What the Lucydreamer Bass Does
We built the Lucydreamer Bass as a dry/wet overdrive tailored to today’s bass players.
It features:
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MIX knob for blending clean and overdriven signals
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GAIN knob to set the level of overdrive
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TONE knob for shaping brightness and warmth
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LEVEL knob for overall output control
Plus it has two footswitches:
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Right footswitch turns the effect on or off
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Left footswitch engages a high-gain stage, adding saturation without altering your dry signal level
Inside, we included an internal trimmer so you can perfectly set the high-gain stage’s output level.
Our circuit tracks every nuance—from smooth, tube‑amp–style breakup to full-bodied saturation—with a clipping design based on our proprietary chip. It preserves chord clarity throughout its wide gain range.
About the “Achenbach Series”:
John Achenbach is a Storyboard Artist and Animation Professional with a long history on the legendary show “The Simpsons” and a guitarist/musician. The “Achenbach Series” is the result of a loving friendship that has developed through the years out of mutual respect for what each of us does!
Here’s a little insider’s look into his process for coming up with his designs, using the “Achenbach Series” Tubedreamer as an example:
“You just can’t beat nature. For inspiration, I researched the first amplifier tubes to design a JAM pedals character and found this Fleming tube from 1904. Then a friend recently posted a real pic of a virus under an electron microscope. Damn.. that’s freaky.” John Achenbach







