Mxr fet driver on precision cranked tube amp sounds from. 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. The mxr bonamassa fet driver is an overdrive designed to achieve the creamy, smooth fuzz of the chandler tube driver. With the tone im seeking, do you think the dover driver, mxr fet drive, or the wampler plexidrive. Mxr fet driver distortion guitar effect pedal for sale. On may you mentioned the fet driver and the plexi drive over the dover drive. 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. The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency associated with tubes.
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. David started using a tube driver during recording for the division bell album in 1993 and has used them ever since. 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. 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 ocd uses a pair of mosfet transistors as diodes strapped to ground to clip the signal. 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. The fet driver is best suited to bluesy lead playing. Mxr custom shop csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver effects.
I think mxr is definitely using the bk as their inspiration for the. 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. Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp. 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. 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. The fet driver is 9vdc and runs at 25ma and works perfectly in line with other high gain pedals and fuzz faces should you dare. The mxr fet driver and hermidia audio dover drive were supposed to be close to the tube driver sound, and they are. Mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver csp265 tone. The fet driver pedal is designed to thicken up lead playing, and its tones range from soft clipping to light distortion. If you arent going to get the fet then you could always get a boss bd2. Tested with a fender baja tele, gibson es335 through a tone king imperial 20th anv.
Mxr fet driver vs fuzz pedals fender stratocaster guitar. We take a look at the new mxr fet driver pedal from jim dunlop. Both great pedals as im sure the new fet driver is, but. Fet or fieldeffect transistor is common solutions for pedals, which claims to mimic tube like sound and close overall scheme. 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. Very eric johnson and joe bonamassaesque lead sounding pedal. 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. They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it. Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency. Npd mxr fet driver discussion in the effect effect started by toneranger, feb 18, 2015. 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. 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. Its not flashy and it doesnt get the same billing as its green counterpart, but. 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.
Mxr fet driver available at damico store 501 rue fourny zi 78530 buc paris west. To provide the musicians with an option to control the desired aspects of their instruments tone, this model is equipped with the. Npd mxr fet driver fender stratocaster guitar forum. 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. 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 discussion in the stomp box started by gtrguru, aug, 20. 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.
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. 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 joe bonamassa fet driver csp265 overdrive guitar. 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. Fet driver vs joe bonamassa fet driver forum mxr m fet driver audiofanzine. Tube drivers are not at all midrangey, where tube screamers have that iconic midrange emphasis and low end countour. I might not have noticed had i not compared them side by side. The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike.
This might be the driveboost ive been looking for all this time. This is a solidstate version of the bk butler tube driver, a pedal similar to the. Post tagged with bedroom setup, overdrive, tube driver. For some time the prototype of the fet driver was a mystery pedal that had been spotted on the pedal board of mr bonamassa. An amp in a box design with the creamy smooth saturation of a fet circuit. The fet driver along with several other jfetbased pedals fetto comes to mind doesnt have any clipping diodes. Mxr fet driver is a guitar pedal designed to produce sound modulations by applying effects such as distortion, overdrive. 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. If youre after gilmouresque sustain the fet driver certainly sounds the. 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. Toneranger most honored senior member strattalk supporter. It features drive, level and hilo adjustment, as well as true bypass circuitry. But it helps to have a good bit of volume and the marshall cooking. Learn about the best tube screamer clones with our ultimate list.
Itd be nice to have that sound in a more compact format, right. Overdriven tube sound subtle softclipping to early stage distortion true bypass featuring a unique circuit design. We should start an ampless and picky about overdrive club. In a sea of fancy boutique pedals that seek to replicate some amp or some other musthave tone, the new fet driver is a.
The fd2 mosfet does the same trick, but within the tube screamersd1 architecture. Mxr fet driver vs fuzz pedals discussion in the effect effect started by dexter74, jan 21, 2014. 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. The joe bonamassa fet driver features a unique circuit design. Mxr is one of those companies that is not swayed by the digital world. Bonamassa fet driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. 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. Sirokou paletu zvuku zajistuje sada ovladacich prvku, ktera zahrnuje aktivni ekvalizer ci. 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. Mxr fet driver and a minor concern by imaradiostar. Joe bonamassa fet driver joe bonamassa official store. Joe bonamassa mxr fet driver pelham blue special edition.