EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas

EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas Fuzz Sustainer

The EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas was specially developed for the unique Wata by the legendary experimental band Boris, one of the hardest bands ever to emerge from Japan. The Hizumitas is a faithful replica of Wata's distortion pedal Elk BM Sustainar. The Elk Sustainar is a Japanese version of the better-known Triangle BMP. During development, the designers at EQD analyzed several vintage examples of the BMP as well as various versions of the Elk and quickly realized that all of these pedals were quite different from one another. There was only one way to capture the proverbial genie in the bottle in terms of sound: they had to get their hands on Wada's original pedal. Fortunately, she was generous enough to send her beloved pedal halfway around the world and EQD discovered that it had something special that the others didn't: a particularly heavy saturation, a good 'scoop of dirt' and a massive bass range. And yet this pedal delivered a clear, dynamic sound with enough mids and highs to prevail with Boris. The goal was clear: EarthQuaker Devices wanted to replicate all these characteristics with the Hizumitas! The Hizumitas provides heavy distortion and smooth sustain. Underneath lies a darker, grainy grit that sounds as if the connected speakers are about to burst. Nevertheless, there is an astonishing clarity and a roughened sound that you would not expect from such an aggressive effect. The sustain control has a large saturation range, even small changes have a big influence on the overall sound. The Hizumitas reacts very sensitively to different pickup types and playing techniques. Power chords sound dramatic and powerful, while open chords come across dynamically and with fantastic Notenseparation. And single note leads sound radiant and powerful, especially on the neck pickup. The Tone control is atypical for this type of distortion and can drastically change the character of the distortion in conjunction with the Sustain setting. Turning the control clockwise increases the basses, turning the control counterclockwise emphasizes the treble. The Tone control can go from an aggressive mid-range to piercing highs if you turn it anticlockwise. If you turn it clockwise, the mids become less present, the highs are tamed and a huge, thunderous low end comes to the fore. The volume control offers massive output gain - the unity gain setting is around the 9 / 10 o'clock position of the volume control. At any higher setting, the signal level goes through the roof.

• Fuzz / Sustainer effect pedal
• designed for Wata, by the legendary Japanese band Boris
• faithful reproduction of Wata's favorite fuzz: the Elk BM Sustainar
• offers rich distortion with smooth sustain and unique grit
• excellent response to different pickup types and dynamics in play
• unique tone and sustain controls have a direct influence on the character of the distortion
• offers plenty of output volume (unity is at 9-10 o'clock, everything above is 'set to distortion')
• completely analog signal path
• True bypass (noiseless relay-based circuit)
• Controls for volume, sustain, tone
• Bypass footswitch
• Status LED
• Metal housing
• 6.3 mm mono jack input / output
• Power supply via optional 9V DC power supply unit, 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm barrel connector, polarity (-) inside
• Battery operation not supported
• Current consumption 10 mA
• Dimensions (L x W x H) 120.65 x 63.50 x 57.15 mm
• Weight approx. 425 g
• Made in USA

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