Brad Paisley Signature Overdrive Pedal
Brad Paisley, international superstar and recipient of many awards, has
this to say about his signature pedal:
“
...we actually recorded this (pedal) in the studio, you know, trying it out. I
turned up a Trainwreck Amp that I've got and compared the sound of the
distortion and it was very, very similar. And that's a very good test
because any time a pedal can mimic a great overdriven amp then you're
on to something...”
High praise from someone well known as an absolute tone-hound. From
TV studios to outdoor arenas, where Brad Paisley plays, there's the Paisley
Drive. Having purchased the Wampler Pedals Paisley Drive, you now have
access to exactly the same pedal that Brad Paisley uses to ensure that he
has a consistent, great sound, no matter where he's playing. When it's on,
it does its magic – you might have heard it at the Country Music Awards,
or on performances on various talk shows – and when it's off, true bypass
ensures that there's nothing getting in the way of your great starting
sound.
Since we released it, it has become a favorite of guitarists the world over,
some because they admire Brad's tone and want to get that sound for
themselves, and others because they appreciate the flexibility of the
pedal in getting their own sound, in a high quality, reliable package.
Spend a little time with it, read this guide to using it, and let's add you to
that list, too!
To get the most out of your new pedal, you'll want to become very familiar with the controls. The Paisley drive
features three adjustment knobs and two switches, allowing for a great deal of flexibility. With a twang-friendly single
coil guitar, you can get anything from fatter cleans to some rocking drive. With a more aggressive axe, there's enough
dirt on tap to get into a little bit of grinding distortion. And regardless of your gain needs, the EQ flexibility of this
pedal is fantastic. We'll go over each control in detail, and offer some suggestions that will give you a great tone so
you don't have to start from scratch unless you want to.
Bypass Switch
– Simple enough, this footswitch is wired up for true bypass switching to ensure that you don't have
anything in the way when you disable the pedal. Stomp on it to turn the pedal on, and the LED indicator light will
show that it's active.
Volume
– This controls the output of the pedal. Works just like the volume knob on your guitar or your amp. As you
raise the Gain knob, and depending on how you adjust the Tone control and switches, you may need to raise or lower
this to have the same output level. That's perfectly normal. Whether you prefer a boost when you kick your overdrive
on or just about the same level as your clean tone, there should be enough range of adjustment to suit all tastes. It
isn't a super loud pedal, so if you're using a very high output guitar, you might need to raise the volume fairly high –
again, that's normal, so long as the pedal can hit unity gain (same level when you kick it on as when it's bypassed) it's
behaving as expected
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