Members percyexpat Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Never punch dogs? No! New pedal day. Got an Empress Multidrive in the post from a forum member yesterday. So much fun. It takes a lot of tweaking to find the sweet spots but when you do it's amazing. Lives up to the hype. And I don't even do super high gain stuff. The clean/crunch territory is excellent. I was a bit disappointed with the fuzz at first but then I realised what it's for. On a fairly low setting it sounds just like a slightly torn/overdriven speaker. When mixed in at the right levels it adds a bit of snarl and bite that works really well. It also helps if the pedal runs into a very slightly dirty amp or another distortion pedal with the gain turned right down. That helps bind the different sounds running in parallel together. To top it all off i've never played through a pedal that responds so well to playing dynamics. There's so much tonal variation at different volume levels that it really encourages you to vary your playing. Anyhoo, a recommended good time. One gripe: the filters are a bit heavy handed. I haven't been able to do much with them so far. The fuzz basically disappears behind the low pass filter and fizzes like heck with the high pass. The distortion doesn't like them much either. They work okay with the overdrive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AngryGoldfish Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Nice one, man. I can't wait to pick one of these up. I'd say the filters on the fuzz and distortion are for more extreme uses as the normal EQ section is capable enough to fine-tune the tone, I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members b_nehpets Posted January 8, 2012 Members Share Posted January 8, 2012 istill want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lotlizard Posted January 8, 2012 Members Share Posted January 8, 2012 Thanks for the report. I've had this pedal on my "to buy soon" list for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juri Posted January 8, 2012 Members Share Posted January 8, 2012 This pedal is indeed awesome and so versatile as well. I have mine set to Fuzz and Overdrive/Distortion. We should definitely share some settings for this pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted January 8, 2012 Members Share Posted January 8, 2012 great pedal - congrats ...it is on my list and will defintly replace a few of my other dirt boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members buddhapaugh Posted January 21, 2012 Members Share Posted January 21, 2012 I have one for sale to anyone interested. Great condish.... can do Paypalled and shipped for $230!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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