{"product_id":"870276","title":"Empress Effects Drive [versatile overdrive]","description":"An overdrive that controls the very character of the distortion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Empress Effects Drive is a tool that allows you to freely manipulate the harmonic structure and gain behavior itself, enabling you to create the \"overdrive response itself\" to your instrument, picking, and amplifier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While conventional overdrives are limited to a fixed clipping character, the Drive features a variable midrange EQ before the overdrive, allowing you to control the distortion character itself, which changes depending on the frequency. Furthermore, a boost circuit of up to 30dB can be placed either before or after the overdrive, covering a wide range from crunch to high gain and even fuzz-like tones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on an amp-like, rich distortion, it adds features such as a clean blend, equalizer, booster, and adaptive noise gate. You can thoroughly craft your own unique sound while perfectly maintaining clarity and dynamics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the heart of the Empress Drive is the variable midrange EQ positioned before the overdrive stage. Unlike typical overdrives that shape the tone after distortion, it determines which frequency ranges will be strongly pushed by the clipping circuit beforehand, thereby changing the harmonic texture and playing feel itself—in other words, the character of the overdrive itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Boosting the low-mids creates a thick, sustained breakup. Emphasizing the upper-mids gives you a sharp attack and a clear, well-defined tone. Conversely, suppressing the mids tightens the response and transforms it into a tight drive sound with refined harmonic density.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Further down the circuit, it features TREBLE\/BASS shelving EQ controls for precise control of the final sound. This allows you to create a wide range of tones, from a well-defined crunch to a rich tube amp-like drive, and even a loose, fuzz-like texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Because you can control how the circuit responds to the dynamics of your playing and the volume settings on the guitar, it brings a new feeling of \"designing the way the distortion works\" rather than simply \"changing the tone.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The boost circuit, which provides up to 30dB of boost, can be placed either before or after the overdrive section.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The pre-overdrive setting increases saturation, altering the distortion character and playability, and expanding the range of expression to include distortion-like high-gain sounds. Additionally, this setting automatically applies a high-pass filter to reduce low-frequency muddiness in high-gain sounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Switching to the Post-Overdrive setting applies the boost after the overdrive stage, increasing the overall output level of the pedal. This is ideal for pushing the amp input or subsequent pedals without changing the gain character of the Drive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInput Impedance: 1MΩ\u003cbr\u003e Output Impedance: 100Ω\u003cbr\u003e Frequency Response (-3dB):20Hz – 22kHz\u003cbr\u003e THD+N (buffer bypassed)\u003cbr\u003e (20Hz – 20kHz, 1Vrms):＜0.1%\u003cbr\u003e Input Voltage: 9V DC (center negative)\u003cbr\u003e Required Current: 250mA\u003cbr\u003e Power Input Connector:2.1mm Barrel Connector\u003cbr\u003e Size: 63.5 × 121.9 × 66.0 mm\u003cbr\u003e Weight: 454 g","brand":"Empress Effects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67701209432177,"sku":"870276","price":390.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/4173\/0673\/files\/870276_01.jpg?v=1792147356","url":"https:\/\/global.ikebe-gakki.com\/products\/870276","provider":"Ikebe Musical Instruments Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}