Tech 21 has reissued the Double Drive guitar pedal, a sleeper classic that enjoys a cult following among in-the-know pedal connoisseurs. The new 100% analog DoubleDrive reissue captures the lush, muscular power amp distortion of both Class A and Class A/B tube amps. Instead of just blending these tones, one feeds into the other creating massive ‘cascading’ distortion and offering a broad range of tonal variation.
With the Double Drive, you can go from a clean boost to jaw-rattling fuzz. It is designed to be used with any amp – tube or solid state, vintage or modern.
The pedal was first introduced in 2002 and discontinued in 2006. Pedal guru Josh Scott of JHSPedals describes the Double Drive as a pedal "that should have been famous." His 2021 video about it was, in fact, responsible for prices skyrocketing on the used market. Josh likes it so much, he owns four of them, one in each of the colors originally offered: Black, Blue, Red andYellow.
The new Double Drive reissue is available in just one color – black – and key features include:
- DRIVE A controls the amount of Class A power amp output stage distortion, rich in even harmonics. The amount of harmonics is dynamically controlled by the input level and their ratio by how hard you pick.
- DRIVE A/B controls the amount of Class A/B power amp output stage distortion, rich in odd harmonics.
- TONE is a very musical, specialized low pass filter that allows you to remove the high end without losing mids or getting muddy.
- Available in Black finish only
- Buffered bypass switching
- 9-volt DC operation via either battery or standard external power supply
- 18-volt DC operation using external power supply
- Made in the USA
Tech 21’s Double Drive reissue pedal carries a street price of $225 and is available exclusively through Tech 21’s Reverb shop: https://reverb.com/shop/tech21
