Description
Suhr built the Riot to solve a problem most high-gain distortion pedals never quite crack: making a clean tube combo respond and roar like a full stack, without turning into a buzzing, artificial mess. After a full year of prototyping and field-testing with touring and studio players, the Riot delivers dynamic, amp-like feel — dig in and it pushes back the way a real high-gain head does, rather than compressing into flat fuzz.
Drop it into your chain ahead of a clean tube amp and it works with the amp’s own character rather than steamrolling it. No harsh fizz on top, no boxy mud underneath — just a full, musical distortion that tracks pick attack and volume swells convincingly. It’s equally at home pushing a vintage Blackface-style amp into unexpected aggression or giving a modern high-gain rig an extra layer of saturation. If your board needs a way into heavy tones without hauling a second amp, this is that solution in a compact enclosure.
This listing includes two free 6″ patch cables, ready to link the Riot straight into neighboring pedals on your board.
- Input Impedance: 1M ohm / Output Impedance: 600 ohm
- Power: 9VDC center-negative, 2.1mm x 5.5mm; operating range 4V–18V (9V nominal), max 20Vdc
- Reverse and over-voltage protection built in
- Current draw: 8mA; battery life approx. 75–100 hours continuous
- Dimensions: 2.5″ W x 4.5″ D x 1.25″ H; Weight: 0.75 lb
- FX Link: 1/8″ stereo jack, max 3.3Vdc, tip activates on/off
- RoHS compliant
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