East River Drive Pedal Review

Yes the east river drive is yet another tube screamer.

East river drive pedal review.

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. This was the sound i d been after all this time. This east river drive pedal really enhances the character of your other pedals by adding a smooth sustain and ability to control the color of the overall tone very easily with the tone knob while allowing the nuances of the pedals behind it to shine through. 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. At the price of a really nice pizza date the east river drive is a steal. 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. Responsive to guitar volume adjustments.

The erd can operate as a boost with drive at a minimum. The east river drive brings you the quality you expect from electro harmonix including a near bulletproof design and true bypass signal path. For me the magic in this little box is in pairing this with other od distortion. The east river drive and all ibanez tubescreamer style pedals for that matter cut the bass and boost the mids.

Like the tube screamer the pedal also uses symmetrical clipping. Watch the review demo. Depending on your tastes the compressed and slightly smoother than ts 9 midrange bump may be a virtue. In his own words ehx nailed the ts808 circuit and did a good job with the part selection.

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. Hit your guitar amplifier hard with the electro harmonix east river drive overdrive pedal. Its symmetrical overdrive delivers edge and bite without compromising tone. Super cheap see the complete review and check out their new demo video.

Use it to add some edge to your clean tone or push your tube amplifier into gloriously rich distortion. Pg summed it up as follows authentic ts style tones. 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.