The Beacon

Beacon takes the vibe of ’60s broadcast consoles and drops it on your board: rich, harmonically charged saturation that can go from chimey hi-fi lift to thick, vintage-console overdrive — and beyond.

In its lower-gain range, Beacon works as a sparkling clean boost and transparent drive with heaps of output to push your amp. As you wind it up, the circuit starts to compress and saturate in a really musical way, thickening the mids and adding that “recorded” chew that makes riffs feel bigger.

Flip the Gain switch and Beacon steps into heavier territory — warmer, grittier, and fuzz-edged without losing dynamics. The low-end control lets you keep it tight and punchy or let it bloom and get woolly, which makes it a killer stacker and a perfect match for single coils, humbuckers, and different amp flavours.

What it’s great for:

Always-on preamp “sweetener” that makes your amp feel larger
Sparkly boost into edge-of-breakup amps
Chewy console-style overdrive with dynamic pick response
Warm, fuzzy drive tones with the Gain switch engaged
Dialling tight vs big low end depending on your rig

Key features

Gain switch for instant low/high gain voicing
Responsive low-end control (tighten up or let it bloom)
Dynamic, touch-sensitive feel that cleans up with playing intensity

Specs:
9V DC, centre-negative (standard pedal power, no batteries here folks)
Top-mounted jacks (board-friendly)

Made to order. Typical timeframe is 4-6 weeks.