{"product_id":"rainger-fx-pull-focus-distortion-pedal-w-fade-in-chorus-reverb","title":"Rainger FX Pull Focus Distortion Pedal w\/Fade-In Chorus\/Reverb","description":"The Pull Focus is a high gain distortion pedal, with either a reverb or chorus effect fading in after a short while. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe distortion is all analog, the reverb, chorus and the fade-in are all digital. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus there’s a noise gate too, which unobtrusively keeps the pedal silent when you’re not playing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s very intuitive and fun to use!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a multi-effects pedal, of a very particular kind….\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistortion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe distortion is made from Rainger FX's favourite overdrive circuit (from Reverb-X, El Distorto etc), but going into the back end of the Tonebender circuit that they made for Colorsound - when they did their collaboration on their Freakenbender pedal a while back. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRainger FX worked hard to make it as balanced, versatile, powerful and silent as possible, ending up with an incredibly satisfying sound. Full-range, not very scooped, tonally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are ‘volume’, ‘tone’, and ‘gain’ controls - the gain goes from a loose, mild overdrive up to a massive chunky sound - through to a tiny hint of sag.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFade In\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloped originally for their Break Box pedal, the Pull Focus has the same delayed fade-in for the chorus or reverb effect - but with an adjustable fade-in ramp; with the ‘ramp’ knob fully CCW the effect is in all the time, but as you start to turn it the effect takes a short while (less than a second?) to appear after the pick attack. As you turn it more, this delay time gradually increases - to around four seconds maximum, until at fully CW it never actually comes in at all, ie if you only want distortion you can turn off that effect totally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChorus Or Reverb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe chorus is deep (modulated signal equal to unmodulated), and only rate-adjustable, with a very wide range of speeds available - from the ‘effect’ knob. Great for shimmery sustaining chords, or a double-tracking effect. It goes from a very slow twist (think Jane’s Addiction\/Smashing Pumpkins?) through a mid-speed obvious modulation (Bowie’s ‘Lodger’?) up to a fast psychotic wobble (Devo? Spongebob\/Peewee Herman??)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ‘effect’ knob is dual-purpose; press the ‘effect’ switch and the chorus sound is replaced by a spectacular digital reverb effect, which - turning the knob - goes from a subtle, small room\/almost not there, right up to a hall reverb - and tons of it! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo with lots of short notes (eg fast soloing) the guitar is totally dry all the time, but intense and powerfully distorted. But play a long note or chord and the reverb blooms into a huge spatial thing; all your long bent notes automatically grow into epic, swooping sounds, full of emotion and with the ambience of a big space! It’s incredibly dynamic to play through!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever with the next note you play it dramatically snaps off hard - back to a totally dry distortion - close, and focussed…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo the listener’s attention is drawn from up-close and in-your-face to a more distant reverbed sound - and then back; just as in film-making, a ‘pull focus’ leads the viewers attention from a face close by (a further-away face being blurred) to a face further away (the close-by one now being blurred). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pull Focus pedal is a very ‘3D’ effect, your guitar automatically moving from near to far away in an original and exciting way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActive Sustain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fading-in of the secondary effect is actually ‘active sustain’; you feel a definite increase in your guitar signal level - as opposed to the usual dying away. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the chorus setting this feels like a churning wave coming from behind to lift you forwards. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith reverb it’s a monster growing out of your guitar!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s an on\/off status LED, plus a large ‘ramp’ LED - which gives a visual indication of what’s going on sonically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a ‘sens.’ switch - adjusting sensitivity of the gate and pick detection circuits - to ensure they work great whatever kind of instrument output you’re using.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s true bypass, has custom-designed knobs, and is housed in another deeply cool Rainger FX custom enclosure. Desk-style, a slight flare to it, and symmetrical - to help all our OCD musician friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s been developed from Rainger's Break Box pedal - but without the vinyl scratch, and with a reverb option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• HUGE ANALOG DISTORTION SOUNDS - WITH ACTIVE SUSTAIN!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• DEEP LOWS, SEARING HIGHS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• REVERB OR CHORUS EFFECT FADES IN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• ADJUSTABLE FADE-IN TIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• ORIGINAL AND VERY INTUITIVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• CONTROLLABLE AMOUNT OF REVERB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• CHORUS SPEED ADJUSTABLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• BUILT-IN NOISE GATE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• CUSTOM KNOBS AND ENCLOSURE","brand":"Rainger FX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41703910768706,"sku":"RFXPULLFOCUS","price":239.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2015\/7205\/files\/Rainger_FX_Pull_Focus_01.jpg?v=1727801226","url":"https:\/\/motorcityguitar.com\/products\/rainger-fx-pull-focus-distortion-pedal-w-fade-in-chorus-reverb","provider":"Motor City Guitar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}