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God save the Queen! Make all of your Brian May fantasies a reality with the Operatic Overdrive! From the moment I first heard Brian May’s soaring, and triumphantly melodic guitar solo on the 6-minute FM Radio epic, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” or the flippantly twee, yet no less bombastic “Killer Queen,” I became obsessive in my quest to harness the specificity and singularity of tone which he so defiantly and effortlessly demonstrates across Queen’s canon of recorded music. And now, after decades of curiosity and pontification, The Operatic overdrive has finally landed! As a loving tribute to my personal obsession with all things Brian Harold May, now you too can wield it’s unearthly power in your very own hands as you sail those Seven Seas of Rye!

Famously known for his employment of an always on Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster into a Vox AC 30, in the studio May often additionally utilized what he and his band members colloquially referred to as The “Deacy” Amplifier; designed by electronics Wiz and fellow band member, John Deacon. And with a touch of fairy dust studio magic from legendary Producer Roy Thomas Baker, you have the classic Brian May tones we all know and love. The Operatic Overdrive painstakingly recreates those unmistakable sounds from those classic records utilizing an entirely new and original circuit, two years in the making; granting you access to an astonishing range of Brian May’s decidedly singular tones, with the kick of a foot switch. On top of that, The Operatic Overdrive additionally affords you the option to achieve those classic bombastic tones at sound pressure levels that won’t get you into hot water with your HOA or neighbors! Works just as well through a completely clean pedal platform amplifier as it does through a rig already on the edge of breakup.

While specifically voiced to capture the Theatricality and Hard Rocking sounds of the legendary Muso-Astrophysicist, with it’s High Gain threshold and expanded precision tonal capabilities, it is equally well suited for heavier genres from Prog-Rock to Heavy Metal, Thrash and beyond… Top mounted jacks, and conveniently housed in a stomp-box format, you too can experience “A Night at the Opera” or “A Day at the Races” at your feet and fingertips anytime you fancy! Ladies, Gents, and all who defy convention, it is my great honour to introduce to you, The Operatic Overdrive! Now available for Preorder at www.QuarantineEffectsUSA.com. Units begin shipping October 1st, 2022.

The 1960’s is rightfully celebrated as the decade in which the Guitar-god was born… From Eric Clapton, to Jeff Beck, to Jimmy Page… Each of these musical wizards achieved royal status at least in part through their membership within the British Blues-Rock Elite bastion known as “The Yardbirds.” But when a then 24 year-old London session guitarist Jimmy Page recruited Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones to fulfill unfinished Yardbirds tour dates in Scandinavia in 1968 - after the sudden departure of original founding members - “The New Yardbirds” were born… And the rest is history… The Flying Yardbird meticulously recreates the heavier side of things on those early classic Led Zeppelin records. Think of it as the air bridge between the Blues and Hard Rock and Heavy metal born out of the 60’s and early 70’s… Whether yearning for a “Whole Lotta Love,” or feeling “Dazed and Confused”… If you are in pursuit of that unrivaled Zoso Fuzzy goodness, or are looking to crank up your Blues game into psychedelic overdrive, look no further than The Flying Yardbird! An invaluable tool in any guitarists arsenal, voiced specifically to capture the unmistakable glorious tones of the Led Zeppelin canon, it’s versatility allows you to replicate everything from the sounds of late 60’s/early 70’s Jeff Beck, to Eric Clapton’s distinctive “woman tone,” all the way through to some of John Mayer’s most recent ambitious and uniquely textured solo tones. Now available for Preorder at www.QuarantineEffectsUSA.com. Units begin shipping October 2022.

Whether it be the result of heavy rain, unintentional blunt force impact, or simply recording equipment malfunction, the origins of Fuzz may be concretely traced back as early as 1960, to a Nashville recording session where mixing engineer Glenn Snoddy set out designing a circuit to faithfully recreate the unexpectedly glorious sound of a blown transformer in an audio recording console. When Keith Richards discovered the effect, first utilizing it on the Rolling Stone’s 1965 smash hit “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” it inspired an avalanche of innovation at the dawn of standalone electronic effects, attracting the curious ambition of musical pioneering characters, Ivor Arbiter, Gary Hurst, and of course, the legendary Roger Mayer.

The Aviator Fuzz propels this spirit of innovation further into the future... Inspired by the audaciously bombastic sonic footprints of Psychedelic Rock n’ Roll’s pioneering giants, this Octave-Fuzz effect exists in the space between the achievements of the past, and the promise of the future... As with all Quarantine Effects USA designs, The Aviator Fuzz boasts an uncommonly high headroom circuit, which (in the case of The Aviator Fuzz) may be tuned to taste by adjusting the unit’s Voltage knob, allowing the player to faithfully recreate the sound and feel of a dying (or sagging) 9V battery at will; an historically desirable (and for good reason- ask Eric Johnson!) tonal texture, when employed with a vintage-style fuzz circuit. In homage to the counter-culturally provocative sounds of the 1960’s, the Aviator Fuzz boasts a Dual Channel (fully analog and true bypass) design, transporting you from dynamic electro-mechanical fuzzy dream, to mile-high jet engine scream in an instant. Plant yourself firmly in the present and soar into the future’s past... Let your imagination take flight with the Aviator Fuzz. Designed and hand built by Guitarist/Engineer, Reeve Carney right here in New York, New York.