KHDK Ghoul JR Kirk Hammett

Alongside the obligatory controls for drive, volume, and tone that are found on virtually all overdrive pedals, the KHDK Ghoul JR also provides two interesting options that vastly expand the pedal's sonic flexibility, in the form of two switches labelled "Voice" and "Style". The "Voice" switch effectively shapes the bass and mid frequencies, while the "Style" switch can be used to select from three different gain settings that range from a transparent clean boost through to juiced-up crunch sounds and all the way to infernal levels of distortion. These features together with the tone and drive controls mean you have a wealth of sonic possibilities at your disposal.

The US company KHDK Electronics was founded in 2012 by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and sound designer David Karon. The company is based in Paducah/Kentucky and produces effect pedals for guitar and bass. In order to achieve a high standard of quality, these are exclusively handcrafted on an analogue basis by a small team. The range of products is confined to boost, overdrive, and distortion pedals which cover an enormously wide sonic range that goes from warm clean boost through to infernal distortion and are not only intended for metal musicians. Besides Kirk Hammett, who actually uses his own pedals, KHDK Electronics pedals can also be found in the arsenal of other big names in the Metal genre, including Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and Gary Holt of Slayer.