Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd Overdrive Pedal

The Halberd: A Fuzz-Tinged Drive Engine with Sculptable Dynamics

Discrete Transistor Overdrive with Modern Edge

The Halberd by Electronic Audio Experiments is no typical transparent drive—it’s a dynamic tone sculptor engineered around a fully discrete transistor topology. Designed with a high dynamic range and frequency-forward voicing, this pedal offers harmonically rich textures with remarkable clarity. From jagged, biting treble to rich, blooming lows, the Halberd’s circuit is a love letter to 90s post-hardcore tones and unpredictable vintage grit. With the Pre and Depth controls, you can dial in anything from spiky chime to blown-out fuzz.

Chameleon-Like Responsiveness to Your Rig

Every guitar sounds unique through the Halberd. Whether you’re running low-output single coils or hot humbuckers, this pedal responds in kind, sculpting its saturation characteristics based on your playing, pickup type, and gain staging. The three-position Voice toggle (Clang, Standard, Deep) expands its tonal footprint even further, making it a deeply interactive part of your signal chain. Halberd’s dynamic EQ interplay between Tone and Depth ensures that shaping your tone is more about feel than formula.

Soft-Touch Switching and Buffered Integrity

The Halberd uses a soft-touch footswitch with a high-headroom, class A JFET buffered bypass, ensuring tonal integrity whether it's on or off. The signal path’s all-analog architecture preserves your tone and dynamics while giving you the saturation of classic transistor gain stages. The output stage is capable of enormous levels, easily strong enough to slam the front end of any amp into rich harmonic overload.

Built to Stack and Push Boundaries

Whether used alone, stacked in front of fuzz, or paired with darker drives to add edge and clarity, the Halberd excels in a mix. It’s also a powerful alternative to traditional mid-hump overdrives for tightening and boosting amp channels. And yes—stacking two Halberds is not only possible but encouraged for complex layered gain textures.

Specifications:

• Power: 9VDC center-negative, 2.1mm barrel (no battery operation)

• Current Draw: 50mA

• Input/Output: Top-mounted 1/4" jacks

• Controls: Pre, Depth, Tone, Post, 3-way Voice toggle (Clang/Standard/Deep)

• Bypass: Buffered bypass with soft-touch switching

• Included Accessories: Original box and sticker

• Power Supply: Not included

This item is a brand new effects pedal and ships fully insured with signature required.