Undergrowth is a low gain fuzz.
A warm, bed of vegetation crunches underfoot. Thistles poke at your foot. Moss coats the hard ground with a fuzzy warmth. There is a slight buzz and hum of insects. Undergrowth works like a fuzz. What you hear is more like an overdrive. Your signal is amplified by MOSFETs and sculpted by a two-band tone circuit to transport you to your ideal environment - whether that is warm and familiar or cold and sharp.
Controls:
Dirt: Adds dirt - as the control is increased there is a slight resonance and roll-off below 100Hz to keep the low end beefy but tight. At higher settings the buzz of the forest is introduced when you're not playing
Light: Boost and cut frequencies above 2kHz by +/-11dB
Shade: Boost and cut frequencies below 800Hz by +/-11dB
Loud: This makes it go loud
Powered by standard - BOSS style - 9VDC center negative supply.
Info on blemish variant:
I'm still learning to screen print so some of the enclosures have bits of paint and smudges on the sides of the enclosure from me handling them. I wasn't sure how to clean them up without ruining the powdercoat and I'd rather take 10% off the price. They function perfectly, they're just a bit ugly. Slap them between two other pedals and you'll never know.
Background:
Undergrowth is inspired by my weird love of MOSFETs. I use a lot of them. They make me happy. It started as a quest to make an insane fuzz and eventually morphed into a pretty subtle overdrive. I like quests. They never end up where you thought they would.