The Roach is a 3-way signal splitter with discrete Class-A buffers. Putting the Roach before and after your pedal board reinstates your tone and removes all the top end loss (capacitance) that running a board full of true bypass pedals will inflict on your tone.
With 3 outputs, the Roach is the perfect companion for the Mini Zuul® or Zuul®+, just plug in one of the outputs to the ‘Key In’ on the Zuul® and your original, clean, guitar signal will be the one controlling the Zuul®. A mind blowing amount of options are available to you with the Roach, not only can you trigger your gate, but you can send one signal to your amp and another to the interface so you are recording the signal before it hits amp saturation - with this additional control, you can re-amp the guitar afterwards to ensure it is sitting perfectly in your mix. You can also run multiple amps simultaneously, making your tone bigger than it has ever sounded.
The Roach is an exceptionally low-current circuit and can be run on a 9vdc battery for the longest time, or an external power supply can be used via the DC inlet, between 9-24vdc.
Indicator Green LED for active, Red LED mutes OUT 1-3.
A mosfet input protects if the wrong orientation adapter is connected, no more damage internally (the pedal will not power up).
Built in U.S.A.;
Highest grade materials selected for superior sound, response and reliability
Industry Standard 3DPT true bypass mechanical stomp;
Roach has an unexpectedly good buffer and acts well in its role as Keymaster to the gatekeeper, Zuul.
Ben D.
Perfect tool!!!
The ROACH is the perfect tool to split your signal!!! Whether to feed the key in of your Zuul, your tuner or whatever you can imagine, the small size of the ROACH will fit perfectly on your pedalboard!!! Thanks Fortin!!!🤘🤘🤘
M.D.
Bassist Use
This works great if you run a clean thru. I use a Source Audio split with an input for effects and an input for just clean with a low pass set at 330.
Frequently asked Questions
What does a buffer actually do?
In a nutshell, the signal is changed from hi impedance to low impedance.... this will halt signal degradation happening down cables, and restore the full tonal glory of your instrument.
How do I run the Roach with the Zuul?
You would go into the Roach, take one out put in to the key input of the Zuul, then take another out put to the rest of your signal chain. This was the Zuul only hears what your guitar is doing and nothing else. You can also run the third out put to a tuner...
Can I use multiple amps with the Roach?
You sure can... you can make a stereo amp rig quickly and easily using the Roach!