Portland, OR (Januuary 19, 2020) — Koll Guitars, the boutique electrical guitar firm based by grasp luthier Saul Koll in 1986, has launched its first results pedal, the High-Rise overdrive. Koll can be displaying a prototype of its forthcoming guitar amplifier, the Kombi. After 36 years of crafting sought-after guitars, these releases lengthen Saul Koll’s distinctive design aesthetic into new gear classes.
The High-Rise is a premium overdrive pedal with large frequency vary and unimaginable contact sensitivity. High-Rise responds dynamically to a gamers’s guitar tone settings and enhances them; it doesn’t masks them. The “Metal” circuit acts as a clear enhance, bringing clear, natural overdrive to any amp or pedal mixture. The “Concrete” circuit delivers extra acquire, grit, and saturation. Collectively, the two circuits provide a myriad of tonal potentialities for a variety of taking part in types. Discover and obtain new tones from either side individually, or use them collectively to raise your sound to new ranges.
“I keep in mind shopping for my first overdrive pedal after I was 13, a Little Huge Muff, and the way it completely modified my life,” stated Saul Koll. “Since then I’ve used dozens of various overdrives and distortion packing containers, and the High-Rise is the end result of what I like in a lift.”
The High-Rise overdrive pedal was created by Saul Koll and Portland results maestro Jack Deville, with graphic design by acclaimed designer Aaron Draplin. It retails for $225, a restricted first batch is obtainable for pre-orders now and can ship March 27. Koll additionally plans to launch extra new pedal fashions later this yr.
Koll additionally unveiled a prototype of its first guitar amplifier, the Kombi, an EL84-based 5-watt combo amp with spring reverb and a single 10″ Celestion Dollar speaker. The Kombi attracts on Saul’s love of previous Marshall’s, Vox’s and funky pawn store amps, with a design and tone that slants British. Developed in collaboration with Benson Amplifiers, the Kombi will ship in Summer time 2020. Pricing and launch particulars TBA.
“We solely make issues that we actually need to use, and the pedal and amp are nice examples of that concept,” stated Koll. “And dealing with pals in Portland can be necessary to us, folks like Jack Deville and Chris Benson, who’ve the similar consideration element and craftsmanship. It is so enjoyable to collaborate with different builders and mix our experience and concepts.”
The brand new pedal and amp might be on show at the Koll Guitars and Benson Amplifiers sales space #3241 throughout NAMM 2020, together with a range new guitars all hand-crafted in Portland, Oregon.
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