Empress Effects Heavy Menace Distortion Pedal Ltd Edition.
The Heavy Menace Limited Edition takes Empress’ flagship high-gain distortion and wraps it in a dazzling opalescent blue-purple sparkle finish. Limited to just 350 units worldwide and featuring exclusive artwork from tattoo artist Kaylie Seaver, this collectible version delivers the full Heavy Menace experience with crushing tone, adaptive control, and serious visual impact.
Key Features
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Three Distortion Modes (Lite(ish), Heavy, Heavier): Effortlessly move from edgy crunch to full-on annihilation.
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Three-Band EQ with Sweepable Mid Frequency: Shape your sound with surgical precision across 200 Hz to 2.5 kHz.
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Weight Control: Adjust the low-end character for thick chugs or tight palm-muting clarity.
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Footswitchable Adaptive Noise Gate: Responds to your playing with smooth decay or rapid clamp for staccato riffing.
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Key Input for External Gate Triggering: Maintain consistent gating even when stacking pedals.
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True or Buffered Bypass: Choose transparency or long-cable stability depending on your setup.
What’s Included
This is more than a high-gain distortion pedal — it’s a limited-run piece of Empress history. The Heavy Menace Limited Edition combines studio-grade tone shaping, a uniquely intelligent gate system, and boutique visual appeal in one pedalboard-ready box. Empress’ past special editions sold out in days — once the 350 units are gone, they’re gone for good.
