While staring at Stevie Ray’s statue in Austin, Carl
decided to add a Texas style overdrive to the Vintage
lineup. Equally suited to single coils or humbuckers and
with a True Bypass Switch, the Blue Ranger also incor-
porates a ‘dual-clip’ circuit to keep the sound un-muffled
and clear at all levels. The overly simple controls (Level
for overall volume, Gain for the amount of overdrive, and
Tone for fine tuning your sound) quickly take you from
big open Hendrix-y chords to saturated SRV type leads,
and beyond! The Blue Ranger will actually cross the
border into Fuzz with the Gain full out. Housed in the
cool new diecast housing with mini-knobs and cool retro
colour, Blue Ranger can be powered by a 9v battery, but
we always recommend a regulated power supply for
optimum response!
The Level knob adjusts the overall level of the Blue
Ranger. By adjusting this knob (in conjunction with the
gain) you can match or exceed the bypass signal for
rhythm or solo work.
The Drive knob adjusts the amount of overdrive, from
light crunch; at full counter-clockwise, to full, fat over-
drive with loads of sustain at full clockwise…. and
everything in between. Regardless of the amount of
overdrive, the Blue Ranger always produces those great
‘vintagy’ mid-tones that seem to cut right through the mix
in both live and recording sessions.
