Back in 2012, for Rush’s Clockwork Angles recording and touring cycle, Alex Lifeson partnered with Mojotone to develop a custom-built tube amp head that had all of the sonic characteristics that Lifeson has grown to love over the four-plus decades of his career. Years later, Mojotone debuted a limited run of 100 of the “Lerxst OMEGA” amp heads that have since been sold out.
Now, Lifeson and Mojotone are working together on a larger scale. The two-channel OMEGA head is coming to full production along with a slew of matchIng cabinets as well as a smaller head/combo option called the CHI. But that’s not all. Today, we’re focused on the new Lerxst By-Tor Drive pedal.
The Lexrst By-Tor is a compact, pedalboard-friendly version of the OMEGA that promises to replicate the head’s same intensity and growl that the tube amp is known for. The By-Tor is capable of jumping from light and crunchy drive sounds to tube-like overdriven chaos with the touch of a few controls. Its drive section features typical controls: drive (for setting the amount of desired distortion), tone (for adjusting top-end sparkle and treble), and level (for adjusting output).
“The By-Tor pedal sounds awesome and looks really scary. If you like awesome, scary stuff you need one of these. Or two!” – Alex Lifeson
“BY-TOR is a British-voiced amp in a box pedal designed to capture the sound of the 50-watt LERXST OMEGA in pedal form.” – Michael McWhorter, Founder of Mojotone
This URL will direct you to the purchase page for the new Lerxst By-Tor Drive pedal.
