EBS and UK distributor Sound Technology Ltd are pleased to announce immediate availability of the new Billy Sheehan Signature Drive Deluxe bass pedal. Following multiple awards for the original Billy Sheehan Signature Drive, the Signature Drive Deluxe is a fully analogue pedal with the ability to customise your own signature drive via user replaceable op-amps.
Photo above: EBS Billy Sheehan Signature Drive Deluxe (click for hi-res version)
More gain.
The new Billy Sheehan Drive Deluxe offers significant more gain than the original version. It is also equipped with a Boost footswitch for the Drive to really push the gain to the extreme when needed. The level of boost can be adjusted internally by a trim pot.
Phase inverter switch.
This new feature changes the character of the sound a lot. By activating the inverted phase you will notice significant more low-end when using the drive compared to the original pedal.
Swappable op-amp.
There are a lot of drive pedals that are considered to be classics. Many of them use some variation of a standard type of op-amp circuit design called an '8-pin dual inline op-amp'. The new EBS Billy Sheehan Signature Drive Deluxe offer the user the ability to change this chip to one that offers different characteristics to the Drive effect. A list of suitable chips will be listed on the EBS website, and there might be a few different EBS branded chips coming later as well. The chip is accessed easily by removing the bottom plate of the pedal. It’s attached to the board by an IC-standard socket, and does not require any soldering to
be swapped.
Photo above: EBS Billy Sheehan Signature Drive Deluxe - Inside (click for hi-res version)
All the features from the original version are still there!
The loops.
You can still benefit from the super cool Drive and Clean Loop features. Use the Clean Loop to send a clean signal to an octave pedal and obtain optimised tracking while the Drive channel is still in use. Or put an Equaliser in the Drive Loop to fine tune your distortion character. There are countless options to use these loops in creative ways; these are only two examples to get your mind spinning.
The built-in compressor.
The Billy Sheehan Signature pedals comes with a built-in compressor that you can leave off, in Mid or High position. The compressor helps to maintain definition of tone while youíre using heavy distortion. It also helps to blend together the distortion and clean tone better. There are two internal trim potís that let you change the Threshold value and adjust the level of compression in the MID position.
The controls.
Both pedals include four distinct controls. Drive sets how hard the distortion ëengineí will work. TONE changes the character of the drive sound; LEVEL sets the level of the drive sound, and CLEAN sets the level of your clean tone.
The pedal can be powered by a 9V DC battery or an or EBS AD-9+ Power Supply (not included).
Pricing and Availability
The EBS Billy Sheehan Signature Drive Deluxe is available now priced at £189 RRP inc VAT.
EBS is distributed in the UK/ROI by Sound Technology Ltd. For more information please call 01462 480000 or visit www.soundtech.co.uk/ebs.
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