Empress Effects Heavy Menace Distortion Pedal

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Empress Effects Heavy Menace Distortion Pedal

 

Get any high-gain tone from crunch to crushing, with advanced EQ and gating for total control over sound and silence.

Three distortion modes that range from crunch to crushing, plus a footswitchable gate. Dial in your perfect tone with the three-band EQ and sweepable mid frequency, and sculpt your low-end response with the Weight control for thick chords or tight palm muting.

The Heavy Menace is the most versatile distortion pedal that Empress Effects has ever created. It’s an evolution of the original Heavy with new features and a compact enclosure. 

In addition to the original Heavy and Heavier modes, the Heavy Menace adds a new Lite(ish) mode, covering any high-gain sound from classic hard rock to searing modern metal.

 

Features

  • Three versatile distortion modes - Lite(ish), Heavy, and Heavier
  • Footswitchable noise gate
  • Three-band EQ with sweepable mid frequency
  • Weight control to sculpt low frequency response
  • Linked or independent switching of the distortion and gate
  • Gate key input (⅛” TS or TRS)
  • True bypass or buffered bypass

 

ENHANCED EQ
Empress is obsessed with EQ, and the 3-band circuit on Heavy Menace is one of their best.

The Weight control adjusts a high-pass filter in the distortion circuit to shape low-end character. Turn it up for a thick, full sound, or turn counterclockwise for a tight response that’s perfect for palm muting and extended-range guitars.

Midrange is a key element of a great distorted sound, so the mid frequency is sweepable from 200 Hz to 2.5 kHz to dial in the sweet spot for your guitar and amp. Scoop for a tight, aggressive sound, or push to add definition and cut through a mix.

TRUE OR BUFFERED BYPASS
The Heavy Menace offers both true bypass for maximum transparency, and buffered bypass to protect against signal loss over long cable runs.

ADAPTIVE GATE
Players loved the gate on the original Heavy. Envelope followers in the circuit respond to your playing, letting sustained notes decay naturally but clamping down quickly during fast stops.

On the Heavy Menace, this gate is now footswitchable, with two available modes of operation. In normal bypass mode, the gate doesn’t affect the signal if the distortion is off, while independent bypass mode is like having separate distortion and gate pedals.

They also added a key input so you can optionally trigger the gate with an external signal. This is particularly useful if you have additional pedals before the Heavy Menace in your signal chain, such as a low-gain pedal for stacking. Split a clean signal with a pedal like our Buffer+ and connect it to the Gate Key Input, and the gate will behave consistently regardless of changes at the main input.

 

Specifications

Input Impedance: 1MΩ

Output Impedance: 100Ω

Frequency Response (-3dB): 35Hz - 17kHz

Input Voltage: 9VDC Centre-Negative

Required Current: 250mA

Power Input Connector: 2.1mm Barrel Connector

Height (Enclosure Only): 1.5”

Height (Including Controls): 2.5”

Length: 4.8”

Width: 2.6”

Weight: 1lb

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SKU: HEMA
Vendor: Empress Effects
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