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Flickinger Cranky Atom Overdrive Pedal - Dark Green  From Flickinger

Versatile hand-wired and hand-painted drive pedal! Jfet Overdrive with tweed style! 

Flickinger Effects Pedals

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What We Think

Want tweed-style overdrive but don't have a killer hand-wired tweed amp? Here's the answer to your prayers! Touch-sensative and versatile drive pedal made by a guitarist for the guitarist. get that natural break-up tone that tweed amps are known for offering, and more!

Rich continues to put out crazy new colors for the great line of pedals he produces right near Sound Pure in North Carolina.  

Check out the demo video on this page where we use this pedal with Flickingers amazing new reverb unit!

If you have any questions about this pedal, feel free to call or email Sound Pure today!

Manufacturer's Description from Flickinger

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.

Flickinger Effects Pedals

About Manufacturer

Each Flickinger Tone Box effect pedal is designed, built, and painted by Richard Flickinger in Raleigh, NC.

Specifications

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.

Related Videos

Spring Reverb Demo - Flickinger Tone Boxes Spaghetti Western Part Two

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.