We are delighted to be working with Expresso FX, a company with a fantastic reputation for superbly built pedals here in the UK, using the finest and most sought-after parts. 
 
We are thrilled to be doing an exclusive run of these in Pelham Blue - these will be limited in numbers and will be available for the Germanium Boost, the Germanium Fuzz and the Silicon Fuzz, and are due to arrive in January. (The picture above shows the pedal in its stock colour).
 
The Germanium Boost takes you ever so close to the mojo of vintage germanium boost units, but with a few improvements.  To begin with, we wanted to make improvements to the voicing of the pedal; instead of picking a particular sound, we opted for 7 distinctive sounds that go from treble-focused, to mid-focused, and to a more bass-focused tone.  This makes the pedal tremendously versatile, and easier to match with a wide variety of amps.  
 
The 7 voicings are accessed through a stepped rotary switch.  The effect is achieved using 7 separate high quality NOS capacitors, and not by simply adding a tone stack.

For this pedal, we have sourced an amazing stock of rare and highly sought after NOS components; some amazing NOS Mullard Tropical Fish and Frako capacitors, and an array of top grade NOS Philips germanium transistors.
 
We follow our same tradition of extreme attention to detail when putting these pedals together. Every component used is of the highest quality, with absolutely no compromise.  The circuit is also housed in a high quality aluminium enclosure, professionally powder coated to our exact specification.
 
Hand-selected NOS Mullard transistors.  This run of pedals has been fitted with NOS Philips OC141 germanium transistors - these are amongst the best I have ever used, and they require standard polarity. These are creamy with a well balanced overall sound.  
 
These are NPN transistors (negative ground) so the DC socket does not require reverse polarity power and hence you can daisy chain it with standard pedals.

Features:
 
NOS Mullard “Tropical Fish” C280 polyester capacitors
NOS Frako electrolytic capacitors
NOS Allen Bradley carbon comp resistors
Premium Cliff UK jacks
Alpha 16mm potentiometers
Premium 22 AWG solid core Silver-plated copper wire with Teflon insulation, for superior signal transmission
Audio-grade shielded wire
Kester lead-free, Silver-based solder
True bypass
Fully hand wired
3 years warranty
Dimensions: 121 x 66 x 40 mm (W x D x H).