Manual BassDrive
The Carl Martin Bass Drive
is a tube driven pre-amp/
overdrive designed for the
discriminating bass artist
of today. Whether playing
through any of the modern
solid-state/digital bass rigs on
the market or a true tube
amplifier, the Bass Drive
offers you an extra dimension
to your tone! Many of the
solid-state/digital bass
rigs today sacrifice some
warmth and edge for clinical
precision and tightness...the Bass Drive adds that classic sound (plus overdrive) back into
your amp without changing it's original tone or sound(think John Entwhistle, John Paul
Jones and Jack Bruce).
Fiendishly simple to use with
separate Volume and Gain
controls plus a basic EQ
(Bass, Middle & Treble), the
12AX7 pre-amp tube supplies
up to +40dB of extra Gain..
taking you from just a slightly
edgier tone to full out pre-amp
tube distortion! We have
designed and created our
circuitry however, to make
sure your affected tone blends
or melts into the sound of your
rig, rather than sit on top like
so many other pedals on the
market.... The Bass Drive
acts and reacts to your playing very much like the front end of a tube amp, giving you the
best of both worlds at the click of a switch....and your bass rig sounds exactly like....your
bass rig! Total transparency!
