Brett Kingman | 2 years ago

https://www.greateasternfx.com/product-page/small-speaker-overdrive
Here's an overdrive with a refreshing point of difference. The Small Speaker Overdrive aims to turn the natural tone of any amp into one that resembles the unique midrange focus of a small 'tweed' combo along the lines of the early Fender Champ. Those amps may not have spoken loudly when put up against their bigger siblings in 'the room', but when mic'd and recorded, they held their own. Most of the classic rock greats have used one on one hit or another - they are a proven force. David Greeves of Cambridge, UK, a man with a distinguished career in our industry as a major writer/editor of many of the world's great audio and guitar magazines, is now in the pedal game. And he's offering something new. The Small Speaker Overdrive joins the already lauded Design-A-Drive in the growing Great Eastern Fx catalogue and I can't wait to see what's next. In the meantime, small is good...

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2022 Tokai/Leadbetter DiMarzio Loaded Rabid Dog Relic #DL1 (DiMarzio Phantom Pickup and electronics) See: https://nepeanmusic.com.au for more info.
Amp: Axe-FX III MKII running Cygnus FW 20.04. Mid 60s' 'blackface' Fender Twin Vibrato channel model
Cables: BOSS
Strings: Ernie Ball 10-46
Mic: DPA 4166-OC-F-F00-ME Headset Mic (https://www.dpamicrophones.com) with Sennheiser EWD Transmitter/Receiver (https://en-us.sennheiser.com/ew-d)
Camera: GoPro HERO10 Black and Canon D60
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX III MKII (guitar, mixing and bouncing).
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors (https://www.presonus.com)
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
Backing track (intro and outro): "Groovetown (Jam Track)" from Guthrie Govan's Late Night and Melodic Sessions. Courtesy https://jtcguitar.com