Pedal Type: Asymmetrical Harmonic Overdrive
Controls: Volume, Gain, Treble, and Bass Knobs
Bypass Layout: True Bypass Switching
Power Requirements: 9VDC Negative Center (Can accept up to 18VDC for increased headroom)
Current Draw: 100 mA
Dimensions: 1.5” × 3.75” × 1.75” (38.1 mm x 95.2 mm x 44.4 mm)
The Pigtronix Gamma Drive redefines standard overdrive design by stepping away from traditional single-flavor clipping structures. The entirely analog signal path implements a specialized, interactive matrix pairing Germanium, Silicon, and LED diodes arranged specifically to achieve asymmetrical clipping. By combining these distinct clipping elements, the pedal mimics the complex, touch-sensitive breakup characteristics of a tube amplifier pushing into natural saturation. This custom hardware engineering yields prominent second-order harmonics, keeping complex note arrangements sweet, smooth, and defined even under heavy clipping.
Unlike standard drive pedals that utilize passive tone controls to merely shave off treble response, this micro-enclosure houses a sophisticated active EQ section. The Treble control manages a shelving filter centered at 2kHz, while the Bass control features a shelving network tuned at 80Hz. Both bands offer up to 12dB of precise octave cut or boost, allowing the player to sculpt their instrument's footprint or adapt to different venue acoustics seamlessly. Leaving the dials in their detented center positions delivers a perfectly flat frequency response across the global gain structure.
Setting the master Gain control completely counterclockwise configures the internal active circuitry as a pristine, low-impedance line booster. Cranking the master Volume pot delivers an immense output surge to push tube preamps into overdrive, while the active Treble and Bass controls allow you to fine-tune the signal's frequency boundaries to perfectly match single-coil or humbucker configurations.
Running the device at its full 18VDC capability expands internal headroom, providing enhanced dynamic picking response and a massive output ceiling. Dialing the Gain knob past noon yields a singing, highly compressed hard rock sustain that tracks your touch flawlessly. This application excels at delivering articulate, fluid solo tones that sit directly on top of heavy rhythm tracks without turning brittle or washed out.
THIS PEDAL REQUIRES A STANDARD 9V DC CENTER NEGATIVE POWER SUPPLY AND CONSUMES 100MA. IT DOES NOT OPERATE WITH BATTERIES. DO NOT EXCEED 18V DC, AS HIGHER VOLTAGES WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND CAUSE PERMANENT COMPONENT DAMAGE.
Pedal Type: Asymmetrical Harmonic Overdrive
Controls: Volume, Gain, Treble, and Bass Knobs
Bypass Layout: True Bypass Switching
Power Requirements: 9VDC Negative Center (Can accept up to 18VDC for increased headroom)
Current Draw: 100 mA
Dimensions: 1.5” × 3.75” × 1.75” (38.1 mm x 95.2 mm x 44.4 mm)
The Pigtronix Gamma Drive redefines standard overdrive design by stepping away from traditional single-flavor clipping structures. The entirely analog signal path implements a specialized, interactive matrix pairing Germanium, Silicon, and LED diodes arranged specifically to achieve asymmetrical clipping. By combining these distinct clipping elements, the pedal mimics the complex, touch-sensitive breakup characteristics of a tube amplifier pushing into natural saturation. This custom hardware engineering yields prominent second-order harmonics, keeping complex note arrangements sweet, smooth, and defined even under heavy clipping.
Unlike standard drive pedals that utilize passive tone controls to merely shave off treble response, this micro-enclosure houses a sophisticated active EQ section. The Treble control manages a shelving filter centered at 2kHz, while the Bass control features a shelving network tuned at 80Hz. Both bands offer up to 12dB of precise octave cut or boost, allowing the player to sculpt their instrument's footprint or adapt to different venue acoustics seamlessly. Leaving the dials in their detented center positions delivers a perfectly flat frequency response across the global gain structure.
Setting the master Gain control completely counterclockwise configures the internal active circuitry as a pristine, low-impedance line booster. Cranking the master Volume pot delivers an immense output surge to push tube preamps into overdrive, while the active Treble and Bass controls allow you to fine-tune the signal's frequency boundaries to perfectly match single-coil or humbucker configurations.
Running the device at its full 18VDC capability expands internal headroom, providing enhanced dynamic picking response and a massive output ceiling. Dialing the Gain knob past noon yields a singing, highly compressed hard rock sustain that tracks your touch flawlessly. This application excels at delivering articulate, fluid solo tones that sit directly on top of heavy rhythm tracks without turning brittle or washed out.
THIS PEDAL REQUIRES A STANDARD 9V DC CENTER NEGATIVE POWER SUPPLY AND CONSUMES 100MA. IT DOES NOT OPERATE WITH BATTERIES. DO NOT EXCEED 18V DC, AS HIGHER VOLTAGES WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND CAUSE PERMANENT COMPONENT DAMAGE.
