Intensive Care Audio Vena Cava Filter Filter & Ring Modulation Distortion Pedal
London‑based Intensive Care Audio take their branding seriously: not only is this pedal named after a medical device, but it arrived packaged in a prescription bag accompanied by a medical‑style ‘information and warnings’ pamphlet! It’s all good fun, but it’s worth mentioning that a note is also included to inform the user that all of this packaging, including the bubble wrap, is recyclable.
While the Vena Cava Filter is a distortion pedal at heart, you won’t find traditional controls here: the main functions of this pedal are an auto-filter and ring modulator, though you can still use the pedal as a straight‑up distortion, as there’s a Blend control that allows you to mix from pure distortion (fully anti‑clockwise) to filtered and ring‑modulated distortion (fully clockwise). The Gain knob controls the amount of gain in the distortion circuit, whose effect ranges from