LY-ROCK HI POWER Overload Distortion Single-block Effects Pedal Colorsound Power Boost Effects Pedal

Introduction to LY-PEDALS

  ly-rock Hi Power is a dual overdrive/amp-in-a-box with a Hi watt tube amp on one side and a Colorsound Power Boost on the other. It was inspired by the sonic combination of two British tone machines. While the combination of these two units directly hints at the gear setup of David Gilmour used on Pink Floyd’s album: ‘Wish You Were Here’ the sonic options are endless.

The orange Colorsound Power Boost can deliver a transparent clean boost to an all-out fuzz driving a tube amp to sonic bliss. for Crazy Tube Circuits set out to clone the original unit featuring the true-to-the-original spec BC184 transistors running on 18V DC. The ultra-flexible 2-band Baxandall EQ circuit can add bite and low-end rumble to any setup. While earlier units didn’t feature a master volume this pedal has one included. Later versions of the Power Boost (grey) had lower headroom and are incorporated with a flip of a toggle.

On the left side you will find an all-analog circuit set out to emulate the sound and feel of a Hiwatt amp. From the big bold high-headroom clean

sounds to the face-melting crunchy tones. Included is a full EQ section along with a presence control. A headroom toggle switch selects between the high headroom 100w with 4 x EL34s (think Hiwat DR103) or the lower headroom and compression provided by a 50W with 2 x EL34s (think DR504). Also added is a switch to select between input channels of the amplifier: normal or bright channel options are available.

Also included is a passive effects loop to give you the option to connect pedals between the booster/overdrive and amp in a box or use the two sections as separate and independent effects when using an external bypass switcher / looper. Gilmour enthusiasts will love to insert their Big Muff Tube Driver and Phase 90 in there. Note that all pedals inserted in the passive effects loop are still in the signal chain when any or both sections are in bypass.

Power supply; (This information is very important)

It is best to use a linear power supply. 9v center negative external positive DC power supply

The maximum voltage of cannot exceed 9.7v

Do not attempt to supply power to equipment with voltage exceeding 9.7v or higher. Burning equipment is responsible! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Orange control section

VOL: Control the gain of attenuator/overload. Turn the gain clockwise and the timbre will transition from unvoiced to gradually fuzz. Ctc adopts reverse potentiometer which can adjust the gain of excitation/overload more accurately than conventional linear potentiometer

BASS: control low frequency     TREBLE: control high frequency      PWR: analog 18V version.

MASTER: Control the overall input signal                        DDR: analog 9V version.

White control section

Volume: Control gain from large dynamic unvoiced sound to wild British distortion

BASS: controlling low frequency               TREBLE: controlling high frequency     PRES: controlling telepresence.

MIDDLE: controlling intermediate frequency    MASTER: controlling total input

B/L/N shift: Short for BRIGHT/NORMAL/LINKED (bright normal two channels in series three modes optional)

103/504 gear shifting: It is equivalent to switching gears between 100 watts and 50 watts.