{"title":"Pedals","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-built guitar effects from XAct Tone Solutions in Nashville.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"atomic-overdrive","title":"Atomic Overdrive","description":"\u003cp\u003eOverdrive is just the beginning for this pedal.  The Atomic can bring enough energy to your tone to take it from simple overdrive to beyond brown.  XTS has designed the Atomic to act and react like a great high-gain tube amplifier.  The Atomic Overdrive has been optimized for world class tone AND feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Atomic has a discrete, multi-stage FET preamp that can develop a nearly unruly amount of gain.  The cascading gain stages produce a dense, musical distortion and, when pushed, develop the same type of low-end thump and sagging feel as a particular brand of cranked, variac-ed EL34 classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis preamp is fed into an advanced EQ that puts tremendous control in the hands of the user.  Shelving cut\/boost Treble and Bass controls flank an innovative semi-parametric Mid EQ control.  The exact tone you’re looking for is likely defined in the mid-range, and the Atomic Overdrive allows you to select one of three mid-range frequencies to either cut or boost.  When boosting with the Mid Select switch in the Lo position, you can add girth without getting muddy.  In the Hi position, you can add articulation to the upper mids, while boosting in the Mid position gives you a third option for dialing in the just what you're looking for.  Additionally, you can cut at any of the same frequencies for a more swept sound that can lend itself to more aggressive musical genres.  With the Atomic, you can bump and dip the mid-range with precision and do so with subtlety or an iron fist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Atomic Overdrive can take your clean amp to a whole new level.  The Atomics sound is so beefy and mammoth that it can potentially eliminate the need for the second amp in your A\/B setup.  The advanced EQ lets you sculpt your tone to work with your guitar, your amp, and ultimately the ideal in your head.  The Atomic Overdrive is both uncompromising and flexible.  It delivers unadulterated high gain tones, and allows you to tweak and tune as you develop the exact tone you're looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788428378205,"sku":"XTS-AOD","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/atomic_right_1_2.jpg?v=1792432448"},{"product_id":"imperial-overdrive","title":"Imperial Overdrive","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe XTS Imperial Overdrive is a clear, open-voiced, wide-bandwidth overdrive that has been optimized for low gain to higher-mid gain tones.  We developed the Imperial with a great deal of input from our Nashville clients. We took an overdrive sound that they loved and extended its flexibility and usefulness.  The controls have been optimized to provide wide sweet spots that make this pedal easy to dial in.  The Color knob lets you adjust the EQ for a big variation in response without getting overly dark or painfully bright.  The taper of the Gain knob makes it easy to dial in just a touch of grit to your tone, or use it to apply crunch with a formidable low-mid presence great for classic open-back combos.  Bass response is full and the high end character is clear without being harsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can adjust the dynamics of you tone with the Dyn switch.  The up position gives you a classic Nashville overdrive while the down position gives you a more articulate, faster voice, making the Imperial equally good at both thumping crunch sounds and clear, transparent overdriven sounds.  The Imperial is a great solution for bold dirty rhythm sounds, adding the slightest amount of dirt to your clean, or sending an already crunchy amp over the edge!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788432212061,"sku":"XTS-IOD","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/imperial_3_4.jpg?v=1792432463"},{"product_id":"xts-preamp","title":"XTS Preamp","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe XTS Preamp is a great all-in-one solution for those looking to get excellent overdriven, crunchy, and distorted tones from a pedal. The Preamp holds three of our most popular circuits, the Atomic Overdrive, the Precision Multi-Drive, and the Pegasus Boost... all in one box!  We have designed it to function like a two channel preamp plus a boost; add your favorite delay and you'll have a small but formidable guitar rig!  Change tones with one press of the Channel Select button.  No more stomp-off-then-stomp-on. Quickly change from one great tone to another!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can use the Pegasus independently of the two drives, and with the Pre-Post switch you can put the boost before or after your selected drive, giving you the option to add saturation to your dirty sound or a level boost to get over the band for soloing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll inevitably discover how it works best for you, but you may want to try setting the Precision for a dirty rhythm tone, the Atomic for a little more crunch and then use the Pegasus as a lead boost. Given the flexibility of each pedal alone, combining them in the XTS Preamp results in a dizzying array of sonic possibilities!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788432801885,"sku":"XTS-PRE","price":599.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/preamp_left_1_1.jpg?v=1792432465"},{"product_id":"precision-multi-drive","title":"Precision Multi-Drive","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe XTS Precision Multi-Drive takes classic overdrive tones to the next level, giving you the means to dial in the exact sound you are looking for with added controls to vary the tonal response and gain structure of the overdrive.  The Precision Multi-Drive's two toggle switches can control whether the pedal has a traditional mid-range emphasis, is softer with a bit more top end, or bold and fat, producing tones more like the west coast overdrive we all know and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fat - Slim - Fatter control lets you adjust the low-end contour to your instrument, amp, and tastes.  Slim makes this pedal a real screamer, with a mid-range sound heard on countless records.  