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Unrelenting Aggression with Handy Noise Suppression





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At first glance, the Maestro Invader Distortion pedal may seem like a visual blast from the past with a sound that follows suit. While its aesthetic is undeniably vintage, the Invader's tone is anything but, dishing out waves of modern high gain with simple controls to find your sound. The Gain, Tone, and Level knobs will feel familiar to experienced dirt box users, dialing in your preferred distortion, EQ, and volume settings, respectively. Even better, Maestro included an onboard noise gate with an internal threshold trim pot to keep your sound free of unwanted buzz and hum. And with its rugged steel enclosure, brushed faceplate, and tri-bugle LED lights, the Maestro Invader Distortion pedal has eye-catching looks to match its ear-tingling tone.





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Three knobs deliver full-throttle high gain





Many of today's modern-leaning distortion pedals often rely on rows of knobs to deliver their gain-drenched goodness. With the Maestro Invader, three simple controls are all it takes to conjure the trademark girth and grind today's heavier genres demand. As far as the knobs are concerned, it couldn't be simpler to get started ? classic controls for Gain, Tone, and Level make it a breeze for Sweetwater guitarists to dial in their favorite metallic tones. With Gain, going from slight overdrive to chainsaw brutality is accomplished with a single turn, finely tuned by the neighboring Tone control to tweak EQ settings to perfection. As implied, Level controls the overall output of the Invader, easily capable of blasting through unity gain if need be.





Built-in noise gate tightens up your tone





When your business is high-gain sonic decimation, a handy noise gate is almost always a prerequisite. Maestro understands this all too well, arming the Invader with a toggleable gate to cut out excess noise and hum with whisper-quiet results. Under the hood, an internal trim pot adjusts the gate's threshold and shapes the noise suppression to taste, an excellent tool when finding that sweet spot with different gain levels.





Maestro Invader Distortion Pedal Features:


All-analog distortion pedal for modern high-gain tone


Gain control goes from overdriven crunch to decimating distortion with a single turn


Tone knob tweaks EQ settings


Level control exceeds unity gain when pushed


Built-in noise gate toggle switch cuts out unwanted noise and hum with whisper-quiet results


Internal trim pot adjusts the noise gate's threshold


Rugged enclosure with brushed faceplate and LED bugles add visual elegance with a nod to the past


True-bypass switching preserves your signal quality when disengaged