We have been longtime mutual admirers of the fine folks at Benson Amps. To commemorate both Benson Fest and our camaraderie, we cooked up this 2-in-1 combo pedal featuring the Germanium Boost and the Halberd.
The Halberd is a staple of our lineup, delivering transistor-flavoured overdrive with a distinctive weight and clarity that make it hard to turn off. The Germanium Boost is a master class in elegant electronic design, containing an automatic biasing circuit that elevates even the worst old stock transistor into a colorful gain stage. As soon as we got our hands on a Germanium Boost for the first time, we knew these circuits were made for each other.
Both sides are individually switchable. By default, the Boost is fed into the Halberd—it’s the perfect way to kick the drive sound into high gear. To add further versatility, we broke out separate inputs and outputs for each pedal. The output of the Boost is normalled to the input of the Halberd by default, but you are free to route them any way you like. Put other pedals between them, swap the order, even run them in parallel in a dual mono configuration.
The artwork features a medieval spin on the iconic Benson amps floral tolex pattern, serving as a visual expression of our mutual mind meld. We had fun bringing this pairing to life, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Controls
Note: the Germanium Boost takes about 10-20 seconds to stabilize when first powered on.
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Boost (unlabeled, but you can’t miss it): Sets the output level of the Germanium Boost. More is better.
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Pre: This sets the overall signal gain of the Halberd. Lower settings impart light compression, then increasing amounts of clipping up to a fuzzy overdrive, depending on the Voice and Depth settings.
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Depth: This is an adjustable low frequency shelving filter at the Halberd’s input, and is very interactive with the setting of the Pre control. It can be thought of as a second gain control affecting low frequencies only.
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Tone: This is an adjustable high shelf cut at the Halberd’s output, helpful for taming harsher frequencies especially at high gain settings.
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Post: This sets the Halberd’s overall output level, and is buffered for full transparency at all signal levels.
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Voice: 3 position switch to set the Halberd’s overall drive character
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Clang (up): increases gain in the upper midrange, for an aggressive sound and a sharp attack
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Standard (middle): moderate gain with a gentle mid push; identical to Halberd V1
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Deep (down): a full range gain boost with woolly saturation and a fuzzy note attack
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Warranty & Returns
All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!
Shipping
We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!
We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.
If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.
We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.
Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.
Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.
Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!
Videos
We have been longtime mutual admirers of the fine folks at Benson Amps. To commemorate both Benson Fest and our camaraderie, we cooked up this 2-in-1 combo pedal featuring the Germanium Boost and the Halberd.
The Halberd is a staple of our lineup, delivering transistor-flavoured overdrive with a distinctive weight and clarity that make it hard to turn off. The Germanium Boost is a master class in elegant electronic design, containing an automatic biasing circuit that elevates even the worst old stock transistor into a colorful gain stage. As soon as we got our hands on a Germanium Boost for the first time, we knew these circuits were made for each other.
Both sides are individually switchable. By default, the Boost is fed into the Halberd—it’s the perfect way to kick the drive sound into high gear. To add further versatility, we broke out separate inputs and outputs for each pedal. The output of the Boost is normalled to the input of the Halberd by default, but you are free to route them any way you like. Put other pedals between them, swap the order, even run them in parallel in a dual mono configuration.
The artwork features a medieval spin on the iconic Benson amps floral tolex pattern, serving as a visual expression of our mutual mind meld. We had fun bringing this pairing to life, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Controls
Note: the Germanium Boost takes about 10-20 seconds to stabilize when first powered on.
-
Boost (unlabeled, but you can’t miss it): Sets the output level of the Germanium Boost. More is better.
-
Pre: This sets the overall signal gain of the Halberd. Lower settings impart light compression, then increasing amounts of clipping up to a fuzzy overdrive, depending on the Voice and Depth settings.
-
Depth: This is an adjustable low frequency shelving filter at the Halberd’s input, and is very interactive with the setting of the Pre control. It can be thought of as a second gain control affecting low frequencies only.
-
Tone: This is an adjustable high shelf cut at the Halberd’s output, helpful for taming harsher frequencies especially at high gain settings.
-
Post: This sets the Halberd’s overall output level, and is buffered for full transparency at all signal levels.
-
Voice: 3 position switch to set the Halberd’s overall drive character
-
Clang (up): increases gain in the upper midrange, for an aggressive sound and a sharp attack
-
Standard (middle): moderate gain with a gentle mid push; identical to Halberd V1
-
Deep (down): a full range gain boost with woolly saturation and a fuzzy note attack
-
Warranty & Returns
All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!
Shipping
We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!
We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.
If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.
We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.
Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.
Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.
Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!