KMA Machines Guardian Of The Wurm Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
KMA Machines Guardian Of The Wurm Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
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KMA Machines Guardian Of The Wurm Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
KMA Machines Guardian Of The Wurm Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
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KMA Machines Guardian Of The Wurm Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
KMA Machines Guardian Of The Wurm Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
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KMA Machines Guardian Of The Wurm Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
"The earth, once so tranquil and serene, started to shake more ominously than ever beneath her feet. After centuries of scaring the living daylights out of the ancestors, the monster-of-malice was back. She looked up with an imperious glance and faced her destiny, her irradiant eye focusing unwaveringly on the venerable creature ahead.
Suddenly, the earth stood still and there fell a deep silence. She had tamed the beast! She was the long-foreseen saviour, the GUARDIAN of the WURM”
Fusing together the powerful evolution of KMA’s highly regarded WURM Distortion with an intuitive, yet versatile and ultra-fast Noise Gate, GUARDIAN of the WURM is the perfect metal monster. From chugging hard-rock, droning doom metal and grinding Swedish death metal, the beast abides.
But through its highly tweakable control set, the pedal can be tamed to provide impeccable clarity to your riffs, making this the definitive dirt pedal for metal, prog-rock, shoegaze, indie and beyond.
Calling a pedal legendary or a cult classic is often stretching the truth, but when it comes to the Boss HM-2 MIJ it’s absolutely on the money. We’ve never tried to hide the fact that the WURM Distortion is our unabashed sonic love letter to this filthy box of doom and gloom, taking the essential ingredients of this classic, while in the process developing a way more flexible metal-distortion pedal.
While WURM absolutely nails that Swedish death-metal chainsaw sound, the pedal is not all about that and is adept for so many other genres. To give you an idea, famous players like David Gilmour, Prince, Johnny Marr, Belinda Butcher, Lee Ranaldo, Daron Malakian and others have all made their mark with this style of distortion.
We of course kept the iconic active HM-2 dual band EQ section, but added two more bands, giving a much wider range of tones to tailor your evil and gritty distortion sound. Each band now has a dedicated centre-frequency control on the front of the pedal, allowing you to quickly and easily change and fine-tune your tone.
The EQ-STYLE mode, now also on the front of the pedal, helps you carve out even more tonal variation. Selecting HM-II mode will get you that classic ‘chainsaw’ high-mids character. However, in KMA mode the EQ is a little more tonally balanced, less peaky and a bit wider in response. Selecting BOTH fattens and doubles up the tone stacking, allowing you to rank the LOWS and the HIGH MIDS and rip that Swedish forest even more to shreds.
To adjust the extent of drive compression, you can choose between 3 different clipping styles. Silicon (Si) delivers the original compression, for rich harmonics and singing leads. Asymmetric (A-S) increases the headroom and gives you more grit by retaining complex harmonics, while the OFF position lifts the sound of the Diodes for a slight compression and way more clarity, which is perfect for baritone guitars or bass.
Plus, the Clean Blend feature helps to preserve your natural core tone. Simply twist the BLEND control to mix in the original unprocessed signal, allowing the initial pick attack of your tone to breathe. It is also especially useful when running the GUARDIAN of the WURM into an already distorted high-gain amp.
In-Depth Controls
- Gain: Sets the amount of distortion
- Master: Sets the overall volume of the WURM Section
- Gate: Sets the threshold of the Noise Gate
- Blend: Blends in the input signal, often called "Clean Blend"
- Clip-Style (Toggle-Switch): SI (Silicon Diodes): The sound of the original HM-2 clipping, A-S (Asymmetrical): More grit and less compression, OFF (Lifted Diodes): Perfect mode for bass and baritones
- EQ-Style (Toggle-Switch): HM-II: activates original HM-2 High Mids EQ with fixed centre-frequency. KMA: activates KMA-designed High Mids EQ with adjustable centre-frequency. BOTH: activates both EQ-Styles
- Low: Active Semi-Parametric EQ for low frequency boost (up)/ cut(down) with adjustable centre-frequency between 60-150 Hz via below potentiometer (midpoint: 90Hz)
- L-Mid: Active Semi-Parametric EQ for low-mid frequency boost (up)/ cut(down) with adjustable centre-frequency between 300 Hz -1,05 kHz via below potentiometer (midpoint: 490 Hz)
- H-Mid: Active Semi-Parametric EQ for high-mid frequency boost (up)/ cut(down). EQ-Style "KMA": with adjustable centre-frequency between 850 Hz-3 kHz via below potentiometer. EQ-Style "HM-II": original HM-2 dual high-mid EQ with fixed centre-frequency
- High: Active semi-parametric EQ for high frequency boost (up)/ cut(down) with adjustable centre-frequency between 1.4-5 kHz via below potentiometer (midpoint: 2 kHz)
Delivery & Lead Times
At Bonners Music, we offer a range of convenient delivery options, including FREE standard delivery on qualifying orders, specialist piano delivery and professional installation.
