
TC Electronic Vintage Pre Drive Overdrive Pedal
Reproduce warm driven vintage tones w/ speaker simulation, and seamless integration with G-System
Overall User Ratings (based on 3 ratings)
Submitted January 10, 2006 by a customer from arcor.de
"VPD1. Vintage Pre-Drive 1"
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I'd never play another pedal than this one.
Sound
It's the best sounding distortion pedal I ever had. It sounds like a real british valve amp. From low distortion up to screaming distortion, - everythings possible.
No harsh transistor edge.
Speaker simulator is so great. It sounds like a real speaker. Unbelievable. !! Sounds perfect for homerecording too.
Very nice on stage in conjunction with your favourite amp.
You can disable the speaker sim if you like.
Features
- Remote function ensures easy switching with you favourite big amp, via cable.
- Booster : gives extra distortion per switch.
- Speaker simulation: enables recording direct in computer or console
- Mid-Range slecet switch: enables to pre-eq your guitar, to achieve special charactersitic. Brina May , are you listening ?
Quality
Best rock solif construction, as usual TC-Electron makes.
Value
Not cheap, but worth every penny. Best pedal so far.
Manufacturer Support
Good support site. Had no problems yet with it. Mine is 1/2 year old.
The Wow Factor
Great Sex appeal. It's a solid construction, with black beauti appearance. Quality is the biggest argument, against japanse plastic trash.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Rock
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Submitted July 25, 2007
"nice overdrive, plenty of gain, remote switchable, what's not to like?"
If you have a way to control the switching functions of this pedal, then you should get it.
Sound
Sounds real, organic, pretty much tube distortion. Not you metal head/fuzz type sound, more like a growling and round british amp distortion. I use it on the clean channel of my Marshall JCM900, and is sounds just right. Dont' get me wrong, there's plenty of sustain and gain when combining the drive and boost.
Also, the sound responds well to changing the volume on you guitar.
Features
The best thing (other than the sound) is the flexibility of this pedal with the included remote switches. If you have a midi pedal board with relay capability (like the behringer FCB1010) or an effx rack with relays like the TC electronic G-major, you can remotely switch this thing on and off (as well as the boost function) along with your patches. Which more pedals came with this capability.
My complaints: the boost function works only with the overdrive engaged, not on its own. Also, it cannot use batteries, but they include a power supply.
Ease of Use
Is just a pedal, so easy enough, and all settings sound great.
Quality
been using it for 3 months, and so far so good. Very solidly built, the knobs feel sturdy. I also own their G-Major, and seems to be as good.
Value
It is a tad expensive, but considering all the flexibility its remote switching gives you, is like having 2 pedals in one.
Manufacturer Support
I sent an email once and they answered quickly. Their support web has lots of useful info.
The Wow Factor
unique in its versatility (did a hear "remote switching"!!).
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