Ehx East River Drive Review

This was the sound i d been after all this time.

Ehx east river drive review.

Released as part of a recent ehx overdrive barrage that includes the klon inspired soul food and brit flavored glove the east river drive is a ts 808 inspired od with a 4558 chip at the. The erd can operate as a boost with drive at a minimum. Symmetrical overdrive adds edge and gain without compromising tone. Demonstrated here by jj likes guitar.

It doesn t change your tone just gives it a steroid injection. The east river drive is a steal that s premier guitar magazine describing ehx s east river drive jrc4558 based overdrive pedal in their new review. The tone knob dialling in extra top end presence. Responsive to guitar volume adjustments.

East river drive overdrive electro harmonix creates classic overdrive in a jrc4558 ic based pedal that s as bold as new york city. The east river drive and all ibanez tubescreamer style pedals for that matter cut the bass and boost the mids. But it s been a while since we saw an affordable ts style that surprised us like electro harmonix s east river drive. Ehx apparently had lots of requests for a pedal based around a jrc4558 so the east river drive has been designed to fill that gap.

Built to last and at a value packed price the electro harmonix east river drive belongs on your pedalboard. Volume and drive take it from sweet to searing while tone lets you dial in just the right amount of bite to cut through the mix. Like the tube screamer the pedal also uses symmetrical clipping. Pg summed it up as follows authentic ts style tones.

The east river drive brings you the quality you expect from electro harmonix including a near bulletproof design and true bypass signal path. The ehx east river drive delivers definitive jrc4558 style overdrive. After the overpowered and dark joyo ultimate drive the electro harmonix east river drive guitar overdrive pedal is the exact opposite and a welcome relief with a warm but clear and bright tone at the time i thought i d nailed it.