{"product_id":"death-by-audio-amp-crash-438301","title":"Amp Crash","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAn extraordinary project born from a simple idea: bringing the room into the pedal\u003c\/h3\u003eThe Amp Crash is the result of a collaboration between Death By Audio and Rainger FX, born from an obsession: to recreate, in a stompbox format, the unpredictable behavior of an amp pushed to its limits. The initial idea was to place a microphone inside a pedal to blend an \"ambient\" element into the guitar signal. The breakthrough came when the prototype also included its own speaker: suddenly, harmonics, natural compression, and feedback started to appear just like on a real combo amp at unreasonable volume.\u003cbr \/\u003eResult: the Amp Crash doesn't just imitate an amp. It \u003cstrong\u003eactually generates\u003c\/strong\u003e these interactions, with that little extra soul (and sometimes resistance) found only when a speaker moves air... even inside a housing.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho is the Amp Crash made for and what are its uses?\u003c\/h3\u003eThis pedal is aimed at musicians who want to feel the amp \"breathe\" under their fingers, even at low volume: rock, garage, punk, stoner, noise, experimental guitarists, but also anyone looking for a lively overdrive that reacts to pick attack and volume knob. It suits both the curious and veterans of extreme sounds, as you can stay on an expressive edge-of-breakup or shift into a massive, unstable fuzz.\u003cbr \/\u003eIn practice, the Amp Crash excels \u003cstrong\u003eat home\u003c\/strong\u003e (to regain full-amp sensations without stacking gain stages), in the \u003cstrong\u003estudio\u003c\/strong\u003e (textures, controlled feedback, inspiring takes), and on a \u003cstrong\u003epedalboard\u003c\/strong\u003e where you want to add organic and untamable character. It's also an ideal playground for sonic exploration: drones, oscillations, harmonics that \"bloom,\" and happy accidents.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eControls, modes, and connectivity: a mini amp + effects engine in one box\u003c\/h3\u003eThe heart of the Amp Crash is its internal 3-watt amp driving a 2-inch internal speaker, while an internal mic captures what's really happening. You then control the blend via \u003cstrong\u003eDI OUT\u003c\/strong\u003e (level of the amp's direct signal sent to the output) and \u003cstrong\u003eMIC OUT\u003c\/strong\u003e (level of the internal mic). This architecture allows you to go from a tight, direct, and percussive tone to a more \"roomy,\" dirtier, more explosive sound with interactions and resonances evolving according to your playing.\u003cbr \/\u003eThe amp section is adjusted via \u003cstrong\u003eGAIN\u003c\/strong\u003e (up to OVERLOAD mode for aggressive distortion, oscillations, and wilder behaviors) and \u003cstrong\u003eTONE\u003c\/strong\u003e (from thick, massive lows to sharper brightness). To control the internal mic when pushing the concept to extremes, a \u003cstrong\u003eMIC GATE\u003c\/strong\u003e switch activates a dedicated noise gate triggered by the instrument input signal.\u003cbr \/\u003eFinally, the Amp Crash includes a selectable SFX section: \u003cstrong\u003eREVERB\u003c\/strong\u003e (digital reverb from small room to huge space), \u003cstrong\u003eECHO\u003c\/strong\u003e (tape-style echo), or \u003cstrong\u003eCHORUS\u003c\/strong\u003e (from metallic modulation close to flanger to wide, lush chorus). The \u003cstrong\u003eDEPTH\u003c\/strong\u003e knob controls the effect mix (and fully bypasses SFX at minimum), while \u003cstrong\u003eTIME\u003c\/strong\u003e adjusts reverb decay, echo delay time, or chorus speed.\u003cbr \/\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePower\u003c\/strong\u003e footswitch operates in \u003cstrong\u003ebuffered bypass\u003c\/strong\u003e: it engages or bypasses the pedal and also manages the internal speaker activation. Connectivity includes an instrument input, main output, 9V DC power supply (2.1 mm center-negative connector), and an \u003cstrong\u003eexternal speaker output\u003c\/strong\u003e: as soon as you connect a cabinet (8 ohms minimum, 3 watts or more), the internal speaker is automatically disabled.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Sound\u003c\/h3\u003eThe Amp Crash stands out with a sense of \u003cstrong\u003esubstance\u003c\/strong\u003e: the sound isn't just saturated, it's \"pressurized.\" By blending DI OUT and MIC OUT, you choose between a more direct sound (clear attack, precise grain) and a more organic dimension (harmonic bloom, natural compression, resonances, and feedback). The spectrum can range from a rich, lively, and responsive overdrive to a crushing, sometimes unpredictable fuzz that makes you want to play differently.\u003cbr \/\u003eThe real joy comes from the dynamics: depending on your guitar, pickups, attack, and placement in the signal chain, the Amp Crash can be docile or deliberately unruly, with the feeling of having a \"little moody amp\" under your foot. Add Reverb, Echo, or Chorus, and you get very inspiring textures for singing leads, gritty rhythms, pads, or musical sound effects.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e@media(max-width:632px){table[data-wb-spec]{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr)}table[data-wb-spec] colgroup{display:none}table[data-wb-spec] tbody,table[data-wb-spec] tr{display:contents}table[data-wb-spec] td{display:block;overflow-wrap:anywhere;grid-row:var(--wb-l);background-color:var(--wb-lb)}table[data-wb-spec] td[data-r]{grid-row:var(--wb-r);background-color:var(--wb-rb)}table[data-wb-spec] td[colspan=\"2\"]{grid-column:1\/-1}table[data-wb-spec] td:empty{display:none}}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ctable data-wb-spec style=\"width:100%;table-layout:fixed\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol 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