EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas - Fuzz Sustainer

The EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas

The EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas was designed for the one and only Wata from the legendary experimental band Boris, one of the heaviest bands ever to come out of Japan. Hizumitas is a faithful recreation of Wata's go-to distortion pedal, the Elk BM Sustainar. The Elk is a Japanese variant of the very well-known Triangle BMP. The designers at EQD tried several vintage BMP's during development, found that each pedal was wildly different and realized that to truly capture the magic they needed the original. Wata graciously sent her beloved pedal halfway around the world, and EQD discovered that it had something special the others didn't have: heavy saturation with a gritty edge and massive bottom while maintaining a clear and dynamic tone with enough mids and top end to cut through any sludge. 

• fuzz / sustainer effects pedal
• designed for Wata, from the legendary Japanese band Boris
• faithful sonic recreation of Wata's crushing go-to fuzz: the Elk BM Sustainar
• offers loads of heavy distortion and smooth sustain with an underlying grit
• excellent response to different pickup types and playing dynamics
• unique Tone and Sustain controls greatly impact the distortion's character
• offers plenty of output Volume (unity is around 9-10 o'clock, everything above that is set to destroy)
• all-analog signal path
• true bypass (silent relay-based switching)
• controls for Volume, Sustain, Tone
• bypass footswitch
• status LED
• metal housing
• 6.3 mm mono in / output jacks
• power supply via optional 9V DC adapter 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm barrel plug, polarity (-) center
• battery operation not supported
• current draw 10 mA
• dimensions (L x W x H) 120.65 x 63.50 x 57.15 mm / 4.75" x 2.50" x 2.25"
• weight ca. 425 g / 0.94 lbs
• made in USA