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1 Project Overview
2 Introduction & Usage
INTRODUCTION
The Horizon Amp Overdrive is a recreation of the Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk I, a unique drive
pedal that resembles a Marshall amp stack in its response and tone.
The DLS Mk I was the first of three versions, and is often considered the best-or at least, different
enough that subsequent versions should have been released as new pedals. They share some DNA in
common, but they have very different tonestacks and tweakability.
The DLS circuit uses cascaded mu-amps as a foundation. There are no op-amps or clipping diodes. The
clipping signal is generated entirely by the JFETs, giving it a different flavor than diode-clipping-based
overdrives.
USAGE
The Horizon has three controls and two switches:
• Gain controls the signal level before the clipping stage.
• Tone is passive treble cut after the gain stage.
• Level sets the overall output of the effect.
• Rock/Rawk (toggle) changes the filtering in a couple places to give a different flavor to the tone.
• Bright (toggle) allows switching between a few different "treble bleed" capacitors on the gain
control to allow better matching between different types of guitars. This is a modification to the
DLS circuit, but it was recommended by the original designer.
Considered a "foundation" pedal, it's recommended to use the Horizon as you would use an amplifier in
your signal chain. Boost, compression, drive and wah effects should go before it, and modulation & delay
should go after it.
HORIZON AMP OVERDRIVE
9 Licensing
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