Standard UK Delivery
- Orders over £250: FREE delivery
- Orders £28 to £249.99: £12
- Orders under £28: £9.99
- Most in-stock items dispatched within 1 working day
Digital Piano Delivery
- Boxed delivery: £29, or FREE on qualifying pianos over £2,000
- Professional Delivery & Installation: FREE to £250, depending on the piano and delivery location
- Special arrangements available for upstairs deliveries and restricted access
Acoustic Piano Delivery
- FREE standard ground-floor delivery to most UK mainland addresses
- Specialist piano delivery teams
- Additional services available for difficult access and upstairs delivery
Second-Hand & Oversized Products
Separate delivery charges may apply to second-hand instruments, oversized products and certain remote postcode areas.
Free Store Collection
Pre-arranged collection is available from our Eastbourne, Reigate, Milton Keynes and Newcastle locations.
Delivery Charges & Availability
Your available delivery services and exact charges will be shown at checkout before you complete your order.
For full delivery charges, service descriptions and restrictions, please see our Delivery Information page.
Need help? Call 01323 639335 or email sales@bonnersmusic.co.uk.
Whether you're buying your first electric guitar, upgrading to a new keyboard, or investing in a beautiful piano the whole family can enjoy, Bonners are the musical finance specialists. We offer some of the most competitive finance deals in the UK on pianos, keyboards, guitars, and other musical instruments.
With both 0% APR interest free and longer-term interest-bearing options available, we're confident you'll find a plan that suits your budget - helping you bring home the instrument of your dreams sooner than you imagined.
*Some products are excluded from 0% APRFinance Offers. The available finance options will be shown at checkout.
Spread the Cost with Monthly Payments
At Bonners, we understand that investing in a quality musical instrument is a big decision. That’s why we’re offering a simple and flexible way to spread the cost, with 0% APR finance available on most purchases between £625 and £18,750. We also have some longer period (up to 36 months) Classic Credit 14.9% APR REPRESENTATIVE finance options with lower monthly payments. Our finance offers are designed to make high-quality instruments more accessible to musicians of all levels, from enthusiastic beginners to seasoned professionals. Whether you’re upgrading to a new stage piano, investing in your dream guitar, or kitting out your studio, the Bonners Music finance plans offer complete peace of mind.
Learn More About Finance Options >
The Lender
Bonners Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is the broker and not the
lender. Our firm reference number is 718966. Bonners Limited offers credit products from Secure Trust Bank PLC
trading as V12 Retail Finance. *Credit is provided subject to affordability, age and status. Minimum spend applies.
Not all products offered by Secure Trust Bank PLC are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Secure Trust Bank is registered in England and Wales 541132. Registered office: One Arleston Way, Solihull, B90 4LH. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registration number: 204550.
KMA Machines Guardian Of The Wurm Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal
"The earth, once so tranquil and serene, started to shake more ominously than ever beneath her feet. After centuries of scaring the living daylights out of the ancestors, the monster-of-malice was back. She looked up with an imperious glance and faced her destiny, her irradiant eye focusing unwaveringly on the venerable creature ahead.
Suddenly, the earth stood still and there fell a deep silence. She had tamed the beast! She was the long-foreseen saviour, the GUARDIAN of the WURM”
Fusing together the powerful evolution of KMA’s highly regarded WURM Distortion with an intuitive, yet versatile and ultra-fast Noise Gate, GUARDIAN of the WURM is the perfect metal monster. From chugging hard-rock, droning doom metal and grinding Swedish death metal, the beast abides.
But through its highly tweakable control set, the pedal can be tamed to provide impeccable clarity to your riffs, making this the definitive dirt pedal for metal, prog-rock, shoegaze, indie and beyond.
Calling a pedal legendary or a cult classic is often stretching the truth, but when it comes to the Boss HM-2 MIJ it’s absolutely on the money. We’ve never tried to hide the fact that the WURM Distortion is our unabashed sonic love letter to this filthy box of doom and gloom, taking the essential ingredients of this classic, while in the process developing a way more flexible metal-distortion pedal.
While WURM absolutely nails that Swedish death-metal chainsaw sound, the pedal is not all about that and is adept for so many other genres. To give you an idea, famous players like David Gilmour, Prince, Johnny Marr, Belinda Butcher, Lee Ranaldo, Daron Malakian and others have all made their mark with this style of distortion.
We of course kept the iconic active HM-2 dual band EQ section, but added two more bands, giving a much wider range of tones to tailor your evil and gritty distortion sound. Each band now has a dedicated centre-frequency control on the front of the pedal, allowing you to quickly and easily change and fine-tune your tone.
The EQ-STYLE mode, now also on the front of the pedal, helps you carve out even more tonal variation. Selecting HM-II mode will get you that classic ‘chainsaw’ high-mids character. However, in KMA mode the EQ is a little more tonally balanced, less peaky and a bit wider in response. Selecting BOTH fattens and doubles up the tone stacking, allowing you to rank the LOWS and the HIGH MIDS and rip that Swedish forest even more to shreds.
