Taking inspiration from Analog Man’s Prince of Tone overdrive, the Harby Pedals Noble Tone is based on the same schematic to give you the same organic-sounding tube distortion. Built in the USA with high-quality components. And the best part? No waiting list.
A faithful replication of the original circuit board and schematics, the Noble Tone shares the rich sound that makes both the King and Prince of Tone so desirable. Compatible with almost any amp, the Noble Tone pedal is responsive and lends itself to a wide variety of sounds and applications. Use the low drive settings to clean up the modes and maintain an even level when playing softly, or put it on a higher drive setting to get a brighter, crunchier effect, especially when using the Distortion mode. It can easily be stacked with other pedals, but it can also be used by itself to create smooth harmonics.
The Noble Tone, like the Prince of Tone, has two internal DIP switches, which add some subtlety to the knob settings and modes. This pedal also employs the internal treble trimpot to add high-end, as well as the JRC4580D IC (integrated circuit) New Japan Radio, Co., Ltd. chip.
The MA856 silicon through-hole clipping diodes found in the original Prince of Tone are no longer available or in production. So the closest diode currently available was used for the Noble Tone, the BAS33 silicon through-hole clipping diode. Like the MA856, the BAS33 clips at approximately 0.82v. After comparing the curves on a Peak DCA75—across the current test range—Harby Pedals confirms that they are a close match to the MA856.
The default position of the internal treble trimpot is turned completely counter-clockwise, but as you turn it up, it will add high-end. The Internal Mids DIP switch will add low-mids to your signal by increasing the filter frequency of the first op-amp gain stage, while the Internal Gain DIP switch (the Turbo switch) will double the gain ratio of the second op-amp stage so that the diodes will clip more easily. The gain modes work just like they do on the Prince of Tone.
Let us just say this: the Noble Tone Overdrive Boost Distortion sounds INCREDIBLE. It’s one of those pedals that you plug in and instantly go full-on Keanu – WHOA. Whether you need a good boost, a tasty breakup overdrive or some balls-out distortion, this purple beauty has got all your bases covered. Cheers to Harby Pedals on their third (and possibly best) pedal we’ve had the pleasure to try out – make sure you visit their website and give ’em follows on your favorite social media accounts, and head to our YouTube channel for the full demo NOW….really, DO IT NOW!! Cheers!!
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