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Overview of Jackson Audio Belle Starr’s and Stripes Limited Edition Overdrive Pedal
We are discontinuing the Belle Starr and to give it one last hurrah before we do, we are releasing a limited edition version called the 'Belle Starr's and Stripes' just in time for the 4th of July 2021! To help us celebrate our Independence Day and give back to those who have served our country so faithfully, Drew is donating all of his royalties on the sale of the Belle Starr's and Stripes to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1513 of which his dad is a member! Pick up a new pedal and help us give back to this countries veterans! Talk about a win win! Named after a most famous female outlaw from way back in my family line, this pedal pushes hard, runs wild but stays calculated, like she did, and in that way, embodies her rock and roll spirit." - Drew Shirley, Switchfoot
The BELLE STARR is the result of a several months-long collaboration with Drew Shirley from the band Switchfoot. If you're familiar with Drew's rig, he has always run super small, low-wattage amps, and run them wide-open to get his signature overdriven sound. The BELLE STARR was designed to recreate these tones.
Not a high-gain overdrive, the BELLE STARR is a low/mid gain overdrive circuit that has the smooth and natural breakup that is characteristic in smaller, non-negative feedback amps.
To make the overdrive as natural-sounding and amp-like as possible, we incorporated a unique clipping circuit (the part of the circuit that distorts the signal) and features MOSFET transistors instead of traditional silicon diodes. When used in a clipping circuit, the MOSFET transistors produce a very smooth and amp-like overdrive.
The overdrive range on the BELLE STARR is so evenly spread out across the range of the GAIN control that it goes from absolutely clean to medium gain with no unusual jumps in the dynamic response.
Over the 8 months that we spent dialing in the BELLE STARR, we have tried it with every variation of amp we could get our hands on. Fender, Marshall, Vox and of course our own Jackson amps. This was done to ensure that the BELLE STARR would work on any amp that you marry it to.
We are very proud of the work that we have done with Drew and believe that the BELLE STARR is a dynamic, expressive and natural sounding overdrive that will fit perfectly into any rig!
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