Perelandra DeluxeBoost / Overdrive

From the vendor

A flexible drive pedal that can go from clean volume boost to smooth overdrive. Includes a 2-band tone stack for treble & bass as well as a clipping diode switch and midrange tone control.

The Perelandra Deluxe Boost / Overdrive is a recreation of the Xotic BB Preamp, a flexible tone machine that lets you go from a clean boost to a nice smooth overdrive with a 3-band EQ to shape the tone and three clipping options.

This is an expanded version of the original Perelandra, developed based on direct traces of several BB variants. Modifications have been incorporated from the “Comp” and “MB” (mid boost) custom shop models. Each of these modifications can be set to a position that mimics the stock circuit, so while you now have additional tone-shaping tools available, the original tone of the BB Preamp is unaffected.

The Perelandra Deluxe does not replace the original Perelandra, which is a simpler build with fewer controls and components. The original Perelandra also has the option to build the Bass BB Preamp variant which the Deluxe does not cover.

Note: This project uses a type of capacitor that has been temporarily discontinued by WIMA. Please see our news article about the issue and the substitution spreadsheet for project-specific recommendations. We are stocking an equivalent from Kemet in the mean time. The build document has not yet been updated to reflect this.