Dirtdog

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The Dirtdog is a unique & musical overdrive designed to inspire your creative process. When Joey Landreth recorded his album Dog Ear , he built a small, quirky, vintage-inspired amp which he used for many of the tones. He needed a reliable way to get that sound into his rig & take it on the road & we were happy to help. The Dirtdog brings the analog soul you hear in Joey's Juno-winning music to your guitar tone. Whether you're using it to sweeten your favorite clean sound or pushing it to its limits for a fat lead tone, the Dirtdog's thick mids & organic breakup will take you back in time.

organic oldschool distortion.

$269.00

capturing the magic

Joey Landreth found inspiration in a quirky oldschool amp he built himself when recording The Bros. Landreth album Dog Ear. It sounded perfect for a wide range of crunch tones, but a dimed small amp isn't exactly road-worthy.  The Dirtdog lets you give any amp the touch-sensitive feel & rich harmonics of vintage gear while drawing from Joey's modern-classic rootsy & eclectic recorded sound. 

vintage breakup

Part of what makes small vintage amps great is the unique way they distort when pushed to their limits. When Joey asked us to capture that lightning in a bottle, we were excited for the challenge. The Dirtdog distills the oldschool bloom & sag that sound equally musical from barely distorted all the way up to 'about-to-explode' into a compact & reliable all-analog pedal.

the technical details

The Dirtdog is an amp-like overdrive with a creamy three-dimensional midrange. Try it at low Gain settings with Bite turned up for chimey edge of breakup, or with Level dimed for an out-of-control 'amp-on-10' sound. The way you combine the Gain & Level knobs will fundamentally shape the tone of your Dirtdog as it pushes your amp differently.

more than tone

The Bite knob handles the pedal's treble response, so what does Tone knob do? Tone broadly shifts the midrange voice of the pedal from a snarlier, punchier sound to the right to a chewier, scooped sound to the left. The Dirtdog's controls are interactive, making it useful for many applications because each knob's position substantially affects the response of the others.

features

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Developed with Joey Landreth to celebrate his album 'Dog Ear'

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Versatile overdrive inspired by an amp dating back to the '40s.

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Organic 'classic amp' breakup from barely dirty to almost-fuzzy.

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Simple but highly interactive controls for huge tonal variety.

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Compact footprint with top-mounted jacks.

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Manufactured in Canada to rugged  quality standards. 

joey landreth

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Joey has been an important influence at Revv since almost the very beginning. Dating back to the earliest Dynamis amps, as fellow Winnipeg natives, we'd bounce ideas off of him & ask his opinion on tones. When you have such a versatile & highly-regarded player in your backyard (especially one we're huge fans of) - you'd be crazy not to! When it came time for him to step into the forefront at Revv with some signature amps & now pedals, he didn't miss a beat. Each piece of JL gear is tweaked for the added versatility & organic character you'd expect from the Juno-winning artist & certified gear aficionado guitarists have been looking to for rig & lick inspiration for over a decade.

design

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When the two-time Juno-winning Bros. Landreth set out to create Dog Ear, a deeply personal record inspired by their spontaneous live sound, Joey built a handmade amp based on small, easy-to-distort amps dating back to the '40s. He used it for lots of the gain tones & wanted a reliable way to bring that sound on the road. That's where the Dirtdog comes in. The Dirtdog has a broad, organic distortion like oldschool amps. It's designed to get gnarly & even sputter at maximum settings, but it can also be used to sweeten up your cleans & provide those coveted 'edge of breakup' dynamics for your playing. At its core, you'll find a musical & harmonically rich overdrive that reacts to your playing. Its chewy midrange makes it well suited to classic tones whether they're subtle & subdued or completely over the top.

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specifications

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Design

Analog

Controls

Gain, Level, Bite (high end), Tone (midrange voice)

Audio I/O

2x 1/4"

Bypass

True Bypass

Power

9v center negative external supply only; 18mA minimum

Dimensions

4.375" x 2.625" x 2" 0.7lbs

Construction

Manufactured in Canada w/ 2 year limited warranty upon registration

support

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Dirtdog Manual

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