Metal Shaman

Metal Shaman by Rivera is a high metal overdrive pedal designed for aggressive guitar tones. Handmade in Burbank, CA, it offers a range of textures with specific features and controls. The pedal includes a 3-band EQ, an adjustable Noise Gate, foot-switchable gain boost, bottom-end boost, and true bypass functionality. The "Brutality" switch widens the bottom end and creates a bigger "aural picture," while the Disintegrate footswitch provides an extra jolt of gain boost with expanded harmonics. The Level control sets the overall output, and a switch-bypassable noise gate with controls for Sensitivity and Release helps tame noise that can accompany high levels of overdrive and distortion. The Metal Shaman is specifically voiced to recreate the power and chunk of a good metal amp in a pedal, achieving the attack, percussiveness, and focus that define metal amps. The pedal has received positive reviews for its ability to deliver the characteristics of a metal amp in a compact pedal format.