Outlier Distortion The past is only a sonic guide with this versatile and highly-capable drive/distortion. As your guitar signal enters the Outlier it receives a hero’s welcome with nearly every amenity imaginable. Consider the internal signal chain: Op-Amp Buffered Input > Op-Amp Gain Stage > FET Gain Stage > Op-Amp Gain Stage > Cabinet Simulator > Active EQ > Volume Control > BJT Output Buffer. What does this even mean?! The Outlier represents the miniaturization of a whole series of circuitry functions and combines them into one unit while disguising their capability in an easy to use drive pedal with typical controls that can access all the power and control that the complex structure offers. 3 cascading gain-stages