Greg Howe's Lick Box

Greg Howe's Lick Box

While chatting over a...um 'coffee' one day a while back, guitar ace Greg

Howe asked Carl whether he could develop a pedal that would re-create his

signature sound.  A pedal that would combine Greg's unique High Gain and

Crunch tones, but allow him to manipulate these sounds and layer them for

even more guitar fun. A little unorthodox yes, but Carl was never one to

back down from a challenge, nor one to think inside the box.  The result is

the Greg Howe Signature Lick Box, and not only does it fulfill Greg's

requirements, but it adds even more great tones to Greg's palette!

So what is this crazy pedal?  Well, at first glance it looks like many other

Carl Martin pedals...there is a High Gain channel which has loads of bottom

end and nice crisp highs, a very dynamic Crunch channel which emphasises the

mids with very little compression, and of course that famous 12db Boost

channel that we are all so familiar with. So that's it?  Ok, so the High

Gain and Crunch channels were voiced to Greg's spec's, but it's still just a

pedal based on Greg Howe's own signature tones?  Nope....underneath the

simple cosmetics is a rethinking of how these channels work together. Yes,

you can use either the High Gain or Crunch channels on their own (and they

are awesome!), and you can adjust the tone for each with it's dedicated Tone

control, and yes, you can also add up to 12 db of crystal clean Boost to

either of those channels....but you can also turn on both gain channels

together!  By placing the High Gain first in the chain, you allow the Crunch

voicing to overrule the High Gain while adding a few db to your volume.  You

lose some of the lows and highs, but this results in a focused and

controlled mid-range that cuts through the mix.  Of course you can add up to

12 db of clean Boost as well for meatier leads dripping with tone and

sustain!

The Greg Howe Lick Box features the usual cast metal casing, the high

quality switches with 'on' indicating LED's, and the new Carl Martin DC/DC

converter circuitry. This new power circuit allows you to use a 9V Power

Supply while still maintaining the +-12V circuitry that is crucial for

component quality and extra headroom above most 9V pedals.  Of course we

recommend the Carl Martin ProPower Version 2 as the power supply of choice.

Power consumption is a surprising 150 mA.

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