Vertex Effects: T-DRIVE (demo)
128https://www.vertexeffects.com/t-drive
Vertex Effects. Oakland, CA. No strangers to coolness and controversy. The T-Drive is the Vertex tip 'o' the hat to the classic Trainwreck Express amp, built in limited numbers by the late Ken Fischer. Ken built his amps on the other side of the paddock in New Jersey. The pedal (and amp) attempt to blend the best of the classic and coveted Vox and Marshall amps - and both do pretty darned well in my opinion. It's a simple affair: Volume on the left, Gain on the right. Together those two controls are capable of many tones - and dynamics (especially) - depending on what guitar and amp the pedal is seeing and feeding. I like it because it sounds good and it's simple. Nice one, lads.
Today's tools:
Guitar: Gibson CS '61 SG Standard RI; ESP 2003 Ron Wood Custom Shop with Jerry Donahue SD pickup in the bridge position.
Amp: 1960 Fender Super Combo MODEL - (Axe-FX II) (not the 'Concert' model as I mistakenly said in the video)
Extra effects: Reverb and delay - Axe-FX II XL+
Cables: Free The Tone
Power Supply: Strymon Zuma
Mic: Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera: Canon 60D (me) and Nikon D5100 (pedal)
Soundcard: AVID Mbox Pro 3 (voice) & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX II XL+ (everything else).
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Logic Pro X, Waves CLA Vocal (voice); Waves L3-16 Limiter (mastering), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and Youtube compression).