Death By Audio unleashes Savage Dual-Band Resonant Filter Crossover Fuzz

This is the only brand that could dream of mashing up a crossover frequency filter with a savage Fuzz circuit. You should be familiar with the concept of a Crossover Circuit - as I covered my good friend David’s Great Eastern FX XO Variable Crossover Splitter + Blender not so long ago.

The big difference here is the addition of Resonance control - which makes the output more textured and gnarly, and you then split the frequency into dual Fuzz Channels which further clip and shape those frequencies. In essence the signal is split and sent into Dual-Band Low- and High Pass Resonant Filters - where the Frequency knob sets the Crossover Point between those two filters, and you then have separate Volume and Gain controls to further accentuate that portion or signal branch of the frequency.

So it’s like David’s XO Crossover Circuit - but with a fuzz built into that too. It kind of seems obvious that this would be a great formula and I rather question why this hasn’t become more prevalent.

You also get that cool 8-segment LED display - which shows you how the threshold between the two filters is being impacted. So all the way Blue CCW, and all the way Orange when cranked clockwise. The Crossover part I’ve covered before - courtesy of the XO and the KMA Tyler pedals - while this is the first time I’ve encountered a fuzz mixed into the signal path of a Crossover circuit. There are internal settings I believe that allow you changes the colour of LEDs.

You can run the pedal in mono or with Split Inputs and Outputs - from two sources - and into two different amps for instance.

I really like both the concept and sound of this pedal. DBA though have a tendency to go for over-sized enclosures - this one looks pretty large too - which may be a turn-off for me - while I totally love how it sounds - especially with the Resonance control somewhat raised - it can get properly Savage and Gnarly - exactly as advertised!

Death By Audio has also introduced a $39 Photo Modulator light sensing expression device - which looks like something my friend Oriol from El Garatge might have designed - he specialises in all manner of compact expression devices. It looks cool - while I’ve had a somewhat checkered experience with light-sensing devices - and typically prefer a more manual and tactile approach!

Controls - INPUTS } Frequency Crossover Point Dial, Resonance; HIGHS } Volume, Gain; LOWS } Volume, Gain.

Ports - High Input, Low Input, Frequency Crossover Point Expression, 9V DC [-] 120mA, Highs (Mono), Lows.

The Crossover Fuzz goes for $320 direct from the Death By Audio Webstore, and through European and UK Dealers it’s €379 and £329 respectively.

Key Features

• Crossover Fuzz pedal
• Dual inputs and outputs, allowing for a wide range of pedalboard configurations, amp setups, and creative experimentation
• Dedicated knobs to control Frequency, Resonance, Gain and Volume
• Ability to control the filter frequency with an expression pedal or 0-5V external CV to automate panning, filtering, stereo sweeps, and more
• Internal switch to change the colour set of the LEDs. 
  
  • Sky Light: Low-pass = Yellow / High-pass = Cyan
  • Cyber Light: Low-pass = Red / High-pass = Blue
• Top-mounted Jacks 
• Hand-made in New York, USA
• Powered by (opt.) 9 V DC PSU (centre -, 2.1 mm, ~ 120 mA current draw, not included)