Best for: Transparent overdrive "Always on" base tone Stacking overdrives There are a lot of good overdrive pedals on the market today. But too many of them cover up the tone of your amp. Granted, a pedal that can turn a tweed into a plexi is pretty cool. But what if you don’t want that? What if you think a great overdrive pedal should be an extension of your amp, not a band aid; that it should retain all of the character of the gear you’ve invested in?The ClearDrive does just that. Unlike most transparent overdrives, the ClearDrive stays transparent even at high gain. A three-band tone control section (Bass, 3kHz, and 8kHz) allows you to dial in a tone that is precisely matched to your amp, but also allows for a broad range of coloration when desired. The ClearDrive has a full low end that remains tight at high gain and a midrange that exhibits incredible note definition.Best of all, the ClearDrive doesn’t need a cranked amp to sound great. Even at low volumes, you can have great tone – your tone. By blending JFET and Zener clipping, the ClearDrive produces a very natural and gradual transition from clean into first soft clipping, then progressively harder clipping, just like a good tube amp.
