Want a warm tube sound? How about using a tube?

Several years ago, someone asked us to build a Valvecaster-type tube overdrive pedal. Powered by an 12AU7 vacuum tube, the Valvecaster produces a huge volume boost, but adds only a bit of tube overdrive. The original design left some to be desired, so after playing with the design, we came up with the Dark Matter. The Saturnworks Dark Matter has higher gain and warmer tube grit than the original Valvecaster.

The Dark Matter combines both solid state and tube clean boost/overdrive circuits to create a pedal that can do a full-sounding clean boost, warm tube overdrive, saturated distortion, and everything in between. Either of the two circuits can be used separately or can be combined to your send your tone into overdrive bliss.

The Dark Matter features high quality components
including:

• A die-cast aluminum 4.5” x 3.5” x 1” enclosure.
• High quality footswitches.
• A Russian Electro-Harmonix 12UA7 vacuum tube.
• Heavy duty Neutrik jacks.
• Runs on 9v DC center-negative power.*
• Handcrafted and bench-tested in California, USA.
• A 1-year warranty against manufacturing defects.

*The power requirement for the Dark Matter is rather high at 150mA. The Dark Matter therefore includes a 9v DC 1600mA power supply.

Please note: the Dark Matter is custom built-to-order and takes around 2-3 weeks to ship.

Check out the full Saturnworks line at saturnworkspedals.com.