Description
Reinhold Bogner’s tube amps have anchored elite backlines since 1989, and the Ecstasy red pedal shrinks that reputation down to pedalboard size. It’s not a simulation of the amp’s red channel—it’s built with the same philosophy: five discrete Class A gain stages, zero op-amps, zero diode clipping. What comes out is touch-sensitive, harmonically rich overdrive that holds its clarity from vintage grind up into ripping modern high-gain territory, making it a natural fit for players who dig into aggressive, riff-driven material.
Internally, the circuit steps voltage well above standard 9V levels (still runs on a 9V battery or 9VDC supply), which is why it feels closer to tube headroom than most dirt boxes. The control layout goes deep for an overdrive pedal: full Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass and Volume, plus a Mode switch (Tight, Mellow, Full) for reshaping the EQ curve and gain character, and a Pre-EQ switch (B1, N, B2) that dials in how open or focused the upper harmonics sound.
The Structure switch is where things get really interesting for tone chasers—flip between 100, 101, and 20th Anniversary settings to summon EQ and gain behavior from different eras of the Ecstasy amp lineup. A Variac On/Off switch adds a sagging, compressed feel reminiscent of dropped-voltage tube response, and the onboard boost has its own independently lit volume and gain controls for instant lead-tone lift.
- True bypass switching
- Boost function with independently lit volume/gain controls
- Master controls: Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Volume
- Variac On/Off switch for dropped-voltage compression feel
- Mode switch: Tight, Mellow, Full
- Pre-EQ switch: B1, N, B2
- Structure switch: 100, 101, 20th Anniversary
- Input, output, and remote jacks; remote enables on/off and boost switching
- Low battery LED indicator
- Double-sided gold-plated PCBs, German WIMA and Japanese Nichicon capacitors, gold-plated relays, Carling switches
- Includes two free 6″ patch cables
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