Elektron Analog Drive Multi-Circuit Boost Overdrive Distortion

After you hear about certain pedals for a while, even years, you start to wonder if, when you actually get a chance to play them, they’ll live up to the hype. Today’s pedal answers that question with a resounding YES, giving me all that I can handle and more, much to my delight. The Elektron Analog Drive Multi-Circuit Distortion brings together all the elements of dirt effects you could want, wide-ranging and expanding your sonic palette with the click of a switch…

Looking for versatility in an overdrive or distortion pedal? With eight different analog drive circuits in one rugged pedal, the Elektron Analog Drive pedal could be everything you’ve been looking for. Whether you play guitar, bass, or keyboards, the Analog Drive is perfect for everything from smooth harmonic excitement to old-school fuzz effects. And even though the audio path is analog, the Analog Drive pedal can store user presets and even supports MIDI I/O for advanced functionality both live and in the studio. Expect top-notch sound quality and an amazingly wide range of overdrive and distortion effects from the Elektron Analog Drive pedal.

The drive circuits in the Analog Drive pedal cover a wide sonic range. You’ll find re-creations of little green overdrive boxes and out-of-production octave fuzz pedals. There’s a clean boost with up to 20dB of boost and amazing headroom. High Gain and Thick Gain settings deliver more gain than most preamps offer while maintaining sonic definition.

Eight different analog drive circuits in a single pedal

Drive types include Clean Boost, Mid Drive, Dirty Drive, Big Dist, Focused Dist, Harmonic Fuzz, High Gain, and Thick Gain

Completely 100% analog signal path

3-band analog EQ with sweepable Mid

Store and recall 100 presets

MIDI I/O allows you to control parameters and change presets

2 expression pedal inputs, also accepts CV

There’s ZERO shortage of fun and experimentation trapped inside this monster pedal, and it is a beast – not only in sound, but in size, measuring 6.5″ x 7″ x 2.5″ (171 x 177 x 62 mm). Big, bad, bold and beautiful, this now-discontinued monster is well worth the cost – if you can find one, of course. Head to our YouTube channel as we run through a bunch of presets, fiddle with some knobs and find out all that the Elektron Analog Drive Multi-Circuit Boost Overdrive Distortion has to offer…cheers!!

*Special thanks to Anthony from Marla Amps for letting me borrow this one!*