Description
The Spirit of the Horse: A 20th Anniversary Tribute
A New Icon for a Milestone Year. 2026 marks 20 years of NUX innovation and the auspicious Year of the Horse. To honour this double celebration, we’ve reimagined our iconic Horseman with a bold, exclusive aesthetic. Combining the legendary ‘Gold Centaur’ soul with a design that captures the power and grace of the horse, this 20th-anniversary edition is a must-have for collectors and tone-chasers alike.
Two-in-One Overdrive Pedal
One of the most sought-after dual overdrive pedals produced in the mid ’90s is now in a pocket-sized, unique design. NUX Horseman pays homage to the legendary Centaur pedal. There are 3 dials for primary settings and 2 modes: Gold and Silver, and it offers massive headway, usually requiring an 18V input.
Gold Mode mimics its classic predecessor, the transparent Gold Centaur overdrive pedal, and the Silver Mode is a powered-up version with an extended gain range (Silver Centaur).
NUX Unique Design
The sound is based on the Centaur’s voltage converter circuit. But the Horseman’s characteristic design is crafted with a built-in OP-AMP voltage-converter driving the 18V to the OP-AMP. Higher voltage-supply orders up more harmonics and convincingly reproduces the sound of this unique pedal.
Clean Boost
Another “classic” way to use the NUX Horseman. Very useful when used in combination with the amplifier’s drive channel (or any other drive pedal). And, depending on the Gain – Output adjustment, it lets the Horseman be used as a clean boost. Dial up a low-gain with a high output setting, and it adds mostly volume and minimal color to your sound.
Natural Distortion
Additionally, the controls can be set to distort the sound signal in the pedal, where two Schottky diodes can perform a waveform clipping. (The germanium diodes are discontinued; NUX especially selects the Schottky diodes to replicate the waveform clipping.) The “gain” knob is a double potentiometer (a “dual-ganged gain pot”), which controls bass and middle frequencies. Treble and volume are each controlled with separate knobs.
True/Buffer Bypass
NUX Horseman has an optional bypass mode. You can use the pedal in True Bypass mode to keep your signal untouched when the pedal is OFF in the chain. We highly recommend selecting buffer bypass mode if you have more than 4 pedals connected together; switch to Buffer Bypass mode, and there will be no signal loss in your pedal chain!
Push and hold the footswitch and power up the pedal; the LED indicator will show which bypass mode is activated: RED – True Bypass / GREEN – Buffer Bypass.
- Limited Edition 20th Anniversary Design: Exclusive bold aesthetic celebrating NUX’s 20th year of innovation and the auspicious 2026 Year of the Horse — a collector’s piece for tone-chasers
- Dual Mode: Gold & Silver — Gold mode for classic transparent Centaur overdrive; Silver mode for extended gain range
- Built-In 18V Voltage Converter: Increases headroom and harmonics, faithfully reproducing the character of the original circuit
- Works as a Clean Boost: Low gain, high output setting adds volume with minimal colour
- Selectable True/Buffer Bypass: Optimise your signal chain for any setup
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