To adjust the extent of drive compression, you can choose between 3 different clipping styles. Silicon (Si) delivers the original compression, for rich harmonics and singing leads. Asymmetric (A-S) increases the headroom and gives you more grit by retaining complex harmonics, while the OFF position lifts the sound of the Diodes for a slight compression and way more clarity, which is perfect for baritone guitars or bass.
Plus, the Clean Blend feature helps to preserve your natural core tone. Simply twist the BLEND control to mix in the original unprocessed signal, allowing the initial pick attack of your tone to breathe. It is also especially useful when running the GUARDIAN of the WURM into an already distorted high-gain amp.
In-Depth Controls
- Gain: Sets the amount of distortion
- Master: Sets the overall volume of the WURM Section
- Gate: Sets the threshold of the Noise Gate
- Blend: Blends in the input signal, often called "Clean Blend"
- Clip-Style (Toggle-Switch): SI (Silicon Diodes): The sound of the original HM-2 clipping, A-S (Asymmetrical): More grit and less compression, OFF (Lifted Diodes): Perfect mode for bass and baritones
- EQ-Style (Toggle-Switch): HM-II: activates original HM-2 High Mids EQ with fixed centre-frequency. KMA: activates KMA-designed High Mids EQ with adjustable centre-frequency. BOTH: activates both EQ-Styles
- Low: Active Semi-Parametric EQ for low frequency boost (up)/ cut(down) with adjustable centre-frequency between 60-150 Hz via below potentiometer (midpoint: 90Hz)
- L-Mid: Active Semi-Parametric EQ for low-mid frequency boost (up)/ cut(down) with adjustable centre-frequency between 300 Hz -1,05 kHz via below potentiometer (midpoint: 490 Hz)
- H-Mid: Active Semi-Parametric EQ for high-mid frequency boost (up)/ cut(down). EQ-Style "KMA": with adjustable centre-frequency between 850 Hz-3 kHz via below potentiometer. EQ-Style "HM-II": original HM-2 dual high-mid EQ with fixed centre-frequency
- High: Active semi-parametric EQ for high frequency boost (up)/ cut(down) with adjustable centre-frequency between 1.4-5 kHz via below potentiometer (midpoint: 2 kHz)
Delivery & Lead Times
At Bonners Music, we offer a range of convenient delivery options, including FREE standard delivery on qualifying orders, specialist piano delivery and professional installation.
Standard UK Delivery
- Orders over £250: FREE delivery
- Orders £28 to £249.99: £12
- Orders under £28: £9.99
- Most in-stock items dispatched within 1 working day
Digital Piano Delivery
- Boxed delivery: £29, or FREE on qualifying pianos over £2,000
- Professional Delivery & Installation: FREE to £250, depending on the piano and delivery location
- Special arrangements available for upstairs deliveries and restricted access
Acoustic Piano Delivery
- FREE standard ground-floor delivery to most UK mainland addresses
- Specialist piano delivery teams
- Additional services available for difficult access and upstairs delivery
Second-Hand & Oversized Products
Separate delivery charges may apply to second-hand instruments, oversized products and certain remote postcode areas.
Free Store Collection
Pre-arranged collection is available from our Eastbourne, Reigate, Milton Keynes and Newcastle locations.
Delivery Charges & Availability
Your available delivery services and exact charges will be shown at checkout before you complete your order.
For full delivery charges, service descriptions and restrictions, please see our Delivery Information page.
Need help? Call 01323 639335 or email sales@bonnersmusic.co.uk.
Whether you're buying your first electric guitar, upgrading to a new keyboard, or investing in a beautiful piano the whole family can enjoy, Bonners are the musical finance specialists. We offer some of the most competitive finance deals in the UK on pianos, keyboards, guitars, and other musical instruments.
With both 0% APR interest free and longer-term interest-bearing options available, we're confident you'll find a plan that suits your budget - helping you bring home the instrument of your dreams sooner than you imagined.
*Some products are excluded from 0% APRFinance Offers. The available finance options will be shown at checkout.
Spread the Cost with Monthly Payments
At Bonners, we understand that investing in a quality musical instrument is a big decision. That’s why we’re offering a simple and flexible way to spread the cost, with 0% APR finance available on most purchases between £625 and £18,750. We also have some longer period (up to 36 months) Classic Credit 14.9% APR REPRESENTATIVE finance options with lower monthly payments. Our finance offers are designed to make high-quality instruments more accessible to musicians of all levels, from enthusiastic beginners to seasoned professionals. Whether you’re upgrading to a new stage piano, investing in your dream guitar, or kitting out your studio, the Bonners Music finance plans offer complete peace of mind.
Learn More About Finance Options >
The Lender
Bonners Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is the broker and not the
lender. Our firm reference number is 718966. Bonners Limited offers credit products from Secure Trust Bank PLC
trading as V12 Retail Finance. *Credit is provided subject to affordability, age and status. Minimum spend applies.
Not all products offered by Secure Trust Bank PLC are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Secure Trust Bank is registered in England and Wales 541132. Registered office: One Arleston Way, Solihull, B90 4LH. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registration number: 204550.