The Taurus Blues Overdrive

From slight, middy OD break up to full out tube thunder, the Taurus Blues Overdrive delivers it in spades. Taurus is very organic and has a string definition like no other overdrive pedal you have ever tried. Versatile and soulful, the Taurus morphs with different amp and guitar combinations.

The Taurus Blues Overdrive delivers a new, very versatile spin on an old trusted overdrive circuit. It has the ability to deliver a creamy yet clean rhythm boost to near distortion, sustaining & crunchy tones with a plethora of versatility. Built like a tank using the best components available, including an all metal powder coated enclosure, CTS pots and Neutrik jacks.

Totally hand built, this pedal will keep you rocking for many years to come.

The Taurus is a true bypass pedal and uses no buffers or inline tone circuits in its design. It features a paralleled NJM4558DX opamp to achieve its gain. The Taurus does not take over your tone but enhances it transparently. With the gain set one to one of your guitar signal, you will notice a fuller, clearer tone. With all the controls set to 10, a crunchy, edgy, harmonically rich tone is produced. Rolling back the EDGE control will smooth out the tone to your exact preference.

There is very little noise filtering in the circuit which allows your guitar's entire signal to come through. The Taurus is extremely touch sensitive and responds beautifully to every nuance of your guitar playing. The Taurus also cleans up nicely when you roll back the volume on your guitar.

The Taurus features a clipping diode selector switch for immense versatility. Set to the left, symmetrical silicon diodes are placed in circuit which gives a nice smooth compressed tone with slightly less volume. Set the switch to the right for an asymmetrical MOSFET feature which produces a very nice crunchy tone. Place the switch in the middle to remove all diodes and let all the tone come through unclipped for a larger, more open and vocal tone.

NOTE: Try it with 12 or 18 VDC power for more headroom!

Celestial Effects recommends the use of a HIGH QUALITY 9 VDC regulated power adapter with the Taurus Blues Overdrive pedal like the Carl Martin Powerjack 9VDC power supply or similar. This power supply is capable of providing 1000 mA of power and is noise free. The more the capacity of the power supply, the less chance of noise and hum due to a power supply being pushed to its current capability limits.

All Celestial Effects pedals are hand built and individually hand tested in Hudson, MA by a company that cares about quality, durability and value. We back all our products with our 30 DAY NO QUESTIONS ASKED MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
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