Description
Gladio mk3
The double preamp returns.We retired the original at the end of 2022. Used units keep selling at or above their original price. The mk3 brings it back, with the two things you kept asking us to change: Bass on the outside, and a Ratio control on Channel 2.
Ratio: attack and definition, without touching the gain.
Channel 2 is where the mk3 pushes hardest. The Ratio knob takes your clean signal at the input and mixes it in parallel with the overdrive: down for the pure drive voice, up to restore attack, note separation and dynamics without lowering the gain. On a channel this saturated, it’s the difference between one voice and a continuum of them.
30V INTERNAL HEADROOM
An internal charge pump runs the circuit at 30 volts from a standard 9V supply. More headroom means cleaner transients and a wider dynamic range: the space a note needs to bloom instead of flattening under gain.
TWO INDEPENDENT CHANNELS
Two full preamps in one enclosure, each with dedicated Gain, Volume and Tone. Channel 1:transparent and dynamic, full clean to dirty on pick attack alone. Set it once, play the rest with your right hand. Channel 2: midrange-forward, harder clipping, reshaped by the new Ratio control. Each channel has its own Compression toggle for feel: tight and controlled, or open and touch-reactive.
FOUR JACKS, REMOTE FOOTSWITCH
Run the mk3 as one dual-channel pedal, or split it into two fully independent pedals anywhere in your signal chain. A Remote mini-jack accepts a latching stereo footswitch for hands-free channel switching.
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