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Singular Audio Tubedrve Pedal
- Thread starter chiphaleonbass
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Singular Audio
Commercial User
Great to hear ! Hope it was worth the terribly long wait due to UPS
100% worth it!
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cutting the cooling slots for the Tubedrv (by hand)
Sooo, I am finding myself wanting one of these more and more. Even if it would mean buying a new power supply as well.
Anyone familiar with both the Tubedrve and Audio Kitchen FPT? Kind of worried that the overlap on «amp like» overdrive would be too big.
Both would be running into Lowrider -> Broughton SBM -> LBA 23Fe+ -> Noble
Anyone familiar with both the Tubedrve and Audio Kitchen FPT? Kind of worried that the overlap on «amp like» overdrive would be too big.
Both would be running into Lowrider -> Broughton SBM -> LBA 23Fe+ -> Noble
Ive got both the tubedrve and LowRider combined in one pedal. I can run the FPT into that, into a SBM into an Arkham UltraLinear. Ive no reason to think this wont sound great.
I got to compare the two over the weekend. The Tubedrve adds more lower and higher harmonic content. It also has more heft. That being said, the Power Stage has an amazing midrange grunt/growl. Together they are absolutely fantastic.
Shameless plug, I have one in the classified. I do love it but my head is a Genzler Kinetix which needs NO HELP in the warm fuzzy tube OD sound so I am listing it.
Could anyone fill me in on the type of EQ that is working here?
Given that at first glance, it looks a lot like a Sushi Box FX Pedal, I simply assumed there is a Fender tone stack at work, but
actually, it's only looking a bit like Sushi on the outside, but the inner workings are fundamentally different, plus
there is no mention of the EQ anywhere on the website or the manual. If it was posted somewhere in this thread, then I did not see it.
Given that at first glance, it looks a lot like a Sushi Box FX Pedal, I simply assumed there is a Fender tone stack at work, but
actually, it's only looking a bit like Sushi on the outside, but the inner workings are fundamentally different, plus
there is no mention of the EQ anywhere on the website or the manual. If it was posted somewhere in this thread, then I did not see it.
There is no EQ on the Tubedrve. The Bias alters the character of the breakup, but no equalization per se. Were you referring to this pedal?
I don't get any tube weight out of the tubedrve, but it definitely has miles of different tube breakup>drive. Shut it down before changing modes though, pent/trio, high/low ect.
Probably what I like the most is how your tone doesn't change while upping the gain/bias, that's nice
Probably what I like the most is how your tone doesn't change while upping the gain/bias, that's nice
that's my sense too. took it out for a spin during a jam session yesterday and couldn't quite find a sound that I wanted. Expected a more tube warm sounding drive but got a lot of the breakup. Still trying to figure how best to use the pedal.
Tubedrive now a permanent fixture on my stripped down yet still over the top board. Please keep in mind that this is not a Boost pedal. It is a dirt pedal. And it's one of the finest I've tried. I won't bore you with the details of my long search for a previously found pentode tone that has eluded me for years. I now have it again.. Also, I really cannot overstate the importance of top jacks.
I will be fine tuning as I assemble and settle on the placement of all my components on my board. Very generally I'm using pentode mode with relatively low distortion. The bias is the least settled knob at this point.
I will post more definitive settings in the coming days.
I will post more definitive settings in the coming days.
I prefer low bias myself in either mode, kind of leans the sub bass up naturally through weakening the drive
generally bias goes, low will be transparent, moving into the hifi sound of balanced, then high bias will slowly introduce saturation and then distortion. If you get your input v correct it's possible to about max the gain and start the bias full cold slowly moving hot, you can hear the difference then.