Silent Bee Overdrive - Anchor

SILENT BEE OVERDRIVE — ANCHOR

The Anchor is for the ones who can't leave well enough alone. The ones who read the schematic. The ones who have an opinion about op-amps.

Same handbuilt Blues Breaker-inspired circuit as the Core — now housed in a striking raw aluminum trapezoid 1590TRPB enclosure that immediately stands out on any pedalboard. Top-mounted jacks. Feather-light footswitch. Blue LED.

The knobs are Davies-manufactured — the same knobs used on the original Klon Centaur. If you know, you know.

And because we built this for the obsessive — the IC is socketed. The diodes are socketed. Swap op-amps. Try different clipping combinations. Tune it to your rig without picking up a soldering iron.

What's inside:

• Blues Breaker-inspired two-stage op-amp overdrive
• Raw bare aluminum trapezoid 1590TRPB enclosure
• Top-mounted jacks
• Davies-manufactured knobs (as used on the original Klon Centaur)
• Feather-light footswitch
• Blue LED
• Socketed IC — swap op-amps freely
• Socketed diodes — experiment with clipping combinations
• High quality pots
• Tight tolerance resistors and capacitors
• Cloth pushback wire
• Lumberg 1/4" jacks
• Upgraded DC jack
• Hand stamped
• Hand assembled

Specifications:

• Power: 9V DC, center negative
• Current draw: 5–8mA
• Input/Output: Lumberg 1/4" mono jacks
• Enclosure: Raw bare aluminum trapezoid 1590TRPB
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Gain
• LED: Blue
• IC socket: Yes — user swappable
• Diode socket: Yes — user swappable
• Hand assembled in the USA

Each Silent Bee is hand stamped and hand assembled individually. Minor variations in stamping, finish, and appearance are part of the handbuilt character — no two are exactly alike. Socket and component placement may vary slightly between units.