Brown Sugar

Dynamic overdrive with four-position clipping mod

MARK L MLC Brown Sugar dynamic overdrive equipped in four-position clipping mod for different harmonic sound tuning and with audiophile Class A preamplifier – OPA2134 at drive stage, is great for crunchy rhythm and a nice thick bluesy lead. The sound is very much like an overdriven vintage valve amp.

Input of this device is the universally acclaimed High Impedance, Unity Gain, Class A, Buffer Preamp with it’s superior RFI rejecting capability (to eliminate Radio Station interference) and Low Impedance Audio output, allowing the use of extended cable runs from Brown Sugar pedal in bypass mode.

The problems with the mismatch of the impedance in the electrical circuit between the pickup and the subsequent equipment in this OVERDRIVE, has been completely eliminated, thanks to the use of our Class A Pre-amplifier. Even if the effect is in the OFF position, the input impedance is identical to a high quality tube amplifier.

Controls:

LEVEL OUT : Volume control
TONE: Treble EQ control
DISTORTION: Gain control

4 POSITION SWITCH:

1- clipping by diode 1N5818 Shottky (0.131V)

2- clipping by diode 1N4148 Silicon (0.559V)

3- clipping by diode 1N34A German (0.265V)

4- clipping by diode 3mm Red LED (~1.5V)

POWER IN: Power supply socket ( BOSS standard ) 9VDC/65mA; Plug 2,1 mm x 5,5 mm
INPUT IMPEDANCE: 1M Ohm
MAXIMUM OUTPUT LOAD: 10k Ohm
OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION: Yes
CURRENT CONSUMPTION: 65mA
DIMENSIONS: 99mm(W) x 170mm(D) x 63mm(H)
WEIGHT: 0,5 kg / 1,1 lbs
BUILD LOCATION: Gdansk, Poland
CHASSIS MATERIAL: Powder coated aluminum

Battery operation:
MLC Brown Sugar operates on a 9V battery, to replace the battery 8 screws must be
removed from the underside of the device to completely remove the plate.

External Power supply:
MLC effects are also fed externally, through a stabilized direct current 9VDC, thanks to which no battery supply may be needed and equipped with an industry standard 2,1x 5,5mm power supply input.

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