Flabulanche
Madbean Flabulanche. This pedal is both an overdrive and a compressor. It specifically borrows a couple of ideas from Runoff Groove, specifically the "Fetzer Valve". Jon Patton, who created this pedal, has called it both the Snowy Day Overdrive and the Polar Bear Overdrive, but this has been titled the "Flabulanche" by Madbean,. We suspect that's likely just the name for the PCB.
This pedal has a few interesting features in addition to the Fetzer Valve, specifically, running at 18 volts to push the FET into a "tube" sound when overdriving, and the built-in compressor, to also compress the signal, like an overdriven vacuum tube.
- Thermionic Studios has one(1) Madbean Flabulanche PCB. When we finish assembling it, it will be available for rental.
Controls
- Knob 1 - "Control1": Adjusts the control1 feature with fully clockwise being maximum.
- Knob 2 - "Control2": Adjusts the control2 feature with fully clockwise being maximum.
- Footswitch 1 - "On/Off": This footswitch toggles the pedal between engaged/active ("On"), and bypassed ("Off")
Bypass: True
The MadBean Flabulance is true bypass.
General Information
Additional Feature Description - Technical elements
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Pedal Manual
Phase Inversion: Yes/No
| Schematic ID | Electronic Part | Action | Phase State |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | X | X | X |
Schematic
Artists
We are currently unaware of any artists actively using the pedal now, or who have in the past.
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