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Truetone V3 Jekyll and Hyde Overdrive and Distortion Pedal

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A Compact 2-channel Overdrive and Distortion Pedal

Add a double dose of distortion to your pedalboard with the Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3 Overdrive and Distortion pedal. The Jekyll channel is based on the Open Road pedal, but adds a Bass knob and a Clean Mix control for finding the perfect mix of grit. Hyde is far more than an amplified version of Jekyll, sporting heavier distortion and more bottom end. The flexible tone sculpting of the Bright and Voice switches make this pedal the perfect Swiss Army knife for your rig. From Blues to Metal and everything in between, Truetone's Jekyll and Hyde V3 delivers.

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Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3 Overdrive and Distortion Pedal at a Glance:

• Flexible I/O design provides easy integration with your rig
• High-tech circuitry that's sure to excite any tone purist

Flexible I/O design provides easy integration with your rig

Independent drive channels aren't the only flexible thing about the Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3's configuration. Separate inputs and outputs let you use each of the Jekyll and Hyde V3's channels independently, add additional effects between them, or change the order of effects. Of course, if you don't want to patch them separately, you can just put the whole Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3 in your signal path like any other pedal, but it's nice to know that the extra flexibility is there, in case you want to integrate it with a switching system or other gear.

High-tech circuitry that's sure to excite any tone purist

The Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3 is a true bypass pedal by design, but a Truetone design isn't necessarily like other pedals. In this case, the switching mechanism is based on gold-plated relays and circuitry designed by RG Keen to keep it extra quiet. But sometimes buffering is better, which is why Trutone outfitted the Jekyll and Hyde V3 overdrive pedal with a Pure Tone buffer that you can set either channel to switch on or off if you like. Take it from the Sweetwater crew - no matter how you set it up, you'll be amazed by how little noise the Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3 dual overdrive adds to your sound.

Truetone Jekyll and Hyde V3 Overdrive and Distortion Pedal Features:

• Versatile overdrive and distortion pedal
• Two independent channels let you dial in separate tones/gain stages and stack them in any order you like
• Completely new overdrive circuit and modified distortion circuit
• "Jekyll" channel is based on the Open Road pedal, but adds Bass and Clean Mix controls
• "Hyde" channel goes from blues to metal and everything in between
• Distortion Voice switch changes from classic open distortion to a more saturated tone
• Independent I/O for either channel lets you loop in other effects, change the order of effects, or integrate both channels separately into your pedal switching system
• Pure Tone buffer circuit lets you choose true bypass or buffered bypass
• Built-in Noise Gate on the Hyde channel can be defeated internally
• Bright switch allows you to get a very bright or more compressed sound
• Combine the channels for hot blues, raging rock, or molten metal leads

Overdrive for any occasion with Truetone's Jekyll and Hyde V3 Overdrive and Distortion pedal!

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Tech Specs

• Overdrive/Distortion
• 2 x 1/4"
• 2 x 1/4"
• Yes, Switchable to Buffered
• 9V DC power supply (sold separately)
• 1 x 9V
• 49mA
• 6"
• 5"
• V3JH

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The range of tones I can get out of this thing is quite amazing. The jewel of the Jekyll side is the "Clean Mix" knob, the quality of pure clean is great and mixing it gradually to full overdrive allows you to "get that sound you're looking for" and the pride of the Hyde side (for me at least) is the A-B voicing allowing for some great sounds from a Mesa(ish) dual rectifier sound (A) & a driven Marshally sound (B). For me, using a jumper cable to reverse the default and running it as Jekyll into Hyde was the better option. I really don't have enough room for all the in-betweens, but if you liked the sound demos you've heard online you are sure to love it.

I bought this to run in front of my Mesa Lone Star Classic to give it a bit more kick and it definitely fills that role nicely. Feature rich with the built in, switchable buffers on each channel and noise gate, plus being able to switch the order of the OD and distortion sides is nice. The knobs all have a nice sweep to them. You need to spend a little time to dial it in to your specific amp, but once you do, it rewards you with very nice tones. I've been playing for 30 years, I've owned a lot of amps and pedals and I generally prefer a good amp's tube distortion over pedals, but this one is giving me some downright inspiring tones. Highly recommended.

The Jekyll and Hyde Overdrive-Distortion combination was no horror story for me!
Just like I enjoy a guitar with a lot of dials and switches that actually change the tone of that instrument.
I like to work with an effect box that gives me the same options.
The Truetone V3 Jekyll & Hyde is a great box with several tone options which made it easy and fun to use.
I highly recommend!!!

This pedal has a ton of sounds available. The overdrive side can be set up anywhere between an almost clean boost to borderline distortion, and the distortion side goes from mild to heavy. And they sound great together.

It probably was one of the most versital of its kind. I got it because it was a deal. Then didn't realize what I had until it was gone. One of the few pedals I've ever missed. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

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