East River Drive Pedal Review

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East river drive pedal review.

This was the sound i d been after all this time. Hit your guitar amplifier hard with the electro harmonix east river drive overdrive pedal. Super cheap see the complete review and check out their new demo video. The east river drive and all ibanez tubescreamer style pedals for that matter cut the bass and boost the mids.

Pg summed it up as follows authentic ts style tones. The east river drive is a steal that s premier guitar magazine describing ehx s east river drive jrc4558 based overdrive pedal in their new review. The tone knob dialling in extra top end presence. Based around the venerable jrc4558 chip the east river drive is set apart from the rest of the pack in that analog man mike pierra assisted with the design work.

Yes the east river drive is yet another tube screamer. Ehx apparently had lots of requests for a pedal based around a jrc4558 so the east river drive has been designed to fill that gap. But if you ve even ever just wondered how a ts style pedal might fit into your rig this is a chance to get a pretty nice one for next to nothing. For me the magic in this little box is in pairing this with other od distortion.

The east river drive is ehx s first overdrive pedal built around the jrc4558 ic. At the price of a really nice pizza date the east river drive is a steal. The east river drive brings you the quality you expect from electro harmonix including a near bulletproof design and true bypass signal path. The erd can operate as a boost with drive at a minimum.

Its symmetrical overdrive delivers edge and bite without compromising tone. Watch the review demo. Use it to add some edge to your clean tone or push your tube amplifier into gloriously rich distortion. Depending on your tastes the compressed and slightly smoother than ts 9 midrange bump may be a virtue.

For me the magic in this little box is in pairing this with other od distortion. In his own words ehx nailed the ts808 circuit and did a good job with the part selection. After the overpowered and dark joyo ultimate drive the electro harmonix east river drive guitar overdrive pedal is the exact opposite and a welcome relief with a warm but clear and bright tone at the time i thought i d nailed it.