Demonizer

Damage Control Demonizer: Tube-amplified modern high gain distortion and preamp pedal. The Demonizer represents something a little bit different from most other distortion pedals. It can also double as its own preamp and be plugged directly into a power amp. If looking to do this, the easiest way is to plug the output from the pedal into the "return" of the effects loop of another amplifier.

The Damage Control Demonizer is no longer being made.

• Thermionic Studios has one(1) Demonizer available for rental

Controls

Image from Music Boulevard

Image from Pedal Finder

• Knob 1 - "Level":
• Knob 2 - "Drive":
• Knob 3 - "Opto-Comp":
• Stacked Knob 1 - "Pre" (tone controls prior to preamp)
  1. Inner (top) Knob - "Boost":
  2. Outer (bottom) Knob - "Freq":
• Stacked Knob 2 - "Post" (tone controls after preamp)
  1. Inner (top) Knob - "Treble":
  2. Outer (bottom) Knob - "Scoop":
• Footswitch 1 - "Engage":
• Footswitch 2 - "Radiation Symbol (Boost)":

Jacks

• Jack 1 - "Input": Connect this pedal to an instrument with an instrument cable through this jack
• Jack 2 - "Amp Out": Use an instrument cable to connect this pedal an amplifier, or a power amp
• Jack 3 - "Direct Out": Use this jack to plug into a
• Jack 4 - "Power":

General Information

As the Damage Control Demonizer powers two 12ax7 vacuum tubes for its effect, the pedal requires a special, high-powered AC adapter. This adapter was originally supplied by Damage Control with the purchase of the pedal. Without these adapters,

We have this adapter and, of course, it is included when someone rents this pedal.

Scrape from the Damage Control Website - marketing speak:

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Direct Recording Monster

   3 devices in one: tube preamp, direct recording preamp, and tube distortion pedal.
   Massive dual 12AX7 gain section with tons of class A gain.
   Studio quality opto-compressor based on a classic circuit. Dial in your dynamics simply and easily.
   Active pre and post EQ sections.
   Pre EQ boost with variable frequency control.
   Post EQ features mid scoop control and active treble control.
   Advanced all-analog speaker compensation circuit results in the best direct recording tones available with any technology. Developed with extensive analysis of a closed back 4×12.
   “Magic Eye” display technology responds to playing dynamics.
   Rugged, road ready metal knobs and switches.
   20dB of additional footswitchable gain via “nuclear” footswitch.
   Crafted with love in the USA

Superior Analog Performance

   True Bypass. No compromise relay true bypass for zero loss bypass signal performance. NO tonal degradation.
   Premium low noise signal path.
   Direct output featuring 14th order advanced analog speaker emulation.
   Dual 12AX7s run at their full 250V plate voltage. No starving plates here.

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Phase Inversion

As there is no schematic available for the Demonizer, it's not possible to determine whether this pedal inverts phase without an oscilloscope. Once we get this on the bench and scoped, we'll be able to inform everyone of whether this pedal inverts phase or not.

Schematic

None has ever been made available and Damage Control, as a company, now exists as Strymon, and specializes in creating digital effects pedals.

Such a task would be very laborious without a lot of return. It would require removing what is likely a double-sided PCB from inside the pedal, understanding the circuit on the PCB, and then creating a schematic from the PCB. This is not like decoding a Fuzz Face that has, maybe a dozen parts and is a very simple circuit.

If we can get them from Damage Control/Strymon, that'd be the best case scenario...

Artists

We are currently unaware of any artists actively using the pedal now, or who have in the past.

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