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Description
Meet the EarthQuaker Devices Arrows, a tone-sculpting preamp booster that's anything but ordinary. This all-discrete marvel was designed with the intention of adding an additional channel of gain to your dirt pedals and brightening up neck pickups. With its ability to boost midrange, tighten up the low end and add sparkle to the top end, it's a game-changer for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
The Arrows does more than just elevate your tone. It also drives your dirt into blooming sustain with excellent harmonics, proving itself to be a versatile and indispensable addition to your gear. Its single control interface is straightforward and no-nonsense, giving you the power to either boost or cut your signal with ease.
Use the Arrows to remove the muck from bass-heavy fuzz pedals, push light overdrives into higher gains than you thought possible, or even on its own to make your signal really pop. All analog and true bypass, the EarthQuaker Devices Arrows is handmade one at a time in Akron, Ohio, ensuring quality and craftsmanship you can trust.
Key Features:
- Discrete analog circuitry for authentic sound.
- Designed to add an additional gain channel to dirt pedals.
- Brightens up dark sounding neck pickups.
- Boosts midrange and tightens up low end.
- Adds top-end harmonic clarity and sparkle.
- Single control interface for easy use.
- All analog, true bypass for pure signal path.
- Handmade one at a time in Akron, Ohio.
- Low 2mA current draw for power efficiency.
- Top-mounted jacks for convenience.
- Silent relay-based switching.
- Requires standard 9-volt center-negative DC power supply (sold separately).
Product specs
| Brand | EarthQuaker Devices |
| Model | Arrows Preamp Booster |
| Finish | Various |
| Year | 2015 - 2017 |
| Made In | United States |
| Categories | Overdrive and Boost Pedals |
| Pedal Format | Standard |
FAQs
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What type of boost does the EarthQuaker Devices Arrows provide?
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The EarthQuaker Devices Arrows is a mid/treble boost pedal designed to enhance presence and harmonics, adding clarity and punch to your guitar signal.
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Can the EarthQuaker Devices Arrows be used with both clean and overdriven amps?
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Yes, the Arrows works well with both clean and overdriven amps, enhancing clarity and dynamics in clean settings while tightening and focusing overdriven tones.
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Does the EarthQuaker Devices Arrows require a specific power supply?
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The Arrows operates on a standard 9V DC power supply, similar to most guitar pedals, and does not have battery operation.
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Is the EarthQuaker Devices Arrows suitable for all guitar types?
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Yes, the Arrows can be used with any electric guitar, providing a versatile boost that enhances the natural tone and dynamics across different guitar types.
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Earthquaker Devices Arrows Preamp Booster
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PROS
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Enhances drive pedals and fuzzes with a unique EQ dimension
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Simple, effective single-knob design for easy high-end boost control
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Adds clarity and cuts through heavy mixes for standout lead runs
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Operates quietly with a smooth boost sweep
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Adds nice grit and high-end sparkle, even at low settings
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Versatile for both boosting signal and slightly cleaning up amp sounds
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Doesn't alter the inherent sound of vintage amps when boosting
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Adds thick saturation and cleans up low end effectively
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Can transform tone into high gain metal territory when stacked with other pedals
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Works well with both 6 and 7 string guitars
CONS
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Can overly dominate and alter the tone of other pedals in the chain
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Might be too bright for some users' preferences
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Not universally compatible; may not play well with every pedal setup
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At 19:25 Nick explains how he uses the Arrows booster pedal as an overdrive, since the tubes on his JCM800 can drive his sound.
In the video "Carmen Vandenberg of BONES UK highlights her essential pedals | EarthQuaker Devices" at 3:07, guitarist Carmen Vandenberg is seen with the EarthQuaker Devices Arrows Pre-Amp Booster on her pedalboard. She mentions its ability to enhance sound by giving it more definition and states, "It just makes anything sound better. It boosts it, but it gives it more definition, kind of love having it on all the time." This information is provided by the source EarthQuakerDevices on YouTube.
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