Flickinger Cranky Atom Overdrive Pedal

Spring Reverb Demo - Flickinger Tone Boxes Spaghetti Western Part Two

Products used:
- Flickinger Spaghetti Western Reverb
- Nash TC-63 H/N Sunburst SND-77
- Lauten Audio Clarion FC-357 Microphone
- Phoenix Audio DRS-8 Microphone Preamp
- Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter
- Flickinger Cranky Atom Overdrive Pedal

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The Spaghetti Western from Flickinger Tone Boxes is a spring reverb box, entirely hand wired with an all tube design. This demo picks up where part one left off, demonstrating how this vintage style r...

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The Spaghetti Western from Flickinger Tone Boxes is a spring reverb box, entirely hand wired with an all tube design. This demo picks up where part one left off, demonstrating how this vintage style reverb unit works with other electric guitar effects pedals, in this case a Flickinger Cranky Atom Overdrive Pedal. Rich Flickinger also shares some interesting facts about how this spring reverb was made. Check out our other Flickinger demo videos featuring the Angry Sparrow Fuzz Pedal, Vicious Cricket Tremolo Pedal, Rude Bomb Boost Pedal, as well as part one of the Spaghetti Western. If you are interested in any effects pedals that Sound Pure offers, please give us a call today and one of our experts would be glad to help you.

South Eastern Guitar and Amp Show 2011 Raleigh, NC - SoundPure's Booth

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SEGAS 2011 at the Sound Pure booth Moog Music, McPherson Guitars, Collings Guitars, Flickinger Toneboxes, Wes Lambe, Eastman Guitars, and much more. Ross Gruet shows some new products at the Southea...

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SEGAS 2011 at the Sound Pure booth Moog Music, McPherson Guitars, Collings Guitars, Flickinger Toneboxes, Wes Lambe, Eastman Guitars, and much more. Ross Gruet shows some new products at the Southeastern Guitar and Amp Show including the new Moog Cluster Flux MF-108M, Moog's E1 infinite sustain guitar with Saul Zonana, Rich Flickinger's new Velvet Mite 10 watt amp head and speaker cabinet and the new Germanium Griffin Fuzz Boost Pedal, and new creations made by luthier Wes Lambe. Watch our other videos on SEGAS 2011 to see interviews with manufacturers and learn about new products.

Specs:

True-bypass switching with heavy-duty 3PDT push button switch and LED

Hand-wired construction

Hand-painted durable aluminum enclosure

Metal film resistors for low noise operation

Quality Switchcraft 1/4" jacks

9v AC adapter jack with reverse polarity protection

Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass and Volume controls

No Op-Amp chips, all JFET and MOSFET transitors for more musical gain.

Description:

The Cranky Atom Tone Box is a JFET overdrive with a three band tone-stack. The Atom simulates the sound of an overdriven dual triode. The drive control adjusts from a clean boost all the way to sound of a 15W “tweed” amp pushed to an inch of its life.

VOLUME:

This controls the overall output volume of your Cranky Atom. Be aware, this device is capable of a very large volume boost to your signal. Make sure not to overload other effects or your amplifier!

TONE-STACK:

The Atom’s tone-stack is a three band passive EQ that is interactive. In order to get the results you want, keep in mind that the controls only subtract from the signal. The tone-stack is basically removed from the circuit with all controls at full clockwise. Also, the Middle control will assume more of the high and low frequencies as you reduce the Treble and Bass controls. Think of what frequencies you want to add, and reduce the other controls.

DRIVE:

Halcyon – clean to slightly pushed
Caustic – classic overdrive sounds
Bedlam – don’t try this with your actual vintage tweed amp!

9V:

Your Crank Atom can use a standard 9V battery. Also, the jack on the rear accepts a standard 2.1mm (BOSS type) AC adapter. Make sure the center pin is negative. Using the wrong polarity will not harm the pedal, however it will not function.