Tube Drive
Natural Overdrive
Tube Drive is an all-analog discrete FET preamp, following the workability and musicality of a tube stage. Like a real tube it has not clipping diodes to make the job done, just turn the Volume clockwise and overdrive occurs naturally offering extreme transparent sound, while Volume increase the headroom for a well rounded breathing tone. It’s very easy to use as It follows the design of the old retro tube amps that we all love and respect. Tube Drive is equipped with a simple tone cut for extra low tone sucking and Volume and Master controls gain and level accordingly. You can switch between a cold channel, changing harmonics to bassier – mellow response to a hot gain-lead channel with more punch and tight response. Use your picking dynamics easily create music and feel the nice organic warmth sound of tubes. Except from an overdrive pedal you can use it as a preamp or a dirty Boost. If you like more headroom and wider tonal experience you can run Tube Drive up to 18V!!!
Demo Video & Audio Samples
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Controls
- 1. Master - Controls the output Volume and increase headroom.
- 2. Tone - Simple tone cut, more bass to the left, more middles in the middle and more treble to the right.
- 3. Volume - Adjusts the drive, dirtier clockwise, cleaner counterclockwise. Full counterclockwise clean organic sounds.
- 4. Cold/Hot Switch - Cold channel is warm tone for more low end mild overdrive, Hot channel is livelier tone with more chime and with more emphasis on the upper mids offering more punch and grid overdrive tones.
Tech Specs
Measures:
7.5 x 12 x 5.6 cm / 2.9 x 4.7 x 2.2 inches with knobs and everything
Current Draw:
2mA
Input Impedance:
500KOhm
Output Impedance:
<10KOhm
Switching
This device is true bypass. Audio will pass without power.
Power
This device takes a standard 9 to 18 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. DO NOT RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!