Over the years, we've had tons and tons of folks asking us when we were going to produce an overdrive pedal that emulates the sound of a cranked Fender® amp.

When Brian decided that he was going to see if he could do it, he wanted to ensure that it was perfect. Looking back at it now, we think he must have spent a good 9 months breadboarding and prototyping lots of different ideas, a/b-ing each one with various Fender® amps, tweaking and changing until he found the sound that was accurate.

Once he got a sound that he was 100% happy with, he took it to Nashville studio ace Brent Mason to test it out. To be certain, Brian also took several pedals by other companies that are supposed to do the same thing. Brent knows Fender® amps better than anyone, and Brian knew if Brent thought it was good, we were onto a winner. Long story short, Brent LOVED it!

We've heard guys say they hear The Twin®, some say Vibrolux®, some say Deluxe Reverb® when they play this pedal. Whatever they hear, it still has that "Blackface" type of sound that we were looking for. When you turn it up, it's going to break up more like the amp would if you turn it up.

With the additional of the boost switch, you can increase the gain to make it sound like the amp is being driven harder.

“...done very well in the recordings - just enough eq to work and not so much I get into trouble. The extra grind gives it more flexibility than an eq, so it's dual function if you think of those things as separate issues. It's interesting that it moves that preamp gubbins out of the amp, where I think it sucks tone, and into the board, where it doesn't. My favourite amps are all very, very simple, and I've long thought in terms of the three areas in electric guitar - the guitar, the floor or rack, and the amp. It's very rare that there's a case for moving a thing from one area to another, but I think this is a good example of a viable one...”
Adrian Legg - Virtuoso Acoustic Guitarist

“...I do leave my Black '65 on all the time; it seems to warm everything up. I feel real fortunate that I'm finally getting close to "my sound" that I've been searching for all these years with the help of your pedals...”
Robert Swarm

“... the Black 65 arrived and I love it. It makes my Blues Deluxe sound like a "real" Fender.
I leave it on all of the time and the Paisley sounds great in front of it...”

“... achingly beautiful pedal for low-gain blues, really blew my wig back! I have a half-dozen pedals
I will now list on e-Bay because the Black '65 'obsoleted' them. This pedal is exactly, exactly right.
It pushes my Silvertone 1474, a quad 6L6 twin-twelve which has gorgeous clean tones, into a
really groovy, smoky Albert King zone. It's taking me to Ann Arbor in 1970 (when it's not busy taking me to
Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1963)...”

As with all our pedals, this pedals comes with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
If you aren't satisfied with the tonality and performance of this pedal, send it back within a week of receiving it (direct sales only).
More time may be allotted in some circumstances, contact us if for more information.
5 year warranty coverage (fully transferable) on any malfunction except due to abuse.


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