Tech 21 Double Drive

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Tech 21 Double Drive

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Ok, so it's just an overdrive-distortion pedal, but I think I might even like it better than the RAT- in comparison, the RAT sounds SOOOOOOO upper middy, it's almost unpleasant. It's always hard to tell outside of a band context how it'll work live, but the DD can get pretty close to the RAT.. but it's a lot more flexible.

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MP3: Drive A/B full - Drive A full

Doooooo like this pedal.
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dammit doog I only noticed this video when I checked the youtube account!
Really awesome video! the pedal sounds very nice and controllable.
:P nice one.
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Cheerz!

Yeah, it's well flexible. Drive A is more bassy and slightly mid-scooped, Drive A/B is a bit more mid-focused, and by blending them in conjuction with the tone dial, you can let loadsa tones!

I think my RAT just got booted off the pedalboard :D
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Doog wrote: I think my RAT just got booted off the pedalboard :D
Haha this makes me happy for some weird reason. It's nice to lose some pedals after you have used them for such a long time. The superfuzz has knocked the fuzz factory off mine...and it may be forever!! :shock: I'm going to get another superfuzz so I can use the gain boost setting as my dirt box and not have to keep switching when I want fuzz.
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Post by Reece »

Sounds like a nice versatile drive. 2 Decent flavours.

Gewd demo!
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Hurb wrote:
Doog wrote: I think my RAT just got booted off the pedalboard :D
Haha this makes me happy for some weird reason. It's nice to lose some pedals after you have used them for such a long time. The superfuzz has knocked the fuzz factory off mine...and it may be forever!! :shock: I'm going to get another superfuzz so I can use the gain boost setting as my dirt box and not have to keep switching when I want fuzz.
If you're ever going to sell the FF let me know, I'd love to check one out!
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nice demo, glad you're digging it.
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Post by Mike »

Great video mate.

Fuck me that sounds beautiful, has a definite Marshall flavour to a lot of the sounds, I'm liking it alot.

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Post by Doog »

It's really, really nice, flexible as hell while still being totally usable.

My only complaint is that it's pretty light so gets moved around a bit too easy, and that the dials don't do a ton for the first half of their travel, and do LOADS in the last quarter.

But it's aaaaall good. I might rehouse it into the ever-awesome mysterious brushed chrome box..