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1 Project Overview

2 Introduction & Usage

INTRODUCTION

The Achilles Amp Overdrive is based on the Analogman Prince of Tone, the single-channel adaptation

of the King of Tone that was first released in 2012. Unlike the King of Tone, the Prince was designed

for mass production and is assembled in China. As a result, it's much more affordable as well as being

readily available (the King of Tone has a 4 ½-year waiting list).

The Prince of Tone converts the internal diode DIP switch into an external toggle switch, allowing for

soft clipping, hard clipping or no clipping to be selected without needing to open up the back. It also has

the high gain mod from the King of Tone as standard.

Internally, in addition to the Presence control, there are two DIP switch settings that are new to this

pedal. One of them adds low-mid frequencies to the first gain stage. The other is called "Turbo" mode

that essentially doubles the gain of the second stage, meaning it reaches the clipping threshold sooner

and has more apparent drive on tap.

The Achilles is a direct clone of the Prince of Tone with no modifications.

USAGE

The Achilles has four external controls:

• Drive controls the amount of gain going into the op-amp feedback diode clipping stage.

• Tone controls the treble response via a passive filter.

• Volume controls the overall output.

• Clipping (toggle switch) selects between soft clipping (overdrive), hard clipping (distortion) and no

clipping (clean boost).

There are also three internal controls:

• Presence (trimmer) is an additional passive treble control. The default position is all the way down

(full CCW) and as you turn it up it adds high-end. Noise or hiss will increase as well.

• +Mids (DIP switch) adds low-mids to the signal by increasing the filter frequency of the first op-amp

gain stage.

• +Gain (DIP switch) doubles the gain ratio of the second op-amp stage so that the diodes clip more

easily.

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11 Licensing

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