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Description
Introducing the Vemuram Jan Ray, a unique addition to your music gear collection, that elegantly captures the quintessential 60's Blackface overdrive sound. This powerful and clear effects pedal expertly retains the characteristics of your guitar, ensuring a great sustain without any unnatural compression. It is designed for easy operation, allowing you to focus on your music rather than fiddling with complex controls.
The Vemuram Jan Ray comes with a range of controls such as Volume, Gain, Bass, Treble, and a Saturation Trimmer. The LED indicator shows when the effect is on, while the footswitch allows you to easily switch between the effect and bypass modes. With its connections for input, output and power supply, this pedal is designed to integrate seamlessly into your setup.
The pedal operates with a power consumption of just 5mA, making it a power-efficient addition to your gear. It can be powered by a 9V battery or a 9V DC power supply, giving you the flexibility to use it in a variety of settings. The True Bypass feature ensures an unaltered signal in bypass mode, preserving the integrity of your sound.
Handcrafted in Japan, the Vemuram Jan Ray combines quality construction with a distinctive sound, making it a must-have for any serious musician or guitar enthusiast.
Key Features:
- Captures 60's Blackface overdrive sound
- Powerful and clear tone
- Retains the characteristics of the guitar
- Easy operation
- Controls: Volume, Gain, Bass, Treble, Saturation (Trimmer)
- LED effect indicator
- Footswitch: Effect On / Bypass
- Connections: Input (6.3 mm jack), Output (6.3 mm jack), Power supply connector
- Power consumption: 5mA
- Power supply: 9V battery or 9V DC power supply (not included)
- True Bypass
- Made in Japan
Product specs
| Available since | June 2018 |
| Overdrive | Yes |
| Distortion | No |
| Fuzz | No |
| Metal | No |
FAQs
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What type of overdrive tone does the Vemuram Jan Ray produce?
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The Vemuram Jan Ray is known for its transparent overdrive, offering a clear tone reminiscent of the punchy sound of 1960s Blackpanel Fender amps, often referred to as the "Fender Magic 6" sound.
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Is the Vemuram Jan Ray pedal true bypass?
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Yes, the Vemuram Jan Ray pedal features true bypass, ensuring that your guitar's tone remains unaffected when the pedal is not engaged.
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Does the Vemuram Jan Ray work well with both single-coil and humbucker pickups?
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The Vemuram Jan Ray is designed to complement a wide range of pickup types, providing clarity and punch for both single-coil and humbucker-equipped guitars.
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What power supply does the Vemuram Jan Ray require?
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The Vemuram Jan Ray requires a standard 9V DC power supply, with a current draw of approximately 10mA.
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Can the Vemuram Jan Ray be used for genres beyond classic rock or blues?
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While the Jan Ray excels in classic rock and blues settings, its transparent overdrive and versatility make it suitable for various genres, providing a clear and dynamic tone.
Videos
That Pedal Show
That Pedal Show – Dream Overdrives: Timmy, Jan Ray & Amp11. And A Bit On Ethics
Reviews
PROS
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Unique sound character, not a Timmy clone
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Excellent as both clean boost and medium/heavy overdrive
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Maintains clarity across volume adjustments
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Adds warmth and fullness without much treble loss
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Versatile for blues/jazz/classic rock tones
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High build quality and visually appealing
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Works well as an always-on pedal
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Enhances amplifier sound significantly
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Provides a wide range of tones from silky to crunchy
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Higher volume output compared to similar pedals
CONS
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Price point may be high for some
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Can dominate signal chain, making it hard to stack with other pedals
Critic Reviews
5.0 out of 5
Based on 1 Review and 18 Ratings
26291
Best overdrive
Best overdrive I've ever used. Very transparent and clear. Pairs well with Fender amps!
Artist usage
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Tomo Fujita uses the Vemuram Jan Ray overdrive pedal, as evidenced by an image result on Google.
On Matt Schofield's website, he says, "For the last few months I’ve been enjoying a Vemuram Jan Ray in place of the Klon. It’s a great boost and light overdrive pedal, one of the best I’ve heard, and the first thing to come along that made me pull the Klon of the board."
Photo I took before Scandal performance in O2 Academy, London (part of European tour 2022). In this photo, Haruna Ono can be seen using an HX Stomp and a Vemuram Jan Ray overdrive.
Wayne Krantz lists this overdrive pedal on his website as a piece of gear he uses.
Both Jan Ray and Karen can be spotted on the 3rd photo of the blog post.
Guitarist Oz Noy praises the Vemuram Jan Ray overdrive pedal, stating, "The Jan Ray sounds absolutely amazing! I've never heard anything that sounds like this pedal." This endorsement is featured on the Vemuram Custom Pedals website.
She uses this during both days of BanG Dream! 8th☆LIVE "Breakthrough!".
In this Instagram post, Artur Menezes gives a rundown of his traveling pedalboard. He mentions the Vemuram Jan Ray and says:
A big change here in my overdrive game. Now I’m having two Vemuram pedals and I’m really loving those. The Budi G and the Jan Ray I’m using separately and also together. They sound amazing. Really amazing. You guys know most of the time I play fuzz, like 90%, but when I play slow blues or some shuffles or some Albert King stuff, I go with overdrives, and these sound amazing.
According to an image from Necry Talkie's Fanicon, もっさ (Moussa)'s pedalboard includes the Vemuram Jan Ray. The image can be viewed here.
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The Vemuram Jan Ray is known as the "transparent overdrive," whatever that means. They retail for almost $400 in the US. Unless you're a lawyer or doctor, it'll be out of reach. Go check out the TC Electronic Spark. It's even more transparent given that it's designed as a clean booster. But, it is also a gain pedal (it's got a gain knob) with an EQ (bass, treble knobs). It'll have a lil bit of the Boss SD1 style chimeyness to it but you can dial that out using the bass knob. I could easily approx the Jan Ray sound with this $63 pedal. BTW, this pedal is so popular, it's backordered at Sweetwater.
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