Maestro Invader Distortion Pedal

£139.00

The Maestro Guitar Pedals always come out on top. This is New is in stock and ready to post out to you, with fast, reliable delivery straight to your door. For more New Guitar Pedals options, read on for full specifications, demos, and secure online ordering. The Maestro Invader Distortion pedal is a powerful distortion unit designed to deliver a heavy, aggressive sound packed with rich harmonics. Perfect for guitarists seeking a dominant and versatile distortion tone, this pedal offers intuitive control with its simple three-knob layout featuring Gain, Tone, and Level. Whether you want to dial in subtle grit…

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The Maestro Guitar Pedals always come out on top. This is New is in stock and ready to post out to you, with fast, reliable delivery straight to your door. For more New Guitar Pedals options, read on for full specifications, demos, and secure online ordering.

The Maestro Invader Distortion pedal is a powerful distortion unit designed to deliver a heavy, aggressive sound packed with rich harmonics. Perfect for guitarists seeking a dominant and versatile distortion tone, this pedal offers intuitive control with its simple three-knob layout featuring Gain, Tone, and Level. Whether you want to dial in subtle grit or full-on high-gain saturation, the Invader provides ample volume and sonic character to invade your soundscape and dominate the stage.

One of the standout features of the Invader is its onboard noise gate, which can be easily engaged via a top-panel toggle switch. This built-in noise gate helps keep your tone tight and free from unwanted hiss or feedback, especially useful when pushing high gain settings. An internal trim potentiometer allows you to fine-tune the gate threshold to suit your playing style and rig, ensuring maximum clarity without sacrificing sustain.

The pedal’s true bypass footswitch ensures your signal remains pure when the effect is disengaged, while the LED-lit bugles in the Maestro logo provide a clear visual indication when the pedal is active. Compact yet robust, the Invader is powered by a 9V battery or a regulated 9V DC power supply, making it a reliable choice for both studio and live use.

High-gain distortion

The Maestro Invader delivers a thick, aggressive distortion tone full of harmonic richness. Its all-analogue design preserves the natural dynamics of your playing, offering everything from crunchy overdrive to searing gain with effortless control.

Onboard Noise Gate with Adjustable Threshold

Keep your tone tight and focused with the built-in noise gate. Easily toggle it on or off, and adjust the threshold internally to suit your setup and eliminate unwanted noise.

Simple, intuitive controls

With just three knobs — Gain, Tone and Level — you have complete control over your distortion sound. Shape your tone quickly and easily, and boost your output to cut through any mix.

Key Features

  • Controls: Gain, Tone, Level and an internal Noise Gate Threshold trim pot.
  • Internal trim pot: An internal trim pot on the circuit board allows you to adjust the level of the Noise Gate’s Threshold. Using a small screwdriver, turn this control up for a higher Threshold level, and down for a lower Threshold level.
  • Switches: True Bypass footswitch and Gate On/Gate Off toggle switch.
  • LED Indicators: Red, yellow and blue bugles in the Maestro logo illuminate when the pedal is active.

Specifications

  • Signal Processing: All-analogue
  • Power Requirements: 9V battery or regulated 9V DC power supply (5.5 x 2.1 mm plug, wired centre-negative)
  • Current Draw: 56.7 mA
  • Input Impedance: 100 kOhms
  • Output Impedance: 100 Ohms
  • Switching: True Bypass
  • Dimensions (D x W x H): 5.04” x 3.45” x 2.50” (128 x 87.6 x 63.5 mm)
  • Weight: 1.24 lb.

Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg

Stuff About Guitar Pedals

Guitar pedals are compact effects units that shape and enhance a guitar’s sound, sitting between the instrument and the amplifier. They include gain pedals like overdrive and distortion, modulation effects such as chorus and tremolo, time-based effects like delay and reverb, and essential utilities including tuners, compressors and loopers. Understanding basic things such as pedal type, signal order, power requirements and intended use helps players choose pedals that suit their style, setup and playing environment.

The Important stuff

Distortion — Distortion pedals deliver the raw, aggressive edge that defines rock and metal, transforming your clean tone into something powerful and full of attitude. By pushing your signal into rich harmonic saturation, they create thick, sustaining sounds that cut through any mix. From classic crunchy riffs to high-gain modern mayhem, distortion pedals give you total control over how wild or tight your tone gets. Whether you’re crafting searing leads or heavy rhythm walls, they’re an essential tool for adding energy, bite, and character to your playing.. Pedal — Pedals are the tools that let you shape, colour and transform your sound, from subtle tone enhancement to bold, creative effects. Whether you are adding grit, space, movement or control, a pedal becomes part of your playing rather than just an add-on. Exploring different pedals is about discovering what responds to your touch and helps your sound feel more like your own..

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