Lichtlaerm Gehenna | Distortion + Preamp
Features:
Lichtlaerm Audio Smart Relay technology
tight, amp-like tone with lots of sustain
4-band active EQ + presence & depth
huge range of gain and output volume
proprietary cut-control & output stage design
footswitchable gain-controls
increased headroom through internal charge pump
9V center-negative power supply
In Lichtlaerm’s words:
The Gehenna is our take on a highly flexible metal distortion: From classic NWOBHM to early 2000s Metalcore, from raw Black and Death Metal to super tight and modern progressive Metal - it's all in there!
Featuring our proprietary cut control that allows you to dial in different gain structures, saturation types and adjust the frequency response to the tuning of your guitar: from super tight and controlled to roaring and huge vintage sounds!
The Gehenna boasts one of the most expansive, yet easy to use EQ-sections you'll find in any pedal: An active dual-band mid control allows for tailoring both high- and low-mids separately, while active treble and bass controls and a set of passive presence & depth controls really set this thing apart from other distortion/preamp pedals and allow for immense tone-sculpting capabilities.
The mix of passive and active controls give you sounds that range from classic amp-like distortion to filthy sounding tones you never heard before!
Instead of adding a separate boost in front of the distortion section, we added a second, foot-switchable gain control, which lets you switch between two levels of gain inside the insane spectrum that the Gehenna offers.
Another unique feature is the level control itself: while a lot of solid-state based devices tend to sound harsh and fizzy when you increase the volume, the Gehenna has a unique active output stage that holds the sound together by attenuating harsh frequencies, while bringing out the musical mids at high level settings: very much like a tube amp.
The Gehenna was designed to be used as a distortion pedal in front of a clean amp, but also lends itself to be used as a preamp, due to its immense output level and flexible EQ. You may want to use extreme settings, especially on the presence & treble controls for this application, though.