The Fat and Fatter settings let you fill out your low and low-mid frequencies, producing a full-bodied overdrive tones that sound like a great overdriven amplifier.  With the Soft – Punch - Edge control you can adjust the sound and feel of this pedal. Punch gives you big, bold, and fast dynamics.  In the Soft and Edge settings you can mimic the forgiving and dynamic feel of smaller wattage amps as well as amps with cascading overdrive that lends itself to a slightly rounder attack.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788434276445,"sku":"XTS-PMD","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/precision_multi-drive_1_1.jpg?v=1792432471"},{"product_id":"tejas-boost","title":"Tejas Boost","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe XTS Tejas Boost offers boost with EQ and an overdrive\/distortion in one box.  With the Gain set low, the Tejas Boost offers a warm increase in volume and chime that works great bringing an amp to new levels of breakup or works in conjunction with other pedals like compressors to bring new sounds to your current pedalboard setup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the Gain turned up, the Tejas offers an uncompressed, musical breakup that can make a crunchy amp really sing.  The tone controls are voiced to be useful across their entire ranges, letting you add sparkle, cut some tubby-ness, or otherwise modify your tone to exactly what you're looking for.  Max out the Gain control, and the well-behaved Tejas gives way to a decidedly unruly distortion sound that ventures into fuzz characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tejas combines a classic topology with new XTS circuit modifications. We use carefully selected components, including orange drop capacitors, that work together to produce an amazing array of sounds that are always warm and musical.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788434997341,"sku":"XTS-TB","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/tejas_boost_2.jpg?v=1792432473"},{"product_id":"tejas-drive","title":"Tejas Drive","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens if you take the Tejas Boost and Overdriver circuits and swap out those big orange-drop caps for their smaller equivalents?  You get the Tejas Drive! It's smaller but still huge on tone.  The Tejas Drive uses the exact same transistor and resistor types as its bigger\u003cbr\u003ebrothers, but takes advantage of the smaller type of caps that we use in our other pedals.  The same great Tejas family sounds in a package half the size!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788435947613,"sku":"XTS-TD","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/tejas_drive_3.jpg?v=1792432476"},{"product_id":"tejas-overdriver","title":"Tejas Overdriver","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tejas Overdrive has the exact same topology as its boosting cousin.  The only change is that the internal volume control has migrated to a full-fledged Volume knob on the outside.  Now you have convenient control of your output level!  Adjust the Gain knob for as much boost, grit, or crunch as you like and use the Volume control to maintain unity level or give yourself a level bump over your bypassed signal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788436537437,"sku":"XTS-TO","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/tejas_overdrive_left_1.jpg?v=1792432479"},{"product_id":"winford-drive","title":"Winford Drive","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Winford Drive is one of the world's best overdrive\/distortion pedals.  This device adapts to nearly every situation, going from light overdrive on country stages, to big wooly distortion on the hardest rocking gigs.  With unparalleled touch sensitivity and dynamic response, the Winford responds to the way you play.  The Winford goes beyond cleaning up simply by rolling back on your guitar's volume.  Small changes in playing dynamics are translated immediately by the Winford to a huge palette of tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gain knob covers tones from very light overdrive to monstrous distortion.  The unique Mid Boost gives natural sounding boost in the lower mids that can fill out lightly overdriven tones, and can give single coil instruments the girth to compete with their humbucking brethren.  The Tone knob gives you broad control of your high frequency content and the Presence control lets you add clarity to your high end without getting piercing or sterile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Winford Drive is one of the most versatile guitar effect pedals ever made. It not only gives the player access to a huge variety of tones via its simple, powerful controls, but works with your playing dynamics and guitar's volume control to make the Winford an ultra-responsive and dynamic part of any guitar rig.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788437487709,"sku":"XTS-WIN","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/winford_1.jpg?v=1792432481"},{"product_id":"fermata","title":"Fermata","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fermata optical compressor is a product that has spent a very long time in development at XTS. From dreaming up our ideal compressor features, designing the circuits to implement them, sourcing parts for production and going back to square one on more than one occasion, we have worked very hard to provide a compressor that offers a ton of control without being difficult to dial in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fermata holds true to many classic optical compressor characteristics. The optical element of the Fermata gives a soft-knee squish that sounds natural even under high SUSTAIN settings. Unlike some VCA based designs, the Fermata can limit dynamic range without necessarily destroying the dynamic content of your signal. Even with very aggressive and pumping settings, this compressor breathes like the great studio optical-based designs of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the Fermata does not have a mix control per se, it does have a four ways of controlling the compression characteristic to whatever level of subtly needed. The SUSTAIN control adjusts the threshold of compression. Higher settings lead to more compression and longer sustain. The RATIO switch