

The Mantra by Blackout Effectors is an overdrive pedal with a wide range of features and technical specifications. It is equally capable of producing refined overdrive tones as well as raunchy, high-gain sounds. The pedal is designed with amp-like circuit architecture, incorporating multiple cascaded MOSFET and JFET gain stages to ensure natural, touch-sensitive overdrive conditions and a wide range of clean-up with the guitar's volume knob.
Key Features:
- Unequaled touch sensitivity and guitar volume knob cleanup
- Orange-inspired tone section allows mid control by raising or lowering
Treble & Bass controls
- More gain range than usually available from overdrives
- 2 internal trim pots for biasing JFET transistors
- True bypass switching
Technical Specifications:
- Power: 9V – 18V (negative center supply with 2.1mm plug required; top-
mounted)
- Input/Output: Mono input/output jacks (side-mounted)
- Current Draw: 10-15mA
- Controls: Treble, Bass, Gain, Volume
- Handmade in Asheville, NC, USA
The Mantra overdrive pedal is designed to be extremely touch-sensitive, offering dynamic response and versatile tone-shaping capabilities.
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Below are live Reverb listings for the Blackout Effectors Mantra from Reverb. Stompbx automatically aggregates current offers to give you a quick look at available models, conditions, and prices. Perfect for comparing options and making an informed purchase.
Good
$246.87
Very Good
$203.04
Excellent
$110
Excellent
$135
Excellent
$169.09
Very Good
$100
Very Good
$291.97
Brand New
$366.37
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