A New Realm of Massive Overdrive
Whether you’re looking for a serious low-end bass crunch or some high-end '80s-inspired squeals, the Empress Heavy pedal has you covered. The Heavy’s true-bypass dual-channel build offers complete freedom over every aspect of your gain, further tweakable with the added Weight control, a favorite feature of Sweewater's riff masters. You’ll be able to adjust the sensitivity of your low- and mid-end overdrive, essentially enabling you to build an EQ platform for any tone you want. Plus, the Heavy’s boasted noise gate works wonders on two different modes, providing a natural, less sensitive cut that won’t chomp on your high-end frequencies, even at the highest gain level. When you're seeking out the heaviest guitar sounds in the universe, the Heavy overdrive pedal from Empress should be your first stop.
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Exclusive weight and EQ control
Empress's Heavy pedal offers a great solution to overbearing — or lack of — low-end overdrive tones. With a newly added Weight control, you have complete freedom of your bottom-end overdrive sensitivity, allowing you to tune your gain from a deep, biting growl to a high-end squeal, and nearly everything in between. Similarly, the Heavy’s 3-band EQ offers access to a mid-frequency gain control that — when paired with the Weight control — offers an endless amount of tonal possibilities, all while producing an attractive overdrive output.
Superb noise-gate processing
A high-quality noise gate is essential for creating clear, professional sound on overdrive, and the Heavy has an astonishing one built right in. You’ll have access to two noise gates: natural and aggressive. With high gain, the natural gate is extremely fluid and never cuts off your sound, even on long, drawn-out notes. On an aggressive setting, you’ll find that quintessential high-gain cut effect that brings out the best in heavy bass notes and bar chords. Topped off with a gate adjustment knob on the side of the unit, you’ll be able to tune in your gate’s sensitivity, a definitive feature for high-output instruments.
Empress Heavy Features:
- High-gain fury takes on a wide range of tones from classic '80s sounds to modern, explosive distortion
- All analog signal paths boast non-digital processing and true bypass mechanics
- New Weight control from Empress adjusts your low-end’s sensitivity to your gain
- 3-band EQ allows control of mid-frequency curves
- “Heavy” and “Heavier” dual-channel build provides room for two separate tonal options that can easily be switched
- Intelligent noise gate provides a natural-sounding solution to high-gain buzz, even at extreme levels of overdrive
