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to push signal through all the pedals. Just a SOLO DRIVE know the pedal more and more, it really grew little extra goodness if you know what I mean. I cranked the Drive all the way up with the on me. It has those complex harmonics that In clean boost mode, I’d add a little top end Tone at 3:00, Vol. at 2:00 and the Smooth make it a pedal that I can use in the studio all if I’m using Humbuckers. That works well with switch to the left. It’s a great bluesy sound yet by itself. It’s also very happy with other pedals, my Gretsch to get a little more presence while still modern. Lots of sustain, and gives you and I would keep it near the front of the signal still clean. that violin like solo sound. It’s quite dynamic if chain. I like it as a slight boost to give weight to you play soft, but has that compression thing the guitar in a complex board adding a little top OVERDRIVE that is so fun. It’s one of those settings that when playing with Humbuckers. As a rhythm As you bring up the drive to about 10:00, Tone makes time fly because it sounds cool. With drive, again I really liked it a lot. For that LA solo and Level at 2:00, Smooth switch to the right, the Smooth switch left, you can turn the tone thing where you can hear all the subtleties with you have a great crunchy Drive that’s open up without cutting your head off. There are still your playing it’s fantastic. So, there are three sounding with rich even harmonics. The Shiba plenty of upper harmonics but more musical great ways to use it. With the friendly price Drive has Silicon Diodes and Symmetrical and controlled. point and size I give it two thumbs up! I hope clipping. It definitely compresses as you turn up you get to check it out. the drive. With a Strat in the neck position it CONCLUSION gives you that overdriven thing perfect for the If you like the Shiba Reloaded Drive already, it’s Hendrix-ish soulful double stop stuff. Otherwise a no-brainer. Just the room you save on your a great rhythm crunch overall. board will be a welcome feature. As I got to July 2018 WorshipMusician.com Suhr.com $165.00 35