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Steve Vuich of the
River Saints
River Saints
Troy Anderson of
Hybrid Glitch
Hybrid Glitch
Uncle E and Mike Dattilo
with his FrankenDriver
with his FrankenDriver
Matt Cline and his
OverDriver
OverDriver
Here's my first testimonial
for Uncle Ernie's Effects.
It's a bit dark but it was shot
at Clancy's during open
mic. Thanks Steve. Click
image for Testimonial
for Uncle Ernie's Effects.
It's a bit dark but it was shot
at Clancy's during open
mic. Thanks Steve. Click
image for Testimonial
This pedal is a soft clip Overdrive with switchable gain for improved
flexibility. This unit is with the tube amp in mind and shines as a way to take
a single channel amp and give it three channels.
OverDriver Demo
flexibility. This unit is with the tube amp in mind and shines as a way to take
a single channel amp and give it three channels.
OverDriver Demo
| The OverDriver |
Also, if the mid hump is too much we can modify your pedal to have a switch that
reasonably flattens the mids. To flatten them out entirely would mean totally
redesigning the pedal. This mod is also an additional $10.00.
I will warranty these units for 5 years for parts and labor. Obviously if the unit is
damaged from abuse, then arrangements can be made. The unit should last for as
long as any other solid state pedal out there. If one should need repaired thereafter,
I have a VERY modest bench fee.
reasonably flattens the mids. To flatten them out entirely would mean totally
redesigning the pedal. This mod is also an additional $10.00.
I will warranty these units for 5 years for parts and labor. Obviously if the unit is
damaged from abuse, then arrangements can be made. The unit should last for as
long as any other solid state pedal out there. If one should need repaired thereafter,
I have a VERY modest bench fee.
Users of the OverDriver
Tim-
Just wanted to give you some positive feedback regarding your
Overdriver. I've been using one for about a month now, and I have to
say that I'm very impressed with the unit.
I use it in front of my THD BiValve as a boost to give an already
overdriven tone a little more "sing" and cut for solos. With the gain
rolled all the way back, volume at about 2 o' clock, tone at 2 o' clock I
get a really nice lead tone with my P-90 equipped Guild Blues 90. Big
and fat with a lot of harmonic content, but still articulate. Nice!
My only constructive criticism (actually more of a suggestion) is that
rather than a single tone control I would love to see separate bass/
treble controls on the unit. That little bit of extra "tweakability" would be
a nice addition to an already fine pedal.
Overall I really like the Overdriver. Great workmanship, great tone, and
its kinda cool knowing that it's made by a semi local guy (I'm just west
of XXXXXXX).
Keep up the good work!
Matt Cline
Just wanted to give you some positive feedback regarding your
Overdriver. I've been using one for about a month now, and I have to
say that I'm very impressed with the unit.
I use it in front of my THD BiValve as a boost to give an already
overdriven tone a little more "sing" and cut for solos. With the gain
rolled all the way back, volume at about 2 o' clock, tone at 2 o' clock I
get a really nice lead tone with my P-90 equipped Guild Blues 90. Big
and fat with a lot of harmonic content, but still articulate. Nice!
My only constructive criticism (actually more of a suggestion) is that
rather than a single tone control I would love to see separate bass/
treble controls on the unit. That little bit of extra "tweakability" would be
a nice addition to an already fine pedal.
Overall I really like the Overdriver. Great workmanship, great tone, and
its kinda cool knowing that it's made by a semi local guy (I'm just west
of XXXXXXX).
Keep up the good work!
Matt Cline
Testimonials
Thanks Matt for the gracious comments. I talked with Matt about
possibly building him a custom unit with more tone flexability. We'll see
where that leads.
UE
possibly building him a custom unit with more tone flexability. We'll see
where that leads.
UE
In the Low channel the pedal is similar to a Tubescreamer but with better
low end response and more features. Resent testing has shown that in
fact the OverDriver has better headroom, more note definition, and less
noise than the early sought after TS9s. It can be noted that it has the
mid hump that is common to this type of design.
The High channel has a small volume increase with more gain to help cut
the mix. Also, the High channel can be used as a quasi treble booster
using the Bright.
Please note that in the High channel the buzz of the drive tops out at
about 50% of the Drive control but the sustain increases with a bit more
volume. The upside of this is that the pedal never becomes overly
harsh and controlled feedback is easily achieved. It is very responsive
to volume changes on the guitar and cleans up nicely. When the guitar is
off there is no noise or hiss.
The primary transistors are upgraded to lower noise 2N5088s and the
opamp is the Japan Radio Corp. JRC2043. Testing has shown that the
2043 IC has slightly improved fidelity with lower noise than the 4558 IC
typically used in these pedals. There is a socket for this IC so any 4558
IC can also be used if desired.
low end response and more features. Resent testing has shown that in
fact the OverDriver has better headroom, more note definition, and less
noise than the early sought after TS9s. It can be noted that it has the
mid hump that is common to this type of design.
The High channel has a small volume increase with more gain to help cut
the mix. Also, the High channel can be used as a quasi treble booster
using the Bright.
Please note that in the High channel the buzz of the drive tops out at
about 50% of the Drive control but the sustain increases with a bit more
volume. The upside of this is that the pedal never becomes overly
harsh and controlled feedback is easily achieved. It is very responsive
to volume changes on the guitar and cleans up nicely. When the guitar is
off there is no noise or hiss.
The primary transistors are upgraded to lower noise 2N5088s and the
opamp is the Japan Radio Corp. JRC2043. Testing has shown that the
2043 IC has slightly improved fidelity with lower noise than the 4558 IC
typically used in these pedals. There is a socket for this IC so any 4558
IC can also be used if desired.
Uncle Ernie's OverDriver was featured in the October 2006 issue of
Guitar Player ! I'd like to thank Jude Gold and Art Thompson for making
this happen. You're the best! Click image to enlarge.
Guitar Player ! I'd like to thank Jude Gold and Art Thompson for making
this happen. You're the best! Click image to enlarge.
“Tim….Thanks so much for the awesome pedal! The OverDriver is
fantastic; it is of the highest quality and I could not be happier with the
sounds. I look forward to purchasing from Uncle Ernie’s again in the
near future…..Thanks again, John P.”
fantastic; it is of the highest quality and I could not be happier with the
sounds. I look forward to purchasing from Uncle Ernie’s again in the
near future…..Thanks again, John P.”
Tim Pannella and his
OverDriver. Merry Xmas!
OverDriver. Merry Xmas!