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Beavis Audio Research And $uperpuma Trotsky Drive Reissued

October 08, 2007
Trotsky Drive

The name Beavis Audio Research/$uperpuma Trotsky conjures a few very strange images in my head of punky cartoon characters and mustachioed Soviet leaders, but its really just the name of an overdrive pedal that is being re-released.

The Trotsky itself is a boost/light overdrive pedal is fueled by a single Russian-made transistor. It's based on old Electra distortion with the addition of germanium clipping diodes, a bright switch, variable gain and a volume control, and it produces a nice little sparkle with some pretty high-end.

The staff at Beavis Audio Research and $uperpuma demonstrate the sonic abilities of these little red stompboxes. Check it out below.

The controls, from left to right are:

  • Bright Switch: Great for brightening up a humbucker sound.
  • Gain Knob
  • Volume Knob

J. Irving-Giles is a writer/editor for Gearwire


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Trotsky

By: Option78
That video doesn't show all that this little guy can do! I use mine with other pedals like a dirty boost, just a great little box!
Mon, 2007-10-08 14:08

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