Review Demo - Jackson Audio Prism

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The first release from Texas-based Jackson Audio marks an impressive debut. Prism assembles three familiar overdrive flavors in a single box, but they’re configured in an innovative and musically useful way, with several attractive extras.

Prism is one pretty pedal. It resides in a folded-metal enclosure polished to an eye-catching shine. The controls include three Boss-style knobs, two sturdy mini-toggles, and a clickless relay-style footswitch. Prism looks sharp on the floor and feels substantial in your hand. The circuit board features small-format surface-mount components, with the jacks mounted on the board. There’s no battery compartment, so you need a 9V power supply (not included).

Brace for bling when you switch Prism on: The super-bright, plus-sized LED changes color according to the large boost knob’s position. The light show might not have a ton of practical value, but it sure looks bitchin’.

Prism’s right-hand toggle selects between three independent boost circuits: transparent (a sparkly clean 18V JFET boost), amp (a MOSFET overdrive with tube-like characteristics), and color (a silicon-transistor booster for peaky, resonant distortion in a Brian May vein).

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