Electronic Audio Experiments Glaive

The Electronic Audio Experiments Glaive is the most dangerous gain device in their lineup. This discordant yet deceptively versatile op amp fuzz is capable of over +80dB of gain. The Weight knob adjusts a lightly resonant high pass filter at the input, for tones ranging from tight, ripped- speaker grind to bass-rich sludge. Texture blends in a full-wave rectified analog signal, producing an octave up that gets fed into the fuzz input. Use it for subtle scrambling, or to generate piercing intermodulation products and sub-bass artifacts with a synthesizer-like attack. The LPF toggle can focus harsh overtones or unleash a full-spectrum cut through any mix. Finally, the Squelch toggle enables a brute-force, highly effective bias gate that can temper even the most fanatical gain levels and impart a crumbly, ripping quality to the note decay.

The Glaive is the spiritual successor to the OxEAE Fuzz, a short lived but much (like, MUCH) loved device that we still get asked for on a daily basis. This new pedalboard-friendly form factor includes two new functions - a 3-position high cut toggle to widen the tonal range, and a Squelch toggle, which mis-biases the fuzz core, for ripping, gated tones and a hard cutoff between notes. See? Sometimes change is good.

The whole package is rounded out with a robust, high-headroom 24V internal power supply and quiet buffered bypass with intelligent momentary/latching functionality. Indeed, despite its belligerent nature, the Glaive possesses a deadly finesse.

Controls:

• Level: Output volume level.
• Fuzz: Controls the signal flow into the primary gain stage. Increase to add gain, up to an irresponsible +80dB.
• Weight: Changes the cutoff of a high pass filter at the input to alter the attack and thickness of the fuzz. Decrease for a tight attack, increase for crushing bass frequencies.
• Texture: Turn clockwise to blend in an analog octave up at the input of the fuzz circuit. Low settings add subtly broken harmonics, high settings add a strong 2nd harmonic with
extended overtones and sub-bass artifacts.
• LPF (left toggle): 3-position tone switch. Center = no high cut, down = moderate high cut, up = strong high cut.
• Squelch (right toggle): 3 position controlling bias/gate behavior. Center = off, down = mild gating, up = strong gating.
• Footswitch: Activates the effect with intelligent momentary/latching behavior.

Specifications

• Bypass switching: Silent electronic switching with a high-headroom op amp buffer
• Input impedance @ 1Khz: 1MΩ
• Output impedance @ 1Khz: <1KΩ
• Power: 9VDC, 2.1mm center negative barrel. The current draw is 70mA.

EAE recommend a regulated, isolated power supply rated for 100 mA minimum. The DC input is protected against reverse polarity and over-voltage up to 20V. Their pedals do not accept batteries.