East River Drive Pedal Review

This was the sound i d been after all this time.

East river drive pedal review.

At the price of a really nice pizza date the east river drive is a steal. Responsive to guitar volume adjustments. The east river drive is ehx s first overdrive pedal built around the jrc4558 ic. 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.

For me the magic in this little box is in pairing this with other od distortion. In his own words ehx nailed the ts808 circuit and did a good job with the part selection. Its symmetrical overdrive delivers edge and bite without compromising tone. Pg summed it up as follows authentic ts style tones.

The erd can operate as a boost with drive at a minimum. 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. The east river drive brings you the quality you expect from electro harmonix including a near bulletproof design and true bypass signal path. 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.

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. Like the tube screamer the pedal also uses symmetrical clipping. Yes the east river drive is yet another tube screamer. The tone knob dialling in extra top end presence.

The east river drive and all ibanez tubescreamer style pedals for that matter cut the bass and boost the mids. 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. Depending on your tastes the compressed and slightly smoother than ts 9 midrange bump may be a virtue. Watch the review demo.

Use it to add some edge to your clean tone or push your tube amplifier into gloriously rich distortion. For me the magic in this little box is in pairing this with other od distortion. 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.