The electro harmonix east river drive is one of the best pedals attempting to chase the original ibanez ts 808 tubescreamer tone.
East river drive pedal.
Volume and drive take it from sweet to searing while tone lets you dial in just the right amount of bite to cut through the mix.
The pedal is very responsive to your guitar s volume control and you can contour the harsh edges of chords with a little real time attenuation from your pinky and the volume knob.
East river drive overdrive electro harmonix creates classic overdrive in a jrc4558 ic based pedal that s as bold as new york city.
Ehx had lots of requests for a pedal based around a jrc4558 chip the east river drive is designed to fill that gap it s found at the heart of some classic overdrive pedals.
The east river drive and all ibanez tubescreamer style pedals for that matter cut the bass and boost the mids.
The ibanez ts 808 tube screamer being the prime example.
Really makes me think twice about buying more of their products.
If you use the east river drive primarily for biting lead tones you can still generate smooth and crunchy chord sounds.
East river drive overdrive electro harmonix creates classic overdrive in a jrc4558 ic based pedal that s as bold as new york city.
Symmetrical overdrive adds edge and gain without compromising tone.
Edgy overdrive pedal ranging from subtle to aggressive volume and drive controls let you dial in the right amount of aggression tone control lets you fine tune your tone s attack and bite.
Using jrc4558 ic internals it fosters near identical classic tubescreamer response at a much lower price than buying the real thing.
Or in other words focus the eq to push forward the guitar friendly frequencies which in effect makes your sound jump out particularly in a dense band mix.
Sounds great but having a problem with the plug in for the adaptor jack cutting in and out.
Can t speak for the east river drive but i do have the glove.
Volume and drive take it from sweet to searing while tone lets you dial in just the right amount of bite to cut through the mix.