empress guitar pedals Empress Effects Heavy Menace Distortion Pedal – Alto Music
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empress guitar pedals Empress Effects Heavy Menace Distortion Pedal – Alto Music

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empress guitar pedals Empress Effects Heavy Menace Distortion Pedal – Alto MusicHEAVY MENACE The Heavy Menace is the most versatile distortion pedal that Empress Effects has ever created. Its an evolution of the original Heavy with new features and a compact enclosure. In addition to the original Heavy and Heavier modes, the Heavy Menace adds a new Lite(ish) mode, covering any high gain sound from classic hard rock to searing modern metal. ENHANCED EQ Fans of the ParaEq pedals know Empress is obsessed with EQ, and the 3 band

HEAVY MENACE

The Heavy Menace is the most versatile distortion pedal that Empress Effects has ever created. It’s an evolution of the original Heavy with new features and a compact enclosure. 

In addition to the original Heavy and Heavier modes, the Heavy Menace adds a new Lite(ish) mode, covering any high-gain sound from classic hard rock to searing modern metal. 

ENHANCED EQ

Fans of the ParaEq pedals know Empress is obsessed with EQ, and the 3-band circuit on Heavy Menace is one of their best. 

The Weight control adjusts a high-pass filter in the distortion circuit to shape low-end character. Turn it up for a thick, full sound, or turn counterclockwise for a tight response that’s perfect for palm muting and extended-range guitars.

Midrange is a key element of a great distorted sound, so the mid frequency is sweepable from 200 Hz to 2.5 kHz to dial in the sweet spot for your guitar and amp. Scoop for a tight, aggressive sound, or push to add definition and cut through a mix.

ADAPTIVE GATE

Players loved the gate on the original Heavy. Envelope followers in the circuit respond to your playing, letting sustained notes decay naturally but clamping down quickly during fast stops.

On the Heavy Menace, this gate is now footswitchable, with two available modes of operation. In normal bypass mode, the gate doesn’t affect the signal if the distortion is off, while independent bypass mode is like having separate distortion and gate pedals. 

Empress has also added a key input so you can optionally trigger the gate with an external signal. This is particularly useful if you have additional pedals before the Heavy Menace in your signal chain, such as a low-gain pedal for stacking. Split a clean signal with a pedal like the Empress Buffer+ and connect it to the Gate Key Input, and the gate will behave consistently regardless of changes at the main input.

TRUE OR BUFFERED BYPASS

The Heavy Menace offers both true bypass for maximum transparency, and buffered bypass to protect against signal loss over long cable runs.

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★★★★★ 5
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These are great little pc speakers. They hookup easily, give off great sound, have an in line cord volume control and look great on the computer desk. The only thing missing is an on/off switch so you have to detach the usb to turn off the power, if desired, when the PC is on. My usb port is on the front of my desk top so it's easy.
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★★★★★ 3
Don't by used from amazon
Size: 1 Pair, Color: Black
Bought them used (don't do it plz) and they work well but at times I notice a hissing sound that always happens when I'm not playing any audio from them, and then there's times where there's no hissing sound. It's not the loudest but it can get kind of annoying. I'm sure it's because I bought them used but oh well, saved a few bucks and this is what I get. Other then that though the actual sound quality of the speakers is crazy good for the money. Speakers have nice weight to them and really decent bass to em as well. Just gotta give it 3 stars since Amazon didn't find it necessary to 1. Didn't clean the product before shipping so that it was in a presentable state, came to me hella dusty 2. Idk if anyone actually did long enough testing on this product when it got sent back, or else they would've fixed the hissing problem. I assume that was why it was sent back in the first place 3. Box was terribly packaged. No bubble wrap what so ever, the box the actual speakers were in also had nothing keeping them safe from getting smacked around during shipping. Multi billion dollar company can't even go the extra mile for the people who are paying them and keeping them in the business.
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Perfect!
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My husband wanted old-school plug-in speakers that had quality sound. These fit the bill and at an excellent price! They function exactly how the older speakers did, plug in and enjoy! No need to mount but you can if you wanted to. Easy to use and they have great volume. He does music making and video game development, so he needed the sound quality.
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I didn't expect such a great performance by these charging cables since even they are not brand. Decent price for a bunch of solid and plenty long charging cables. These are in high quality and charge fast the cell phone. Don't waste your money buying at the stores or the branded one.
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Good reliable cable
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Very good quality cable works as expected with no issues at all. Easy to clean seems more durable than the OEM cable from Apple. Well pleased- I have several.
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