EarthQuaker Devices GARY Quick Start Manual

Automatic pulse width modulation fuzz and dynamic natural overdrive

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Gary

Automatic Pulse Width Modulation Fuzz and Dynamic Natural Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices is proud to introduce you to your new best bud, Gary. This little

big guy was dreamt up by the one and only Lee Kiernan from the crushing and most

necessary band, Idles!

Gary started as a simple request to create a compact version of the now discontinued

Gray Channel, which was a mainstay on Lee's board and a big part of his main drive

tone. This was all fine and good, and sounded quite sick, but Gary was demanding that

we look deeper and explore his dark side a little more, Gary after dark, Saturday night

Gary. So, we sat him down and began the trek of figuring old Gare-Bear out once and

for all. The result is a real exercise in light and dark; smooth to shredded and everything

in between.

Gary's right brain consists of a dynamic and destructive fuzz that is both domineering

and interactive. It is a ripping fuzz tone with an envelope-controlled variable pulse width

and enough volume to blow everything up. This nasty little fuzz turns the signal into a

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Page 1 Gary after dark, Saturday night Gary. So, we sat him down and began the trek of figuring old Gare-Bear out once and for all. The result is a real exercise in light and dark; smooth to shredded and everything in between.
Page 2 That’s It, which is the master volume for the drive side, you can use Gary’s softer side as a clean boost to push your amp into overdrive or turn up Go and use all of Gary’s internal magic to create the finely tuned dirt you desire.
Page 3 Gary, pickup strength, source instrument, etc. For best results, place Gary near the front of the signal chain to get the most dynamic response from the envelope. Once this control gets around noon, the pulse becomes so narrow that the signal will disappear.
Page 4 Power Current Draw: 20 mA This device requires a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power.