{"product_id":"asunder-v2","title":"asunder v2","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOCTAVE \u0026amp; PLL TRANSISTOR FUZZ, COATED IN SKULL-DUST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTone asunder, a unique fuzz experience awaits.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOUND:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e asunder is a monstrous, experimental fuzz.  GAIN covers everything from muffled overdrive rhythm progressions to saturated chords of destruction.  The TONE control brings serious boom and can be thought of as a bass cut when turned clockwise.  The high frequency content is always there, so low end settings won't turn muddy.  Adjusting BIAS generates a wide array of sounds, from vintage psychedelia to broken and gated post-punk jazz.  Voltage is starved turning to the left; the signal can be completely choked out or set slightly \"cold\" for that early misbiased fuzz tone.  Just past noon is a classic sweet spot for cleanup at the guitar volume.  Fully to the right generates a gating reminiscent of 'bender type fuzz- hit a chord with force and the sound will temporarily cut out, then swell back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging the OCT switch enables an analog frequency-doubling circuit that feeds into the 2-transistor silicon fuzz.  Chords burst with intermodulation distortion, creating ring modulation-esque metallic clangs.  Single notes sizzle and pierce with upper octave overtones near the 12th fret.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PLL (phase-locked loop) section of asunder is not for the faint of heart.  It monitors the incoming fuzz signal to generate an oscillator output that is constantly attempting to synchronize with the input.  The tracking speed is adjusted by the PLL knob, deliberately designed to allow ridiculously lengthy tracking adjustments that create laser blasts and theremin-like sci-fi sirens.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsunder's bias control is the secret sauce that enhances the PLL tracking chaos.  Choking the sound to brittle, \u003cem\u003ebarely there\u003c\/em\u003e squelch (low bias) reigns in the runaway PLL to a more playable guitar synth.  Turn on the octave, twist the bias and gain, and ramp up the PLL.  A glitchy, droning, square wave onslaught awaits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCIRCUIT \u0026amp; CONTROLS:\u003c\/strong\u003e  asunder is built around vintage dual silicon transistor topology, optimized for modern components.  PLL originates from a CMOS phase-locked loop chip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilters at the input, output transistor and power supply lower potential high frequency noise and AM radio interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVOL.  Sets output signal level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGAIN.  Determines the amount of incoming signal, which controls fuzz intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTONE.  Dials in a high pass filter that removes or restores bass content to taste.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBIAS.   Varies transistor voltage from lower (colder bias) to higher (hotter bias).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLL switch.  Up- Routes fuzz output through the PLL circuit.  Down- PLL is off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLL knob.  Tracking speed- Sets the rate at which the PLL synthesized output locks onto the fuzz signal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOCT switch.  Up- octave is on.  Down- octave is off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGRAPHIC OPTIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Pick small skull or big skull.   The larger skull bleeds over the sides, while the smaller skull sits politely on the main face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERSION HISTORY:  \u003c\/strong\u003eThe initial art in this series featured a skull floating in ethereal flecks of stardust, reinforcing the changing and impermanent nature of all things.  For V2, the skull was restored closer to the original art, which has a longer-hanging jaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist:  Aaron D.C. 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