“F**k ICE” guitar pedal launched by Resistor Head to raise funds for immigrant legal aid
Boutique pedal maker Resistor Head has never exactly played it safe when it comes to design, but their new limited-edition drop is as loud politically as it is sonically.
Meet the FUCK ICE overdrive pedal, a fully functional stompbox that doubles as a middle finger to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The release was announced in an Instagram post this week, and the pedal is now available for pre-order via the company’s website. While the guts of the unit are identical to Resistor Head’s existing ACAB pedal (no points for guessing that acronym), this version arrives with new graphics and a clear message.
Priced at $150, or $5 more than the original ACAB, the difference in cost goes to the National Immigrant Justice Center, an organisation that provides immigrants with vital legal assistance.
“That $5 will be donated… to provide immigrants with legal help,” says the brand.
As with the ACAB pedal, FUCK ICE is a clone of the Fulltone OCD, minus the association with Fulltone founder Mike Fuller, who’s been widely criticised for his public comments online. In the words of Resistor Head: “It’s a Fulltone OCD clone, offered for people who don’t want to support Mike Fuller of Fulltone for any of his documented offenses.”
The design blends elements of various OCD iterations (particularly versions 1.4 and 1.7), with some modern upgrades. Those include an internally bypassable output buffer with a trim pot to dial back the high end frequencies to deliver a warmer sound, if desired.
“The original Fulltone OCDs had output impedance issues that caused the tone of the pedal and output volume to change depending on the input impedance of the next activated pedal in the chain. My update eliminates this issue but still enables you to dial in the warmth that buffers can remove,” says the firm.
Visually, the pedal features professionally UV-printed graphics, topped off with a glossy, raised finish for a premium feel – in case you want a pedal that screams “FUCK ICE” in big bold letters to also look sharp on your board.
Learn more at Resistor Head.
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