Collision Devices TARS DLX Fuzz Pedal

The Collision Devices TARS DLX is a fuzz pedal with two analog filters inspired by the MS-20. It is probably the only pedal with 4-pole resonant low pass and high pass filters. It is a stage and studio tool to shape your sound with high precision or an experimental device for loud noise makers.

Derived from the flagship Black Hole Symmetry, the original TARS was inspired by its Singularity fuzz section and adds a gain setting allowing it to go from grainy low-gain sounds to round and powerful fuzz/distortion tones.

FEATURES:

FUZZ

• Gain: Placed after the input buffer stage and followed by silicon gain and clipping stages
• Master: Master volume
• FBK: Controls the amount of the feedbacked fuzz when you engage Crash footswitch, can self oscillate according to your gain setting

ANALOG FILTERS

• Low pass filter cutoff: This fader controls the cutoff frequency of the MS-20 style low pass filter, based on a LM13700 stage, goes from 15 Hz to 44 kHz
• LPF resonance: Increases the intensity of the signal around the cutoff frequency
• Filter volume: VCA sets the output volume of the filter, pretty useful to adjust the filter to your setup
• 2p/4p toggle switches: Select the attenuation curve, cut at -12 dB/octave (2p) or at -24 dB/octave (4p)
• High pass filter cutoff: This fader controls the cutoff frequency of the MS-20 style high pass filter, based on a LM13700 stage, goes from 30 Hz to 22 kHz
• HPF resonance: Increases the intensity of the signal around the cutoff frequency

CRISPY

• Add Fuzz (long press Crash footswitch): Add an extra unfiltered fuzz signal, the result is louder and creates a nice phasing effect and cool frequencies boost or cut depending on the cutoff position
• Serial - // toggle switch: Put the fuzz into the filter - or use both effects in //
• LPF/HPF Expression toggle switch: Select on which filter the expression pedal acts
• Expression/CV: The Expression/CV control is linked to the cutoff fader of your choice
• BLAST (short press Crash footswitch): Adds feedback to the fuzz, can create notes and self oscillate