We also borrowed the to internally boost the voltage up to a whopping 30V. This makes Condor a friendly partner to instruments of all kinds and gives you all the space you need to wildly boost without unwanted clipping.
And if you’re wondering if you’ve seen this pedal before, you have – it was originally released in 2018. This time around Condor HiFi is built entirely around the OPA1662 op-amp and internally boosted for 30V of clean headroom thanks to the power supply from Chase Bliss’ Preamp MKII.
The Condor HiFi ‘s power lies in its parametric mids, which allow you to sweep the frequency spectrum and find the sweet spot to push, scoop or slice to make everything sit just right. Then there’s the ability to give your sound a synthesized edge with Condor’s one of a kind low-pass filter, as well as use the LFO for some more interesting sounds.
And then finally there’s the drive bit. What sets Condor’s drive apart is its interactive relationship with the different EQ blocks. You can use the pre-gain bass control to push it beyond its limits and the post-gain mids/LPF to lift it up and give it resonant punch.
