Electronic Audio Experiments Glaive

The Electronic Audio Experiments Glaive is the most dangerous gain device in the EAE lineup — an octave fuzz with a blistering 80dB of gain and a distinctive voice that solidly occupies the intersection of fuzz and distortion. Discordant yet deceptively versatile, it possesses a deadly finesse despite its belligerent nature.

A DEADLY, VERSATILE OP-AMP FUZZ

The Weight knob adjusts a lightly resonant high-pass filter at the input, for tones ranging from tight, ripped-speaker grind to bass-rich sludge. On its own, the raw distortion character is dynamic and articulate, with a metallic edge. Texture blends in a full-wave rectified analog signal, producing an octave up that gets fed into the fuzz input — use it for subtle scrambling, or to generate piercing intermodulation products and sub-bass artifacts with a synthesizer-like attack. The LPF toggle can focus harsh overtones or unleash a full-spectrum cut through any mix. Finally, the Squelch toggle enables a brute-force, highly effective bias gate that can temper even the most fanatical gain levels and impart a crumbly, ripping quality to the note decay. The whole package is rounded out with a robust, high-headroom 24V internal power supply and quiet buffered bypass with intelligent momentary/latching functionality.

CONTROLS

• Level — output volume
• Fuzz — signal flow into the primary gain stage; up to an irresponsible +80dB
• Weight — high-pass filter cutoff at the input: tight attack to crushing bass
• Texture — blends in an analog octave-up at the fuzz input
• LPF (toggle) — 3-position high cut: center none, down moderate, up strong
• Squelch (toggle) — 3-position bias/gate: center off, down mild, up strong
• Footswitch — intelligent momentary/latching activation

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Bypass: silent electronic switching with a high-headroom op-amp buffer
• Input impedance @ 1kHz: 1MΩ
• Output impedance @ 1kHz: <1kΩ
• Power: 9VDC, 2.1mm center negative, 70mA draw
• Regulated, isolated supply rated for 100mA minimum recommended. Reverse-polarity and over-voltage protected to 20V. No battery.