They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it. Joe bonamassa fet driver joe bonamassa official store. Tested with a fender baja tele, gibson es335 through a tone king imperial 20th anv. Mxr joe bonamassa fet driver csp265 overdrive guitar.
The mxr fet driver and hermidia audio dover drive were supposed to be close to the tube driver sound, and they are. Mxr fet driver and a minor concern by imaradiostar. The mxr fet driver and hermidia audio dover drive were supposed to be close to the. So, this past fathers day i was perusing reverb for a little window shopping and noticed a 15% off deal on a variety of stuff.
Ive got all three bonk, a bk butler, jb fet and the dover drive and the bk butler cant be beat for ej tone at volume going into a pushed marshall, etc. Toneranger most honored senior member strattalk supporter. Mxr m264 fet driver featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. This way i can get that clean breakup with my volume knob turned down and when i turn it up it really cuts through the mix. The mxr fet driver is supposedly the same pedal as the joe bonamassa fet driver, only it costs less because now you dont have to pay extra for jbs name printed on your pedal. To provide the musicians with an option to control the desired aspects of their instruments tone, this model is equipped with the.
The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike. It is a perfect match for any single channel amp to add versatility and a extra gain stage, but for all you bonamassa or ej fans out there you might want to try it on already driven amp. Npd mxr fet driver discussion in the effect effect started by toneranger, feb 18, 2015. Mxr fet driver available at damico store 501 rue fourny zi 78530 buc paris west. If you arent going to get the fet then you could always get a boss bd2. Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency associated with tubes. The main pedals i am considering right now are an ibanez ts 808, an mxr jb fet driver, a bk butler tube driver, and a wampler 57 tweed. If youre after gilmouresque sustain the fet driver certainly sounds the. Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp. The fet driver is best suited to bluesy lead playing.
The mxr custom shop csp265 fet driver pedal is the latest joe bonamassa pedal to be released from mxr. Im in the same situation the only gig i play with an amp is one where overdrive wouldnt work blending with a harp not harmonica a real harp the tall thing that angels play is tough enough on bass add overdrive, and it just doesnt work. We should start an ampless and picky about overdrive club. Mxr m264 fet driver overdrive featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. It features drive, level and hilo adjustment, as well as true bypass circuitry.
The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the. I also love my bd2 but now i really want an fet driver. Post tagged with bedroom setup, overdrive, tube driver. The ocd uses a pair of mosfet transistors as diodes strapped to ground to clip the signal. Learn about the best tube screamer clones with our ultimate list. We take a look at the new mxr fet driver pedal from jim dunlop. Itd be nice to have that sound in a more compact format, right. Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency. The mxr bonamassa fet driver is an overdrive designed to achieve the creamy, smooth fuzz of the chandler tube driver. Mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver csp265 tone. Fet or fieldeffect transistor is common solutions for pedals, which claims to mimic tube like sound and close overall scheme. Tube drivers are not at all midrangey, where tube screamers have that iconic midrange emphasis and low end countour. Anyone tried both and can offer a sound comparison between the two. David started using a tube driver during recording for the division bell album in 1993 and has used them ever since.
Bonamassa fet driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. The fd2 mosfet does the same trick, but within the tube screamersd1 architecture. Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency associated with tubes. Npd mxr fet driver fender stratocaster guitar forum. Bonamassa fet driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. Fwiw i got to ab the tube driver and fet last night and while close they are not a 1to1 for sure.
Mxr is one of those companies that is not swayed by the digital world. So i bought one of these because no one has traced it yet and i was curious how its built and how compares to my diy tube driver. I might not have noticed had i not compared them side by side. Sweetwater s sales engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. Both great pedals as im sure the new fet driver is, but. Yeah, my understanding is that the dd is the sound of a tube driver and cranked marshall, whereas the fet driver is more of just the tube driver. The joe bonamassa fet driver features a unique circuit design. His collection of tube drivers includes several 1980s originals, several 911 tube drivers, a gold tube works 911 tube driver, and the five knob real tube version from tube works. Joe bonamassa mxr fet driver pelham blue special edition. Id been toying with the idea of picking up an fet driver for a while now and saw a used one that combined with the 15% off. Mxr custom shop csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver effects. The mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an over driven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. Mxr fet driver is a guitar pedal designed to produce sound modulations by applying effects such as distortion, overdrive.
Mxr fet driver vs fuzz pedals discussion in the effect effect started by dexter74, jan 21, 2014. This might be the driveboost ive been looking for all this time. I must guess you try the mxr, what was you impression i know you love your plexi drive but, could you tell me why i need to get this over the fet driver or i must think on the fet driver taking count that was modeled directly after the tube driver. But it helps to have a good bit of volume and the marshall cooking. Mxr fet driver on precision cranked tube amp sounds from. I think of the mxr and lovepedal as doing good impressions of the pushed marshall and tube driver tone at lower, more reasonable volumes, whereas if you just compared a real. Its not flashy and it doesnt get the same billing as its green counterpart, but. The fet driver pedal is designed to thicken up lead playing, and its tones range from soft clipping to light distortion. Overdriven tube sound subtle softclipping to early stage distortion true bypass featuring a unique circuit design. For some time the prototype of the fet driver was a mystery pedal that had been spotted on the pedal board of mr bonamassa. Mxr fet driver discussion in the stomp box started by gtrguru, aug, 20. The mxr custom shop joe bonamassa pelham blue fet driver comes in a limited run of only 300 and is exclusively sold on the official joe bonamassa store. I think mxr is definitely using the bk as their inspiration for the.
The fet driver along with several other jfetbased pedals fetto comes to mind doesnt have any clipping diodes. Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a. Sirokou paletu zvuku zajistuje sada ovladacich prvku, ktera zahrnuje aktivni ekvalizer ci. A twostage overdrive pedal composed of an opamp flowing into a fet, the mxr fet driver does an amazing job of emulating creamy tube amp breakup. David gilmour has been an avid tube driver user since around 1993. Very eric johnson and joe bonamassaesque lead sounding pedal. Going for violin eric johnson tone with 95 prs custom 22 modified with mccarty pickups and updated tuner and 3way switch through koch twintone dirty channel. Mxr fet driver vs fuzz pedals fender stratocaster guitar. This is a solidstate version of the bk butler tube driver, a pedal similar to the. This limited edition signature pedal captures the rich, creamy sound of an over driven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. Mxr fet driver distortion guitar effect pedal for sale. Following in the footsteps of the dunlop jb95 cry baby and jbf3 fuzz face is the mxr fet driver, which is based on joe bonamassas favourite chandler tube driver, as made famous by david gilmour and eric johnson. In a sea of fancy boutique pedals that seek to replicate some amp or some other musthave tone, the new fet driver is a. On may you mentioned the fet driver and the plexi drive over the dover drive.
Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. An amp in a box design with the creamy smooth saturation of a fet circuit. Fet driver vs joe bonamassa fet driver forum mxr m fet driver audiofanzine. With the tone im seeking, do you think the dover driver, mxr fet drive, or the wampler plexidrive.