Morph Drive
Fuzz CleanVoice
Strangle
EQ
Oxide
IE
Iron Ether
The Oxide is a morphing gated
fuzz, allowing the user to seam-
lessly morph between a raucous,
industrial octave fuzz inspired by
the Maestro Bass Brassmaster, to a
modern synthy fuzz with a
pinched, gated sound. It includes a
clean blend to allow extreme
amounts of fuzz without losing low
end.
Controls
-Drive amount: At low levels, the
drive generates octave up harmon-
ics, ideal for thickening a bass or
guitar. As the drive is increased,
the sound becomes further satu-
rated.
-Fuzz level: Controls the
volume of the fuzzed signal.
-Clean level: Controls the
amount of clean signal to be
blended with the fuzz signal.
Blending the clean in allows for
extreme amounts of fuzz and
gating to be applied without
losing the low frequencies of
your instrument.
-EQ: Progressively cuts high
frequencies, while leaving mids
and bass flat.
-Morph knob: Morphs from the
classic Brassmaster sound on one
side, to a gated synthy sound on
the other side. This isn’t simply a
blend between 2 fuzz styles; it
morphs continuously from one
extreme to the other.
On the right side of the dial lives
the Brassmaster-inspired sound.
Changes of the Morph knob on this
side result in subtle tonal changes.
As the knob is turned towards the
left, the sound becomes increas-
ingly gated and synthy; in this
range the morph knob effects both
how gated the sound is, and also
the pulse width (starting as a thick
square wave and getting increas-
ingly narrow, buzzy and pulse-
like).
Details
-Power: The Oxide runs on the
industry-standard 9 volt DC
center negative power supply.
-Bypass: The Oxide features a
click-free relay-based true
bypass system. This maintains
the benefits of true bypass:
when the pedal is bypassed,
your signal does not travel
through any electronic
circuitry; it’s connected
through a mechanical switch
directly from input jack to
output jack. This way you can
be certain that no tonal color-
ation or other signal change is
happening when in bypass.
In addition, it offers some
benefits over the common
“3PDT” bypass switch: if power
to the pedal is lost, it will auto-
matically go into true bypass,
regardless of the setting of the
bypass switch. The relay used is
designed specifically for audio
switching, unlike the “3PDT”
switch, so it won’t ever make
popping or clicking sounds, and
will remain quiet and reliable
for decades.
Controls, continued
To get gated sounds, set Drive to
maximum (clockwise), then
turn Morph counterclockwise
until you begin to hear the
gating action.
-Voice switch: Switches between
two different voicing settings:
one is slightly mid-scooped, the
other has a pronounced vocal-
like mid boost.
-Strangle switch: Cuts low
frequencies in front of the fuzz,
allowing only the high frequen-
cies to be fuzzed. Blending in
the clean while using this mode
allows for clean bass with
fuzzed harmonics.
Finish
Each Oxide is etched and
painted by hand, so each one is
unique; no two will ever look
alike.
Warranty
Your Oxide is warranted for
materials and manufacturing for
one year from the date of pur-
chase. Your warranty is void if
you use the wrong type of power
supply, take it apart, attempt to
modify it or abuse it by using it
in a way not intended.
