
Anthony Easton
The VFE Pale Horse is a dynamic overdrive pedal designed to provide smooth, transparent, and dynamic overdrive tones. It offers a range of features and functionalities to cater to various use-cases. Here are the technical specifications and details for the Pale Horse:
- FX Type: Overdrive
- Dimensions: 2.17” x 2.025” H
- Controls:
- TONE: Active boost/cut of frequencies above the threshold set by the
internal FREQ trimpot.
- FREQ: Internal trimpot to make the tone control a treble boost/cut or
higher up like a presence boost/cut.
- DRIVE: Sets the gain in the drive section, from clean boost to cascading
layers of high gain saturation.
- LEVEL: Sets the output level of the Pale Horse.
- IMPEDANCE: Sets the input impedance via an internal trimpot.
- COMP: Uses Variable HCC technology to transition between a sweet,
asymmetrical drive tone to a dynamic mosfet drive.
- HIGH: Post-gain treble cut for tonal adjustments.
- LOW: Pre-gain bass cut for tonal adjustments.
- Additional Features:
- Variable HCC circuitry allows fine-tuning of harmonics, compression, and
clipping character of the tone.
- Bass-friendly overdrive functionality.
- Components:
- Utilizes various resistors, capacitors, transistors (2n5484, BS170), and
operational amplifier (OPA2134a).
- Power Supply: Requires a split-rail supply.
- Documentation: The Pale Horse dynamic overdrive files are available for
download, including schematics, Eagle files, Gerber files, assembly files, and
templates for drill holes.
The Pale Horse is designed to offer a wide-ranging overdrive that can cover a variety of tonal bases, making it suitable for guitarists seeking versatile overdrive tones with dynamic and transparent characteristics.
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Below are live Reverb listings for the VFE Pale Horse from Reverb. Stompbx automatically aggregates current offers to give you a quick look at available models, conditions, and prices. Perfect for comparing options and making an informed purchase.

Mint
$90.02

Excellent
$199.99

Excellent
$185

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