RUP mkII - ultimate multiband distortion
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Pre-order now for this limited run of RUP mkII multiband distortion pedals! Expected to ship in November. Pre-order slots are limited. As of August 30, there were only 10 slots remaining.
The RUP (rainbows, puppies, unicorns) was originally designed to split the audio signal into 3 parts - bass, mids, treble - send each through a distortion engine and then mix them back together. The RUP mkII takes this concept to the next level while taking 33% less pedalboard space.
Each band now is identical outside of the range of the HPF & LPF circuits, allowing the user to decide what range of frequencies are sent through each band. The DRY knob blends in the input signal with zero distortion or EQ, and the MASTER knob sets the output volume.
Warranty & Return Policy
Try the RUP mkII risk-free for 30 days. Return it in new condition within the first 30 days for any reason and get a full refund!
All pedals assembled by VFE Pedals have a 1-year warranty on parts & labor.Band Controls
Each band features:
- Cascading soft clipping & hard clipping sections with variable compression controls
- The soft clipping section is pulled directly from the Dragon & Pale Horse overdrive pedals
- The hard clipping section is pulled directly from the Alpha Dog distortion pedal
- Wide gain range for generating plenty of saturation & sustain or keeping it squeaky clean and using the EQ controls & loop with your own overdrive, distortion, or fuzz pedal (or any other effect)
- Dedicated FX loop for each band
- PRE/POST switches to move the FX loops before or after the distortion circuits
- When in POST mode, the MIX knob is placed before the FX loop to prevent unwanted distortion...or crank it up to add distortion to the pedal in the FX loop
- Phase switches compensate for pedals in the FX loop that invert the signal phase, but can also be used to experiment with various blended tones
- 6/12 switches select how steep the frequency rolloff is for the low-pass (LPF) and high-pass (HPF) filter circuits
- When using time-based effects such as delay & reverb, the natural decay of these effects is preserved by holding down the footswitch when turning off a loop
- The link switch allows each band to be turned on/off at the same time as another band, including turning all 3 bands on/off together
Frequency Ranges
The frequency range of each band won't be finalized until production begins, so I may make minor changes to the range of each band.
RAINBOWS channel = lowest frequency range
HPF - 23 Hz to 2.3 kHz
LPF - 48 Hz to 4.8 kHzUNICORNS channel = middle frequency range
HPF - 48 Hz to 4.8 kHz
LPF - 105 Hz to 10.6 kHzPUPPIES channel = highest frequency range
HPF - 105 Hz to 10.6 kHz
LPF - 232 Hz to 23.4 kHzMatching the LPF of the Rainbow (low) band with the HPF of the Unicorn (mid) band creates a crossover circuit, where frequencies below the crossover point are increasing sent to the Rainbow band and frequencies above the crossover point are increasing sent to the Unicorn band. The same is true for matching the LPF of the Unicorn (mid) band with the HPF of the Puppy (high) band.
By comparison, the TS808 tubescreamer has a LPF of 723 Hz and a gain stage that rolls off bass (similar to a HPF) at 720 Hz. Each band extends well above and below these frequencies, so they can be used to setup 3 distinct overdrive & distortion tones.