allows you to select ratios from gentle compression to very aggressive limiting. The ATTACK control adjusts the compressor's attack time to nearly instantaneous action to slow attack times that allow you to keep an unattenuated initial transient and focus compression on your signal's tails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CONTOUR control has been sitting on the XTS whiteboard for nearly 7 years. This control desensitizes the compressor to low end frequencies. Many times, when compressors are compressing nicely in the guitar's upper registers, the first position low strings are overly compressed and practically folding in on themselves. The Fermata's CONTOUR control allows you to reduce this phenomenon and lets you play open and snappy riffs down low and slide up to a slinky, compressed feel for lead licks and fills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fermata's TONE control allows you to add back some of the sheen the compression process can sometimes seem to roll off and gives the Fermata the ability to offer compressed and crisp studio tones even in front of amps that aren't set extraordinarily bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor as much as the Fermata offers in terms of compression, it may be the ways in which it can be made to NOT compress that set it apart from other devices in the market. Even those players who have struggled to find a compressor that works for them will be able to easily dial in natural sounding compression that enhances your guitar playing without overpowering it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788437848157,"sku":"XTS-FC","price":229.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/fermata.jpg?v=1792432483"},{"product_id":"shapecharger","title":"Shapecharger","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe XTS Shapecharger is a discrete transistor circuit capable of a wide variety of boost types. It consists of two independent FET boost sections; one for full-bodied, transparent gain and the other for focused, mid-range control. Because of the valve-like characteristics of these boost circuits, the Shapecharger has a vacuum tube quality that makes your guitar sound sweeter while still being faithful to reproduce all the nuances of your particular instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe primary gain circuit is a full-range boost very similar to our Pegasus Boost. It is a simple circuit that provides clean gain, but can also breakup beautifully under higher gain settings when driven hard. While full-range gain is great in many circumstances, it is sometimes necessary, particularly when driving pedals and amps already breaking up, to remove some bass frequencies from your boosted signal, making sure your sound stays tight and controlled. The Shapecharger's RANGE control sculpts your signals low end with a shelving, high-pass circuit. Small amounts of RANGE tightens up a tubby amp, and turning the GAIN and RANGE up gives great, treble-boosted tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secondary gain circuit is a mid-boost with a sweepable mid frequency. The mid-boost comes before the primary gain circuit and is capable of overdriving it and any amp or pedal that comes after. The mid-boost and its parametric control are a discrete transistor design, simple, but very powerful in application. With mid-frequency control, you can boost low-mid frequencies for throaty fullness or high-mid frequencies to add classic guitar cut. At extreme settings, cocked-wah tones are available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shapecharger also introduces our S.M.R.T. Switch. When you put your Shapecharger into S.M.R.T. Switch mode, you can turn the primary gain circuit on and off by itself, and then add the mid-boost circuit to it for solos or additional gain tones. This dual function mode makes the Shapecharger two pedals in one and is great for players with compact rigs and anyone looking for a variety of gain-stage options for their guitar rig.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788438569053,"sku":"XTS-SC","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/shapecharger.jpg?v=1792432486"},{"product_id":"xts-midrange-graphic-modded-ge-7","title":"XTS Midrange Graphic Modded GE-7","description":"\u003cp\u003e*** NOTE: Our supply of Midrange Graphics is dependent on getting fresh GE-7 stock from Boss. Unfortunately, we do not know with any certainty when we will be re-supplied by them. If there is no stock shown on this page, we are, in fact, out of stock. We will put more up as soon as we have some available. There is no waiting list, please watch this page and our social media posts. ***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe XTS Midrange Graphic Mod was developed with Tom Bukovac. The session ace wanted an eq pedal centered entirely on the guitar's midrange frequencies. To that end, we take a full-range Boss GE-7 graphic eq and modify the frequency bands to focus on critical midrange frequencies. With the adjusted centers, you will find that smaller levels of cut and boost are required to make marked changes to your tone. This can allow for a more naturalistic or less 'effected' sound. Larger boosts and cuts can still be employed to significantly shift your tonal center. The Midrange Graphic Mod makes a fantastic boost that gives you pinpoint control of not just how loud you are but how you sound in the mix. Instead of terrifying your sound man with large amounts of full-range boost, you can pocket your sound in the band or in the track, stepping forward in the mix, not stepping on the mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mod also reduces the eq's noise floor, improving the pedal all-round for stage and studio use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis catalog listing is for a modified NEW Boss GE-7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like to send us your GE-7 to modify, please email us. The cost to modify your GE-7 will be $135 plus return shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XAct Tone Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788439257181,"sku":"XTS-GE7","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6082\/8509\/files\/ge-7.jpg?v=1792432487"}],"url":"https:\/\/xacttone.com\/collections\/pedals.oembed","provider":"XAct Tone Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}