Pedaltrain Daylight & Nightlight Dem: "The Clouds Lift Over Dublin" Performed by Jerry McPherson

"The Clouds Lift Over Dublin" demonstrates Pedaltrain's Daylight Overdrive and Nightlight Distortion pedals. The purpose(s) of this track is to highlight: a) Daylight's unique ability to be an always-on "cloud lifter" tool. b) Nightlight's textural distortion at low settings and c) how the two work can work together to capture a popular, but elusive, soundscape.

Track Rundown:
1) Clean tone sets the stage in the first few seconds.
2) Daylight enters the track with the percussion, and is on the rhythm track for the duration. The level and tone controls are slightly boosted. Notice how Daylight lifts the clouds and brightens up the base clean tone. This sound inspires the rhythm part, and makes it cut through.
3) The melody line features Nightlight using a slightly boosted level control and tone control, but with a very low drive control.

About Pedaltrain's new pedals:
“Daylight” is a symmetrical overdrive, on the brighter side (hence the name). It is a pleasantly dynamic, musical, and focused. Notice that as you back off the guitar’s volume pot the pedal cleans up. “Nightlight” is on the darker side, asymmetrical, a more full-bodied, beefier, distortion sound. Again, this pedal is very dynamic and can play off of your guitar’s volume. The pedals can stand alone or work together, sort of like an overlapping pedal Venn diagram. We worked hard to make sure the sounds were musical and usable through the entire sweep of the controls.

Specifications:
• Made in the USA.
• Designed, built and tested in Nashville, Tennessee.
• True Bypass Switching. The devices use standard mechanical true-bypass switching.
• Switchcraft jacks
• Power is a standard 9-Volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm center-negative barrel. External power supply required; power supply not included.
• Current Draw: Less than 10 mA
• Length x Width x Height (incl. sockets, knobs, etc.): 4.92” x 2.62” x 2.23” (125 x 66.5 x 56.6 mm)

About Jerry McPherson: With a discography spanning 35 years and more than 900 albums, Jerry McPherson is arguably one of the most in-demand Nashville session guitarists. Artists across genres and generations have long recognized Jerry’s confidence and hit-making power on guitar. Session credits include Kelly Clarkson, The Civil Wars, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Christina Aguilera, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, The Doobie Brothers, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Insane Clown Posse, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Don Henley, Josh Groban, Lady Antebellum, Cheap Trick, Chris Isaak, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Amy Grant, Martina McBride, and many others.