Joey Landreth is best known for his Canadian country style; we consider him a true dynamics lover and an expert in low-gain setups. The Golden Boy is one of the most versatile and transparent overdrives ever created. Rich in harmonic details and overflowing with headroom, the Golden Boy redefines the concept of transparent overdrive once associated with pedals like the Klon Centaur, updating it with modern features never before seen in an overdrive pedal.

• Active three-band EQ for maximum sound flexibility
• Innovative Jackson Audio Gain Cycle feature, which consists of a cycle of available gain levels within the pedal.
  
• 4 presets available:
• • Preset 1 – YELLOW LED: Treble Booster. Very useful for creating a thinner tone or stacking with a thick-sounding overdrive.
  • Preset 2 – GREEN LED: Midrange boost. Thicker than the yellow mode, the green mode allows for more powerful bass and takes on the character of a mid booster with a tone closer to a Tubescreamer.
  • Preset 3 – AQUA LED: Custom boost. For most guitarists, this is a perfect setting that complements most overdrive configurations on the Golden Boy.
  • Preset 4 – BLUE LED: Full range. This preset does not emphasize any specific frequency, only the natural tone of your guitar.

Programming Mode

To select a preset, press and hold the BOOST footswitch for more than 1 second to activate programming mode. When in this mode, the BOOST LED will flash to indicate programming is active. A quick press of the BOOST footswitch will cycle through the presets, allowing you to hear the changes as you scroll through, assuming the boost circuit was active when entering programming mode. When you reach the desired preset, press and hold the BOOST footswitch for more than 1 second to exit programming mode.

It works the same for the DRIVE mode presets.

Gain Cycle

The Gain Cycle function takes the gain setting from the Gain knob, which selects its maximum gain level, and divides that gain level into four equal parts. For example, if the Gain knob is set to maximum or 100%, each time you press both footswitches simultaneously, the pedal's gain increases by 25% until it reaches 100%. The next press after 100% will restart the gain cycle at 25%.

The brightness of the DRIVE LED will change to indicate the selected gain percentage. The higher the percentage, the brighter the LED.

• Gain Cycle #1 – DIM LED – 25% of Gain knob value.
• Gain Cycle #2 – BRIGHTER LED – 50% of Gain knob value.
• Gain Cycle #3 – BRIGHT LED – 75% of Gain knob value.
• Gain Cycle #4 – VERY BRIGHT LED – 100% of Gain knob value.

MIDI Control

By default, this pedal is set to MIDI channel 1. This can be changed by pressing and holding the Drive footswitch. Press the Boost footswitch to increment the MIDI channel number. While holding the Drive footswitch, the LED will flash to indicate the selected MIDI channel. For example: 7 flashes = MIDI channel 7. After the LED finishes flashing, the pedal pauses for 2 seconds so you can see when the flashing stops. The LED will continue flashing while you hold the Drive footswitch. Once you've selected and verified the MIDI channel by counting the flashes, release the Drive footswitch. The pedal will save this MIDI channel to its internal EEPROM and restart.

Next, we see some demos of the pedal and its different presets, performed by Joey Landreth himself.

About Jackson Audio

Jackson Audio was founded by Brad Jackson of Jackson Ampworks, Nigel Hendroff of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia, and Juan Kyle of Jackson Ampworks. These three individuals collectively bring over 40 years of experience in product design and application.

The entire Jackson Audio team currently possesses extensive knowledge of audio products dedicated to musical applications. Their mission is focused on creating inspiring products that help musicians reach new heights of musical expression.

Jackson Audio started with people who see music not just as a job, but as a calling—aligning their talents to assist musicians who feel a deeper purpose beyond just being a guitarist.