For those who would rather growl through their instrument than sing through it, FEA Labs has released its new FEA Growler pedal. The analog harmonic octave tone generated by the Growler blends with the natural tone of the bass guitar to add new dimension, dynamics, warmth, punch, and grrrowl to bass tones.

The Growler offers a comprehensive set of controls and features that will allow you to shape and create your own signature bass sound. Its dual-channel setup provides a way to define two distinct sounds and switch between them during live performances.

The first channel offers the standard features with variable wet and dry signal blend controls, along with an input level boost switch and soft clipping switch. Meanwhile, the second channel extends the tone control by adding a bright level, generator filter switch, and tip ring sleeve (TSR) insert jack to allow outboard processing of the harmonic signal. Using the stomp switch, you can easily select channels and switch between settings. Along with the standard output of the signal from the pedal, a direct out is also provided for additional signal path and mixing options.

At-a-glance features:

• Compact size: 4.5" x 3.5"
• Activation footswitch (stomp switch) with direct bypass when the pedal is not active
• Channel selection footswitch (stomp switch) for easy activation of either channel as needed
• Variable dry, wet channel 1, and wet channel 2 controls for adjusting the mix of the original signal (dry) with either of the analog harmonic signals (wet)
• Input level toggle switch to boost the input signal by +6 dB and allow for more intense tone processing settings on both channels
• Asymmetrical clipping toggle switch to add soft clipping to the generated harmonic tone on both channels
• Variable brightness level control on channel two to add more highs to the harmonic tone as needed
• Generator filter toggle switch on channel 2 to change the low bypass filter from 250 Hz to 1 kHz, allowing the harmonic generator circuit to process more of the original signal
• TRS (tip ring sleeve) insert jack to allow for outboard processing of the harmonic signal using external effects or equalization
• Direct output jack that provides the unprocessed (dry) signal for additional signal path and mixing options

For more about the Growler pedal, please visit fealabs.com.