Overview
It’s still not your typical boost. Where the Eros was designed for playing drop-tuned extended range guitar into the muddiest of amps, the Hera is completely different. It’s designed to push any amp with more typical standard tunings. It’s much more transparent and the low-end is full, yet clear. It will boost clean without overdrive, add a little grit, or add distortion. It has a 3-band active EQ for precision sculpting.
Use it in front to add volume or grit to a clean or crunch channel. Or, put it in the loop for some unique boosting and EQ response changes.
Similarly, use it before or after the Ceres / Vesta for even more control over its tones, and in order to get the most out of it based on your power amp situation.
Setup Notes
This is not “just another TS style boost,” therefore it should not be setup in that way. e.g. don’t crank the Level and cut the Gain. Start with both at noon and go from there. The Feel (tight/fat/thick) and Mode (clean/clip/dirt) switches will lose effectiveness the lower the Gain control is set.
Further, the higher Level is cranked the more internal distortion can be generated in the last gain stage, and therefore it will add distortion within the Hera coupled with a higher Gain setting. With a lower Gain setting the last stage will remain unclipped, but a huge signal will slam the front end of any amp. This can be too large a signal to achieve your desired sound. e.g. too much saturation due to lack of headroom in the amp’s first stage.
In short, all the controls will interact, and there are countless ways you can run this pedal. Please experiment!
Specifications
Controls: Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble, Level
Switches: Mode (clean/dirt/clip), Feel (tight/fat/thick)
Power: DC 9V with internal booster, >= 100 mA
Size: 4.37″ x 2.37″ x 1.22″
Power Supply
NOTE — Power Supply Not Included! Here’s a compatible (9V, center negative, 500 mA) power supply for all our pedals:
Tommy W. (verified owner) –
Fantastic pedal that will give you options paralysis with so many good tones
Judson Sherman (verified owner) –
This thing is killer. Tons of boost available. EQ section is very versatile. Works great with my Vesta and also as a boost in front of my amp.
Björn Jóhannsson (verified owner) –
So good I bought 2. My Friedman Small Box sounds so much better with this pedal. The Hera is so versatile. Do yourself a favor and get one. You will not regret it.
Benji Smith (store manager) –
That sounds like an incredible pairing! The Small Box is amazing, and the Hera can push amps around in a really unique way. Enjoy!
David V. (verified owner) –
Amazing clean boost, had to pick it up because I had the Eros and enjoyed it thoroughly, so I had to grab the Hera to check it out. You don’t wanna miss it!
The guys at KSR helped me with a request on customizing my pedal with some engravings and did an outstanding job!
Chad Pischke (verified owner) –
The Hera is an excellent compliment to the Orion and also to my Soldano SLO-100. It’s a very versitile pedal that I believe would suit a variety of amplifiers out there. Well thought out and designed. Does the job & exceeded all expectations.
Oeyvind (verified owner) –