Finnish specialist Mad Professor Amplification has launched its latest amp-in-a-box pedal – Loud´n Proud.
It is a vintage 4-input Marshall in a box – a compact pedal with a complete amp signal path replicated inside. Not only the preamp but also the power amp containing phase inverter, push-pull stage, and output transformer simulation. The internal structure makes the pedal not only sound but also behave like a real amp.
And like a vintage Marshall amp, the pedal has a moderate amount of gain.
“This is what led us to adding a boost/fuzz to this medium gain overdrive circuit,” said Jyrki Rahkola, the Designer. “The pre boost has the capability of pushing 13dB, which adds a nice amount of gain to the pedal. It also thickens the midrange a bit. The fuzz is designed to work like a vintage germanium fuzz. By engaging the fuzz you can find a great variety of tones from a clean tone to a thick and warm fuzzy tones just by rolling the guitar volume.”
“The vintage germanium fuzz and Marshall plexi is a classic tone combination that we absolutely wanted to include to the Loud ´n Proud pedal,” added CEO Harri Koski.
There is also a switch for two different character voicings in the Loud´n Proud pedal: tighter bass and slightly compressed tone on the left with a looser bass including maximum dynamics on the right.
