EQDSPECV1
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EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker® — An Overdrive You Can Trust
$129.00
Meet the Special Cranker—an all-discrete analog distortion device built to push your amp into rich, natural saturation without losing its character. It’s like dropping in an extra preamp tube for more grit, bloom, and sustain. Single notes sing with harmonics, power chords hit harder with crunchy edge, and complex chords stay clear and defined. Thick, dynamic, and responsive—the Special Cranker gives you raw tube-style drive that enhances your tone instead of masking it.
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EarthQuaker Devices
Special Cranker® — An Overdrive You Can Trust
Item #: EQDSPECV1
Audio Samples
Guitar Overbiased Silicon
Synth Germanium Reverie
Synth Industrial Silicon
Synth Crunchy Bloops
Guitar Germanium Crunch
Drums Saturated Psychedelic Groove
Bass Cranked Ampeg
Synth Driven 808 Glitchy Groove
Guitar Punk Rhythm
Video Demos
A crafted, all-discrete preamp-style overdrive that adds focused grit, harmonic bloom, and touch-responsive sag without masking your amp’s voice. Special Cranker behaves like adding an extra preamp tube: single notes sing with rich overtones, power chords thicken with authoritative crunch, and complex voicings stay clear and defined. Choose smooth germanium clipping for vintage warmth or silicon for brighter, modern edge, then shape top end and set output for stage-ready punch.
Key Features
- All-discrete analog overdrive/preamp design
- Two diode flavors: Germanium for warmth, Silicon for edge
- Bias-based gain control for tube-like sag and responsiveness
- Tone sweep for mix-ready clarity
- High 5 MΩ input preserves passive pickup detail
- Relay-based true bypass with Flexi-Switch
Specifications
Circuit Voice
All-discrete analog overdrive / enhancement
Diode Selector
Germanium = softer, Silicon = brighter
Gain Range
Clean push → medium OD; overbiased textures at max
Core Controls
Level, More, Tone
Bypass
Relay-based true bypass, Flexi-Switch
Input / Output Z
≈5 MΩ in / <25 kΩ out
Current Draw
15 mA
Power
9–18V DC, center-negative
Dimensions
4.75 × 2.50 × 2.25 in (121 × 64 × 57 mm)
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| In-Store Pickup | Yes |
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| UPC | 810019912504 |
| Stock Last | 3 |
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