Full Description

The Summer School Electronics Science Fair is a versatile analogue overdrive and distortion pedal combining two classic drive flavours within a single compact enclosure. Rather than simply stacking its circuits in series, the Science Fair runs both in parallel, allowing their individual characteristics to be blended together in virtually any proportion.

The Lab Rat section delivers a hard-clipping distortion sound with an aggressive, articulate response. Independent Drive and Tone controls allow this side of the pedal to move from gritty crunch through to heavier saturated distortion while retaining useful note definition.

The Test Tube section provides a softer-clipping, mid-focused overdrive with the characteristic emphasis associated with classic green overdrive pedals. Its own Drive and Tone controls allow the response to be adjusted independently from the Lab Rat circuit.

A central Blend control determines the balance between the two drive circuits, ranging from either circuit individually through to combinations of both. This allows aggressive distortion to be combined with the clarity and midrange focus of an overdrive, while the dedicated Volume control sets the pedal's overall output level.

Hand-built in Syracuse, New York, the Science Fair offers an unusual approach to combining two established drive styles and is well suited to players looking for flexible gain sounds without relying on multiple individual pedals.