Medusa Death Metal Distortion Pedal

Lichtlaerm Audio Medusa

Summon death metal sounds that turn you to stone with the Medusa Death Metal Distortion Pedal from Lichtlaerm Audio, an HM-2 inspired distortion built for gruesome, grinding tones. A successor to Lichtlaerm's early standout, the Breathe//Die, Medusa carries on the legacy of expanded HM-2 style distortions with even more control, more options, and a crushing assault of additional gain. The result is a pedal that unleashes a wide range of cutting chainsaw tones with tameable tightness and control for the perfect death metal distortion.

Medusa's feature-packed panel starts out with gain and level controls, which interact to set your preferred level of saturation and output volume. Lichtlaerm's proprietary Cut control tightens up your sound, ideal for punchy rhythm playing especially when using drop tunings or extended instruments. At the end of the chain, a full implementation of the Key & the Gate noise gate keeps things clean and tight when you aren't shredding. A row of smaller knobs give you access to the beloved HM-2 EQ section, with an added tunable mid-frequency band and active shelving Presence filter. Switch between the classic chainsaw sounds of the HM-2 in classic mode, or enjoy the louder and mid-focused modern mode for a totally new flavor.

With its integrated send and return FX loop, Medusa is a perfect platform for experimentation. A blend control seamlessly mixes between the distortion and FX loop, and works as a dry/wet control when no loop is applied for parallel saturation effects. A switch allows you to flip the phase of the FX loop or clean signal, adding a handy feature for complex signal chains. If you're looking for classic HM-2 sounds that go above and beyond into uncharted distortion territories, the Medusa Death Metal Distortion from Lichtlaerm is ready to snake its way into your rig.

Medusa Features

• High-gain distortion for Death Metal
• Inspired by the HM-2 and Lichtlaerm's own Breathe//Die distortion pedals
• Gain and Level controls
• Cut control adds tightness for punishing palm mutes and more
• HM-2 inspired EQ section with Grind dual peaking mids control and additional tunable mid-frequency band
• High shelf filter Presence control
• EQ bands boost or cut +/-16dB
• 2x switchable distortion stages including HM-2 inspired classic and modern, mid-focused distortion
• Send and return loop
• Blend control and Polarity reverse control for FX loop / clean signal