Vemuram Butter Machine

Michael Landau's comment & story:
"In the past I've used an SD9 as my high gain pedal, it was my main distortion pedal for many years, but I've always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with the pedal. It can be shrill and overly compressed if it's not dialed in just right...

So a couple of years ago I asked Daiya (CEO of Vemuram) if he could design a distortion pedal that had the positive sonic qualities of the SD9, but without the overly compressed, high-end harshness. We used the SD9 as a starting point but of course this new Vemuram distortion pedal is a higher grade unit with many improvements. Besides the Gain, Volume and Tone knobs, there are two trim pots that let you fine tune this pedal in a unique way.

The final version of this new Vemuram distortion pedal has a perfectly open, natural feeling overdrive. It has gain and sustain for days...yet it stays clear, punchy and solid when you roll the volume back on your guitar. It's very easy to dial in the perfect amount of overdrive with this pedal while keeping all of the musicality intact. Vemuram has designed the best distortion pedal that I have ever played through.

We named it the "Butter Machine", and if you play through one you'll know why. It's a very satisfying sonic experience."

Note: Many LA musicians and guitar player use the term "Butter" as a slang to express the buttery pleasant driven sound/tone.