Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive Pedal

Presenting the latest addition to Origin Effects's lineup of "Halcyon" Overdrive pedals, the new Halcyon Blue.

With the Halcyon Blue, A ‘90s classic overdrive pedal gets the Origin Adaptive treatment: More gain, warmth and playability.

The Halcyon Blue Overdrive is a low-to-mid gain drive pedal, equipped with their proprietary Adaptive Circuitry.

Inspired by the early ‘90s Marshall® Bluesbreaker® pedal, the Halcyon Blue Overdrive’s soft-clipping circuit and broad midrange emphasis deliver the thick, articulate tones that made the Bluesbreaker® famous. Get amp-like edge-of-breakup sounds into a clean amp, or push your amp further into overdrive, without losing definition.

The Adaptive Circuitry in the Halcyon Blue Overdrive allows the pedal’s boosted midrange to gradually fade away as the pedal cleans up, taking you back to a full-range clean tone as you roll back the volume knob.

Add in the extra gain and low-end weight from the MOD setting on their VOICE switch, and you have a classic overdrive tone with more nuance and responsiveness than ever before.

Key features of the Halcyon Blue at a Glance:

• Adaptive circuitry responds to volume changes and playing dynamics
• Inspired by the original Marshall® Bluesbreaker® pedal
• DRY level control for extra tweakability
• MOD setting enables a different drive character and frequency response
• Ultra-high input impedance
• High-quality buffered bypass
• Premium components throughout
• Designed and built in England
   

The Iconic Marshall Bluesbreaker® has been the starting point for many highly-regarded overdrive pedals and the Halcyon Blue Overdrive’s MOD setting on the VOICE switch is Origin's take on the modded Bluesbreaker® concept. This mode adds a different diode clipping characteristic, more gain and a warmer frequency response. Perfect for adding depth to single coil pickups or creating rich humbucker lead tones.

This classic soft-clipping circuit retains some dry, unaffected signal as clipping occurs. The DRY control lets you tweak the level of this dry signal for even more shades of overdrive. Maintain dynamics and clarity when boosting an overdriven amp, or get a harder-edged, more compressed drive sound that works great with clean amp tones.

Designed and built in the UK to Origin's exacting high standards, the Halcyon Blue Overdrive is their tip of the hat to a unique and musical overdrive tone, taken to new heights of playability.