Wampler Paisley Drive Overdrive Pedal

Overdrive Pedal for Electric Guitar with Volume, Gain, and Tone Controls, Presence and EQ Shape Toggle Switches, and True Bypass

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Q: How does the Wampler Paisley Drive pedal shape my guitar tone?

The Wampler Paisley Drive offers extensive tone shaping with its Volume, Tone, and Gain knobs. The Tone knob adjusts overall brightness, while the Gain knob dials in your desired level of overdrive. For further refinement, the EQ Shape switch provides two distinct voicings, and the Presence switch adds extra sparkle and cut, allowing you to fine-tune your sound for various guitars and amplifiers.

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Q: What kind of overdrive sound can I expect from the Wampler Paisley Drive?

The Wampler Paisley Drive delivers a versatile, analog overdrive ranging from transparent boost to rich, articulate distortion. It's known for its dynamic response, cleaning up well with your guitar's volume knob. Whether you're looking for a subtle push for country licks, a bluesy crunch, or a more aggressive rock tone, the Paisley Drive offers a wide palette of expressive, amp-like sounds.

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Q: How do I power the Wampler Paisley Drive pedal?

The Wampler Paisley Drive can be powered by a single 9V battery or an external 9V-18V DC power supply, which is sold separately. Using an 18V power supply provides increased headroom and a slightly different feel, offering more dynamic range for your tone. It consumes 9mA at 9V and 17mA at 18V, so ensure your power supply can meet these requirements.

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Q: Does the Wampler Paisley Drive affect my tone when it's turned off?

No, the Wampler Paisley Drive features true bypass switching, which means your guitar's signal passes directly through the pedal without any electronic interference when the effect is disengaged. This ensures that your original tone remains pure and unaffected, preserving the clarity and integrity of your signal chain when the pedal is not active.

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This Is Your Guitar on Paisley

In the design of the Wampler Paisley Drive pedal, Brad Paisley - one picky tone-aholic - worked with pedal guru Brian Wampler to meet his tall set of requirements. The Paisley Drive starts off clean but serves up beefy crunch when you lean into it. It puts a bit of hair on your tone and deploys flat-out gain mayhem when you need it, delivering beautifully fluid tone when you're soloing. If you want satisfying, responsive overdrive that sounds like a tube amp while letting the true character of your guitar come through, then you'll adore the Wampler Paisley Drive.

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Tech Specs

Pedal Type: Overdrive
Analog/Digital: Analog
Controls: Knobs: Volume, Tone, Gain; Switches: Presence, EQ Shape
EQ: Tone, EQ Shape switch, Presence switch
Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
True Bypass: Yes
Bypass Switching: Relay Based
Power Source: 9V-18V DC power supply (sold separately)
Power Usage: 9mA (9V), 17mA (18V)
Batteries: 1 x 9V Battery
Height: 1.5"
Width: 2.5"
Depth: 4.5"
Weight: 1 lb.
Manufacturer Part Number: Paisley Drive

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You'll plug in this pedal in your basement and think to yourself "No way, this is way too distorted." But, on a gig, I have not found a better pedal for smoothing out and adding a singing quality to your leads, while maintaining a clear note at the center of the distortion. When I hear recordings of the live gig, I always think "That's what I want it to sound like." You can't beat that.

My recipe for Paisley Perfection = Telecaster plugged into the Paisley drive into a 57 Fender Champ!!! Buy one of these pedals now, you won't regret it.

Got the paisley drive overdrive pedal 3 years ago and still to this day have to say it is the best sounding , versatile OD pedal on the market today! This pedal sound's great in your in amp's clean channel or can be used In a overdrive channel to add more saturation and low end if you need it! Ya'll know what I mean Texas SRV type blues or Nashville county clean channel - British and American rock OD channel. I play a James Burton Signature Telecaster and a gold topped 72 reissue Les Paul Deluxe through a Soldano lucky 13 combo and with my set- up have found using both toggle switches in the down position with the volume of the pedal on about 6 the gain on 4 and the tone about half , the EQ blend into the amp is perfect! If you don't own this pedal you owe it to yourself to get one!

If you like the sound of your amp, this pedal is for you. It ads the Dbs without adding color to your sound so you can be heard while soloing without sound compromise. True OD!

I bought this pedal because I want a little bit of grit, but not too much. The Paisley Drive gives you some edge, but still keeps your articulation and playing discernible. This is not a pedal for heavy metal shredders, but for the guitarist playing a wide range of genres and who needs some tamed distortion. I have this paired with a Wampler Ego compressor and it makes for a very clean, tight, low noise tone.
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Charlie Davis

This is probably the only overdrive that has stayed on my pedalboard for a full year's time, and is the only thing on my board that never has to worry about being replaced. It is easily one of the most responsive and versatile overdrive pedals to ever be released. Also don't let the name fool you. The Wampler Paisley Drive can nail Brad's dirty sounds, but there is a reason it's being seen on pedalboards around the world in every genre of music.

Mike Winebrenner

The only bad thing about the Wampler Paisley Drive is that my guitar doesn't sound nearly as good without it! I've been amazed by the tones I am able to achieve with it! This is the kind of pedal that makes you want to keep picking up the guitar!

See also: Distortion/Overdrive, Wampler, Wampler Distortion, Overdrive & Boost Pedals

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