The Wampler Pinnacle is Eddie Van Halen’s “brown sound” in a pedal. Great for getting high gain crunch out of your guitar. Controls include: Volume: the overall volume of the pedal. Gain: controls the amount of gain. Tone: adjusts the frequency emphasis on the highs. Interacts with the contour knob and VInt./Modern switch. Contour: Adjusts the overall frequency. Interacts with the tone knob and the Vint./Modern switch. Noon is balanced, clockwise is scooped, counterclockwise is very midrange-forward. Vint./Modern switch: Sets the overall voicing of the pedal’s frequencies. Vintage is darker and modern is brighter. Boost switch: alters the gain structure to have more drive and heavier distortion when engaged. The Wampler Pinnacle is true bypass and can be powered by a standard 9 volt DC adaptor with 2.1mm negative center barrel. Current draw is 4 mA.
