TOUTED AS THE “million moods overdrive,” the Ridge is carving out a niche as the world’s first augmented-analog pedal, with the underscore that it contains technology that allows the player to control in real time the behavior of key internal components. If this sounds like an echo of something that draws people to pedals in the first place, the clean-looking Ridge, with its custom housing and six matching knobs, doesn’t trumpet that there’s more going on than meets the eye. But that’s before you start exploring it in depth.
The unit’s controls consist of volume, post tone (it works afterand another labeled preset, which lets you save and recall a custom preset as well as toggle between it and the sound represented by the knob settings. On the rear of the unit are the input and output jacks (the former adjustable for instrument or line level, the latter with Normal and Punishing Voltage modes). Lastly there’s an expression pedal input (optional, and a stereo cable is required), MIDI in/out type-A TRS mini jacks and a 2.1mm jack for a nine-volt power adapter (not included).
