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Pigtronix FAT Drive

Item ID: FatDrive

100%-analog Overdrive Pedal with Variable Lowpass Filter and Dual Gain Structure Modes

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Add Epic Overdrive to Your Rig!

When it comes to tone, the Pigtronix FAT Drive leaves typical overdrive pedals in the dust! That's because the FAT Drive isn't like ordinary overdrive pedals. It uses a series of cascading gain stages to create a smooth, natural-sounding overdrive that covers tones ranging from dynamic breakup to rich, dripping saturation. And the best part is that the FAT Drive won't alter your playing dynamics or lose the vital character of your axe. If you love the sound of your guitar, and you're looking for amazing overdrive tone, then order your Pigtronix FAT Drive from Sweetwater today!







Pigtronix FAT Drive Overdrive Pedal at a Glance:
  • Totally unique analog signal path
  • Tone-shaping lowpass filter
  • Change voicings with the flip of a switch

Totally unique analog signal path
Typical overdrive pedals (even high-end models) use a single gain stage to achieve their effect. But that's just not how real tube amplifiers work, which is why Pigtronix built their FAT Drive with a series of cascading gain stages. The result is a totally dynamic overdrive that responds to your playing style - just like a real amp! If you're used to conventional overdrive effects, prepare to be blown away when you plug into a Pigtronix FAT Drive.

Tone-shaping lowpass filter
With the tone control set all the way clockwise, the FAT Drive gives you that totally open, full-range tone of a guitar plugged right into a cranked tube amplifier. Start dialing in the tone, and Pigtronix's lowpass filter starts rolling off the highs. That lets you use the FAT Drive to carve your midrange and and open up a whole new world of bottom-end punch.

Change voicings with the flip of a switch
Here's something you can't do with an every-day overdrive pedal - flip a switch a totally re-voice it. In fact, it's because Pigtronix built the FAT Drive with multiple cascading gain stages that this is even possible. The way it works is by changing the overall gain structure. In "Lo" mode, the FAT Drive gives you a more wide dynamic range, breaking up a bit more the harder you hit it. In "Hi" mode, you get the pure madness of a high-gain amp cranked to 11. Talk about versatile! That's just one more reason your pedalboard isn't complete without a FAT Drive on it.

Pigtronix FAT Drive Overdrive Pedal Features:
  • 100% analog overdrive pedal which gives you an insanely wide range of tube style tone
  • Multiple cascading gain stages create a true tube-amp-style clipping effect
  • Hi/Lo gain switch lets you select between two distinct gain structures, completely re-voicing the overdrive effect
  • Passive lowpass tone control lets you roll off highs to free up bandwidth for heavy-hitting lows
  • True-bypass switching preserves your tone when disengaged
  • 18VDC 300mA supply included for maximum headroom, but the pedal will work with standard 9VDC power supplies
  • Circuit Design by Howard Davis
  • Sound Design by David Koltai
  • Proudly made in the USA

Go beyond the limits of typical overdrive pedals, with the amazing Pigtronix FAT Drive!

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Specification Detail
Type Overdrive
Inputs 1 x 1/4"
Outputs 1 x 1/4"
Power Supply Included Yes (18VDC 300mA)
Batteries 1 x 9V
Height 1"
Depth 2.4"
Width 4.4"
Notes Will run on a standard 9VDC 300mA power supply
Manufacturer Part Number FAT

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based on 2 reviews

sensitive to aggressive

by Dave from Tumwater, WA
April 11, 2012
Music Background: Hobbyist
This pedal is perfect for those looking to add bite to palmed riffs and high gain leads with out the hair and hiss. With the tone dialed to zero it almost has a muff quality.
When used to over... read more [+]drive your clean channel, it sounds smooth creamy and super responsive to picking dynamics.
There are many tonal/gain options due to the "more" switch and flexibility of running 9v or 18v close [-]

Nice Pedal

by Al from Dinwiddie,Va
April 1, 2012
Music Background: guitarist since 95'
I really like this pedal for thickening up my sound. I don't use overdrive to replace my amps gain but more than enhance it. This pedal will get a good bluesy sound on an amp that is slightly driven o... read more [+]r push a driven amp even harder.

I don't really care for this or any overdrive on a totally clean amp as I don't think any pedal can truly replace good tube breakup, but it will certainly make due if you had to play on a really clean house amp and needed some grit in your sound. The people listening would never know the difference, the pedal really sounds nice.
What I like the most is the way it can tame and sweeten up a really brighter more thin sounding guitar like a strat and make it growl a little more at the same time and get your amp singing. With that said this pedal is very fat and warm sounding and with a les paul style guitar you will have to run the tone setting a little higher and the gain a little lower than you might be used to on most od pedals to get it to sound to your liking.

It takes some tweaking to find the right settings but the whole range of the controls is very linear and easy to make minor adjustments. The controls do a good job of making the tone you want pretty easy to find.

I like to use it for a gain + volume boost for some solos and for some songs I like to set it and leave it on the whole song. I find the pedal really helps overdrive my amps nicely and this is a lot better than the pedal it replaced on my board. I tend to leave it on more with my Strat style guitar and use it for a boost more with my LP style guitar.

I don't really have a need to use the high gain setting but there is a lot more gain available in the more setting. I really like how the down position of the switch will break up a little more just like a tube amp if you dig in a bit more. This combined with a tube amp that is already a little or a lot overdriven = good times.

Very versatile and I think many guitarist could find this useful. It also stacks and blends nice with other pedals. I still need to experiment with it in some different spots in my chain but so far so good.

Only feature I do not like is the location of the power jack, I think they should have realized it would get in the way of patch cables on a lot of peoples boards. I found a way to make it work ok but it is not ideal. The sound is worth the minor design imperfection. I use the 18 volt jack they provided, it seems to give nice clarity to the tone.

My sales engineer here at Sweetwater reccomended this pedal when I asked for something to boost my Orange amps tone up a bit for solos other than my standard clean lead boost. I'd say his reccomendation was a very good one.

Seems like a really nice pedal for the price and I plan to make good use of mine. close [-]

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