Aclam Guitars Dr. Robert (Limited Edition-Joy Division Graphics)

UNKNOWN PLEASURES UNIQUE TONE, NOW CAPTURED IN A STOMPBOX

Now in a limited edition for Joy Division maniacs, we have dressed the Dr. Robert in a new, dark suit to honor the homonymous album from one of the most influential bands of post-punk and English rock, also pioneers to develop a distinctive sound and style that still resonate and influence current bands from all over the world. 

Inspired in the album cover, Dr. Robert – Unknown Pleasures is a new version of the closest replica of the discontinued and rare 1966’s Vox® UL 730 amp circuitry, like in the original Dr. Robert. Using the same circuit, with a unique mids control, we have renamed the "Mach Schau!" function into Disorder!, with an independent volume to get more versatility and match every Unknown Pleasures guitar tone. To commemorate the iconic amp extensively used during the recording of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures album and kept alive by guitarist and co-founder Bernard Sumner nowadays with New Order, Dr. Robert – Unknown Pleasures is now out for you to get saturation like Sumner did for the tones achieved in songs like 'Shadowplay' and 'She’s Lost Control'.

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Dr. Robert pedal is the most accurate replica of the iconic VOX UL730 amp. Made famous by The Beatles as they used it on Revolver & Sgt. Pepper's albums. Also used by The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page or Joy Division... Only 100 units of this amp were produced and most of them were destroyed. Klaus Voormann (Revolver's cover album designer) has created the artwork for the Dr. Robert pedal.

DR. ROBERT PEDAL MAIN FEATURES

• Replica of the VOX UL730 S/N: 3042

The Dr. Robert is based on the Normal channel of our Vox UL730 S/N: 3042. We traced the original tag board circuits, measuring each component's type and value so we are 100% sure this is the closest you can get to the rarest Vox amp.

The pedal also works with the same voltage the original amp does, the circuit takes the 9VDC and converts it to 18VDC.

• Artwork made by Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voorman, designer of The Beatle’s Revolver album cover sign the artwork for the Dr. Robert.

• Mach Schau! (extra feature)

Get more saturation with an independent volume control. Use it in solo parts to raise the volume or just to have more distortion with the same volume.

"Mach Schau!" was shouted by the businessman from one the Hamburg's venues when The Beatles resided in Hamburg when energy fell flat, and they had to put on more of a show.

• Take advantage of the Smart Fastening System

Our pedals use a custom enclosure designed to match perfectly our Smart Track® pedalboards. Using the side thumb screws you will attach and lock the pedal into the pedalboard, with no risk to loose it or to get robbed easily.

It also comes with a high quality Velcro® pad so you can use it on any other pedalboard in the market.

• Dr. Robert works for guitar & bass players

The VOX UL400 series (designed for bass) almost have the same circuitry than the VOX UL730 preamp.

We tuned the FET circuit so Dr. Robert sounds flawless with bass too. No low-end drops resulting in a great preamp and distortion tool to plug directly to the desk or into an amp.

• 3 Bands EQ via internal treble and bass trim controls

The original VOX UL730 had a 3 band eq: Middle, Bass and Treble. The Mids control is a unique feature to shape the particupar sound of the Dr. Robert pedal, but we didn't want to let you down in terms of tone shaping.

Bass and Trebble controls found on the original VOX UL730 are on the inside of the pedal.

• High end components 

You will find the finest and closest components to the original amp on the Dr. Robert: Carbon comp resistors, Nichicon Fine Gold and Wima caps, Alpha pots makes the Dr. Robert a reliable pedal with a superb tone.

• True bypass relay switching

You'll never get any signal interruption even if your power supply or battery fails. It constantly monitors voltage supply and switches itself to true bypass when it detects a drastic drop in voltage.

It also tells you when the battery is close to completely draining by making both LED's blink.

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This limited edition features:

• Based on the normal channel of the VOX UL730 S/N: 3042.
• Graphics and design based on Peter Saville’s artwork.
• Disorder! footswitch to get extra saturation and lose control.
• Circuit tailored for both guitar and bass instruments.
• Carbon comp resistors, Nichicon Fine Gold and Wima caps, plus Alpha pots
• Custom enclosure including Smart Track® Fastening Method.
• 1x Black carrying bag
• 1x Disorder! sticker
• QR card to download User Manual and Instructions and never lose it!

**This edition is limited to only 100 units.