Thermionic Culture Vulture Super 15

STEREO VALVE DISTORTION

The Culture Vulture Super 15 also showcases several inspired new features.

The Drive switch has three positions with a +10dB option sitting squarely between ‘Nor- mal’ and ‘Overdrive’, enabling users to make their sounds ‘a little more crunchy’ with incre- ased brightness. Meanwhile, the Drive knob now goes all the way up to 15, rather than the decidedly more conservative Spinal Tap-favou- red 11! The Function switch now offers further enhancements including special dynamic tunable mid-lift in the P positions and extra- drastically-processed harmonics in the SQ positions. The new unit also has a two position Presence switch, as featured on Thermionic Culture’s popular Solo Vulture product. The Output Level controls have a -10dB attenuator which can be used in conjunction with Drive +10dB for comparison purposes or just to reduce high levels. The module’s line plus DI inputs are balanced while the line plus low le- vel outputs are unbalanced. Five NOS military- grade valves are utilised for long life, low noise and enhanced performance, mirroring The Culture Vulture Mastering Plus.