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UNCLE ERNIE'S EFFECTS OVERDRIVER.
This pedal is a soft clip Overdrive with switchable gain for improved
flexibility. This unit is with the tube amp in mind and shines as a way
to take a single channel amp and give it three channels.
In the Low channel the pedal is similar to a Tubescreamer but with better
low end response and more features. Resent testing has shown that in
fact the OverDriver has better headroom, more note definition, and less
noise than the early sought after TS9s. It can be noted that it has the
mid hump that is common to this type of design.
The High channel has a small volume increase with more gain to help
cut the mix. Also, the High channel can be used as a quasi treble
booster using the Bright.
Please note that in the High channel the buzz of the drive tops out at
about 50% of the Drive control but the sustain increases with a bit more
volume. The upside of this is that the pedal never becomes overly
harsh and controlled feedback is easily achieved. It is very responsive
to volume changes on the guitar and cleans up nicely. When the guitar is
off there is no noise or hiss.
The primary transistors are upgraded to lower noise 2N5088s and the
opamp is the Japan Radio Corp. JRC2043. Testing has shown that the
2043 IC has slightly improved fidelity with lower noise than the 4558 IC
typically used in these pedals. There is a socket for this IC so any 4558
IC can also be used if desired.
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