Dark Blood Distortion by KHDK

The Dark Blood Distortion by KHDK is a high-gain pedal designed to deliver an angry, merciless amp-like distortion with a tube-like and mid-heavy tone. It is built on KHDK’s original circuit combining solid-state and MOSFET technology, with a treble booster added to the front end of the circuit to push the tone to the limit.

Key Features:
- GAIN: Controls the gain of the circuit, offering pick-sensitive tones with excellent dynamics at lower settings and massively overdriven tones at higher settings.
- DOOM: Determines the amount of low-end grunt present in the tone, ranging from tight bass to long sustain for a liquid, solo-ready tone.
- VOLUME: Sets the output volume of the pedal.
- TREBLE: A passive, natural-sounding low-pass filter that cuts high-end frequencies and offers a wide frequency range for tonal shaping.
- HI/LO Switch: Offers a lo setting for chunky overdrive ideal for rhythm playing and a hi setting for added saturation, sustain, low-end, and compression, recommended for soloing.
- GATE: Controls the background noise of the tone, allowing the stronger gain signal to pass while blocking weaker humming or hissing.

Specifications:
- Bypass Mode: True Bypass
- Dimensions: 120 x 65 x 40 mm (Width x Depth x Height)
- Input Connector: Standard ¼” jack – mono/TS
- Output Connector: Standard ¼” jack – mono/TS
- Power Input: Standard 9V Battery or 9V DC (center negative) power supply

The pedal is recommended for use as the main tone into a clean amp, as a fly rig, or as a backup to an amp or modeling rig. It is suitable for gain-freaks, designed for palm muting riffs and searing high-gain solos. Additionally, KHDK recommends utilizing the Dark Blood as a fly-rig into clean amps when gigging without your own amp, making it extremely versatile for various use-cases.

For further support or inquiries, users can contact support@khdkelectronics.com.