us later.

Three-Band EQ

But what truly pushes Logan over the edge is its 3-band active EQ. The Bass and Treble EQ knobs are able to both boost or cut your signal by around 15 dB. This enables you to beef up thin-sounding single coils, add some chime to chunky humbuckers or get rid of boomy bass frequencies, when changing from a sweet 2×12 to a fat 4×12 cabinet. In addition, the tonal flexibility is even further extended by Logan’s fully parametric Mid-EQ section, where the MID control lets you set your preferred mid frequency between 100 Hz to 2.5 kHz, while the CUT/BOOST control lets you cut or boost the selected frequency by up to 12 dB.

Mids EQ

But the frequency fest doesn’t stop there. Logan even sports a dedicated footswitch to activate or deactivate the Mid-EQ and a position-switch which lets you place it either before the main gain-stage (PRE) or after it (POST), opening up a whole world of tonal possibilities. Place the Mid-EQ post-gain to give yourself a level boost for solos or place it pre-gain to saturate your preferred frequency even more, effectively giving you a second gain-stage.

Expression Pedal Compatible

Then there’s the kicker! You can take complete hands-free control of the Mid-EQ Frequency via a regular expression-pedal. This lets you make instant tone changes on the fly, as well as unleash everything from fast and quacky wah-like sounds to slow and enveloping phasery filter sweeps.

Specifications

  • Power: 9V DC PSU (negative center, 2.1mm)
  • Current Draw: 30mA (approx)

Brand

KMA Audio Machines

KMA Audio Machines is a boutique guitar effects pedal company based in Germany, known for its innovative designs and high-quality craftsmanship. Founded in 2014, KMA Audio Machines creates pedals that blend classic analogue tones with modern features, often incorporating unique and experimental elements into their designs. Their product lineup includes a variety of effects such as distortions, delays, and modulation pedals, each crafted to offer distinctive sound-shaping capabilities and a high level of sonic versatility. KMA Audio Machines is celebrated for its creative approach to pedal design, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver both vintage and contemporary sounds, making their pedals popular among musicians seeking unique and dynamic tonal options.

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

Bass

Voiced or equipped to retain low-frequency fundamentals and the higher headroom of a bass signal. Clean blends, crossovers and bass-specific filter ranges can preserve weight and articulation while the effected portion adds harmonics, movement or ambience.