Fulcrum

boost and EQ pedal

A high-headroom clean preamp designed with simplicity and durability in mind.

$150

Fulcrum is a versatile and unopinionated gain staging and frequency sculpting tool.

Features

  • Gain control capable of ±20dB boost/cut with a flat frequency response
  • Tilt EQ for broad tonal adjustments across the entire spectrum
  • Internal 30V power supply can accept a wide range of input signals, even line level
  • Knobs "snap in" at their unity positions, and each control can be used completely independently
  • "Hold for momentary" bypass switching that saves state when not powered on
  • High quality buffers preserve signal integrity when not in operation
  • Adjustable LED brightness
  • Over-voltage protection

Usage

Fulcrum's utility lends itself to a wide variety of situations:

  • Push amps and other pedals to the point of breakup (or further!)
  • Combine gain and EQ to cut through the mix during solos
  • Add a master volume and/or tone control to pedals that lack them
  • Bring lower level signals up to line level
  • Bring line level signals to instrument level
  • In amp and pedal effects loops for easy EQ adjustments
  • Make sweeping EQ changes to synthesizers, drum machines, and samplers to better fit in the mix
  • Power: 9V center-negative 2.1mm connector
  • Bypass: buffered
  • Current draw: max 75mA (depending on LED brightness)
  • Input impedance: 1MΩ @ 1kHz
  • Output impedance: 100Ω @ 1kHz
  • Size: 4.8 x 2.6 x 1.56 inches
Fulcrum guitar pedal, from above
Fulcrum guitar pedal from the top; input, output, and 9V DC input jacks
Fulcrum guitar pedal from the front