At the heart of Gehenna lies Lichtlaerm’s innovative cut-control, which shapes the gain structure and saturation character to match your guitar’s tuning and desired tonal profile. Whether you want a tight, palm-muted chug or a wall of raw distortion, the cut-control lets you fine-tune your sound from sharp and modern to loose and vintage. It's this adaptive flexibility that makes Gehenna feel less like a pedal and more like a responsive instrument.

Gehenna’s EQ section is one of the most comprehensive in its class. An active dual-band mids section allows you to sculpt high and low mids independently, while active bass and treble controls give powerful tone-shaping capabilities. Add to that a passive presence and depth section, and you have a surgical toolbox capable of shaping distortion tones from classic amp-like drive to aggressive and experimental textures—many of which simply aren't possible with conventional pedals.

Instead of a separate boost, Gehenna features a footswitchable dual-gain system that lets you instantly jump between two levels of gain. This, paired with its unique active output stage, avoids the harshness and fizz typically associated with solid-state pedals at high volumes. The result is massive output that retains clarity, with musical mids that cut through the mix. Whether run into a clean amp or used as a standalone preamp, Gehenna is a brutal and refined weapon for any player chasing the ultimate in high-gain expression.