New EarthQuaker Dirt Transmitter V2 Rancho de la Luna LTD ED Fuzz Guitar Pedal

From EarthQuaker Devices:

In early 2023, Jamie Stillman was invited by legendary guitarist and producer Dave Catching to participate in a recording session at Rancho De La Luna for an album celebrating 30 years of Rancho. Dave — a founding member of earthlings? and touring member of numerous bands including Eagles of Death Metal and Queens of the Stone Age — owns and operates Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California. Jamie ended up using the Dirt Transmitter on a lot of the recordings, and the world-class musicians on hand were way into the tones he was getting with this pedal.

The Dirt Transmitter is one of the oldest circuits in the EarthQuaker line. The design is Fuzz Face inspired, and the idea started when Jamie came across some very unique silicon transistors. These transistors are lower gain and have a warmth similar to germanium transistors when overdriven, but they also have the top-end grind typical of silicon-based fuzz pedals, which adds to the mids and helps cut through.

The external Bias control opens up the circuit and brings it to life. By varying the Bias, the transistor is starved of voltage. The Dirt Transmitter is properly biased when the Bias control is all the way up; when turning it down, the voltage is starved and the fuzz tone becomes gated, producing a sputtery ripping velcro tone that increases in character as you roll it back. The combination of these rare transistors and the starved voltage creates a wide variety of textures at the turn of a knob.

This limited edition release celebrates the Rancho De La Luna sessions, featuring special Rancho-themed art created by Ohio-based artist Mike Egan.

Boxed Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.25 x 3.25 in. / 13.97 x 8.26 x 8.26 cm
Out of Box Dimensions: 5 x 2.5 x 2.25 in. / 12.7 x 6.35 x 5.715 cm
Input impedance: 500 kΩ
Output impedance: 100 Ω
Power: 9V DC Only
Current Draw: 3 mA