V-2

DISTORTION

e Vick Audio V-2 is based on the famous Pete Cornish G-2™ distortion unit. Well usually I make it a point to only do reproductions of pedals that are no longer made by the original manufacturer I decided to make an exception in this case since the original units are so expensive and hard to find. The V-2 is not an exact reproduction of the G-2 but has some differences I would like to point out. I dislike pedals that use buffers when bypassed so I made the V-2 a true bypass pedal. The input buffer is still present when the pedal is engaged but not when turned off. I have nothing against buffers I just want the guitarist to have a choice if and when to put buffers in the signal chain. Some may consider this sacrilege but I avoid using germanium components. I chose to use Bat41 silicon clipping diodes instead of the original germanium diodes. I know many people swear by germanium and maybe my opinion stems from me living in such a harsh climate (Arizona) but I find the inconsistency of germanium unacceptable.