Earthquaker Devices Hizumitas Fuzz Sustainar Pedal

About Earthquaker Devices Hizumitas The Hizumitas was designed for the one and only guitar sorceress, Wata, from the legendary band, Boris! We could not be more excited to have the honor of working with such an iconic legend known for her crushing riffs and mind-melting leads. The Hizumitas is a faithful sonic recreation of her go-to distortion which has been a staple of her tone for many years: the Elk BM Sustainar. Controls Volume Adjusts the output volume. Unity is around 9-10 o’clock. Sustain More distortion and sustain clockwise; less counterclockwise. Tone Boost bass frequencies clockwise and boost highs counterclockwise. This control has a massive effect on the character of the Hizumitas Design Notes The Hizumitas has loads of heavy distortion and smooth sustain with an underlying grit to it that sounds like the speakers are on the verge of ripping apart, all while still delivering amazing clarity that you wouldn’t expect from something this aggressive sounding. The Sustain control has a wide range of saturation, even small changes will have a great effect on the overall tone. The Hizumitas has excellent response to different pickup types and playing dynamics. Power chords sound huge and heavy, open chords are dynamic with fantastic note separation, and single-note leads are smooth and powerful, especially when using the neck pickup. The Tone control is atypical for this type of distortion and can drastically change the distortion’s character in conjunction with the Sustain setting. Bass frequencies are boosted clockwise while treble frequencies are boosted when turned counterclockwise. The treble side can go from piercing highs to an aggressive mid-range grind. As the Tone is turned clockwise, the mids become less present, highs are tamed, and a massive, thundering low-end comes to the forefront. As you might expect, there is plenty of output gain on tap, so be careful. Unity is around 9-10 o’clock and everything above that is set to destroy. Switching This device uses relay-based true bypass switching; it requires power to pass signal. Power This device takes a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. Note: Do not run at higher voltages! Earthquaker Devices Hizumitas Features The Hizumitas was designed for the one and only guitar sorceress, Wata, from the legendary band, Boris! This device uses relay-based true bypass switching Powered by regular 9 V DC PSU COMPATIBILITY Designed for use with: Guitar Pedal