If you’ve never had the pleasure of playing a DRV Overdrive Distortion, you should make it a priority to do so. While that pedal has a lot of meat and potatoes to it, today’s pedal from 1981 Inventions is a bit calmer, but still brings beautiful tone to any rig. The LVL Full-Range Overdrive Preamp Boost has just 2 knobs, but inside this circuit there’s a huge range of sounds waiting to be discovered… LVL is a...
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A couple times a year, the entire pedal community gets in an uproar about the latest and greatest effect that’s just been or is about to be released. Admit it, you’ve probably gotten caught up in the hype at least once or twice, no? One of the big fellas this year comes from 1981 Inventions, and is the focus of our review today. The DRV is an overdrive and distortion pedal, one with a look inspired by a certain...
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Sometimes, actually, a lot of times, three knobs are all you need to make a perfect overdrive or distortion pedal. Today’s effect is an example of one of those times, without a doubt. Based on the ever-popular 1981 Inventions DRV, the Discomfort Designs Spectrum Overdrive boasts a wide range of dirt tones, from slightly dirty boost to a brutally gorgeous distortion, and all kinds of in-between… The Spectrum is a hand-wired...
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