Vox Joe Satriani Signature Pedals
Satchurator, Ice 9 Overdrive and Time Machine

Satchurator Pedal

Ice 9 Overdrive Pedal

Time Machine Pedal

"I love effects pedals. They help me be creative. They push my guitar playing into new musical directions. They help me reach new heights in live performance. For decades I wished that some day I would be able to contribute to the design of my own pedal line. I would team up with an iconic, legendary company known worldwide for their unique musical innovations that became industry standards. That day has finally come." These words were written by guitar legend Joe Satriani in 2009 upon the announcement of his collaboration with Vox to create the signature Satriani guitar effects pedal line. Vox introduced three Satriani signature pedals in 2009: the "JSDS Satchurator" distortion pedal, the "JSDL Time Machine" digital delay pedal and the "JSWH Big Bad Wah." The "JSOD Ice 9 Overdrive" pedal was added in 2011, named after the second track from Satriani's 1987 "Surfing with the Alien" album.

	Satchurator - Prior to his collaboration to design guitar effects with Vox, Joe Satriani was very fond of his vintage Boss DS-1 distortion pedal. It held a prominent spot on his pedal board for many years. While this made the DS-1 a good starting point for the design of his signature Vox pedal, Satriani wanted more. He wanted to expand on the performance of the DS-1 by creating new features and gain options for the Satchurator. As one would expect of a distortion pedal, the Vox Satchurator had Gain, Tone and Volume controls. It had an all analog, high gain, low noise circuit design that preserved treble response even when rolling off the guitar's volume control. It also included a toggle switch to pad the input signal should high gain pedals be placed in front of the Satchurator. Finally, the "More" foot switch provided a volume boost to your signal just when you needed it most.
	Ice 9 Overdrive - "Working with Vox engineers, I could finally tweak an overdrive pedal just the way I like it. I could get the best of both modern and vintage tonality in one pedal and dial in the right amount of gain to have my guitar sit in the mix exactly where I need it – and know that there was always "More" when I wanted it" -Joe Satriani on the Ice 9. The Ice 9 Overdrive was a dual-mode overdrive pedal offering either vintage or modern voicings. The Vintage mode included an op-amp and premium diodes for a warm and classic tone. The Modern mode utilized a germanium diode to achieve a more aggressive vibe. Additionally, the Ice 9 had independent Bass and Tone controls. The Bass control was placed in front of the gain circuit. Increasing the Bass control added bottom to your signal before it hit the drive stage. Decreasing the bass added extra bite. The Tone control was located after the gain stage, allowing it to take the edge off the overdriven tone. Finally, the "More" foot switch boosted overall volume by as much as 14db.
	Time Machine - The Satriani Time Machine was a digital delay pedal that featured two unique delay modes, Modern and Vintage. The Modern mode produced the crystal clear response of a digital delay. The Vintage mode simulated the characteristics of a vintage tape delay, including a subtle modulation effect. Enter the Vintage mode by holding the "Tap" button down for one second. The red LED will illuminate to confirm the pedal is in Vintage mode. Hold the Tap button for another second to return to Modern mode. The green LED verifies the return to Modern mode. A mini toggle switch labeled "Hi-Fi - Lo-Fi " further refined the "wet" or echo reply response of the Satriani Time Machine. When the switch was in the Hi-Fi position, the wet signal from the Time Machine produced a high-fidelity response. When in the Lo-Fi position, a hi-pass and low-pass filter were applied to the wet signal. This trimmed treble and bass response, simulating the low-fidelity wet response of a vintage tape echo.

The "D. Range" and the "Time" controls adjusted the delay time of the Time Machine. The four position D. Range switch selected the delay range from one of four options: 0-125ms, 125-250ms, 250-500ms or 500-1000ms. The Time control provided fine tuning to any point within the selected delay range. The "Feedback" control adjusted the number of times the delay effect repeated the original signal, from just one time to an infinite number of repeats. There were two ¼" jacks labeled "Out" and "Dry" on the left side of the Time Machine. Use the Out jack when connecting to your amp in mono. When connecting in stereo, the Out jack provides the wet signal while the Dry jack passes the original input signal, less the delay effects. In addition to providing access to the "Modern/Vintage" delay modes (as described above), the dual function "Tap" buttton allowed you to tap the desired delay tempo into the Time Machine. The LED adjacent to the TAP button flashed at the rate of the selected delay tempo. The Tap button provided the additional benefit of extending the available delay time in the Time Machine from 1000ms (1 second) to 5800ms (5.8 seconds). Specifications - Satriani Signature Satchurator, Ice 9 Overdrive and Time Machine Pedals Dimensions: 143mm x 121mm x 58mm / 5.63" x 4.76" x 2.28" Weight: 600g/1.32 lbs less battery Power: One 9 volt battery or optional Korg/Vox 9 volt KAC102 power adaptor. Battery Life - Satchurator: About 24 hours Battery Life - Ice 9 Overdrive: About 50 hours Battery Life - Time Machine: About 6 hours Country of origin: Japan Pricing The Satchurator and Ice 9 pedals originally had an MSRP of $160 and a street price of $129.99. The original MSRP of the Time Machine pedal was $270 with a street price of $199. Vox Joe Satriani Signature Pedal Owner's Manual Downloads JSDS Satchurator Pedal JSDL Time Machine Pedal JSOD Ice 9 Overdrive Pedal