Shape how gain behaves, not just how much of it there is.
Why should you let someone else define your sound? Most overdrives lock you into a single flavour of clipping. The Empress Drive gives you control over the harmonic structure and gain behaviour that define how an overdrive responds to your instrument, your picking, and your amp.
Designed for musicians who are never satisfied with just one style of overdrive, the Empress Drive starts with a rich, amp-like clipping circuit and then provides the tools to shape it into something uniquely their own. Thoughtful signal order. Every feature in the Empress Drive was deliberately placed to give players deep control over their overdrive sound. At the heart of it all is a sweepable midrange EQ placed before the overdrive stage, allowing you to control which frequencies push the circuit into saturation. This changes how the overdrive responds, making it possible to dial in everything from articulate edge-of-breakup tones to looser, fuzz-like drive textures with just a few adjustments.
A flexible boost section adds up to 30dB of boost and can be placed before or after the overdrive stage. In pre-overdrive mode it increases saturation and changes the feel of the circuit. In post-overdrive mode it provides a volume lift for solos or pushes the front end of an amp harder.
A clean mix control preserves clarity and articulation, allowing guitar pick attack and bass low end to be blended back into the signal. Active bass and treble shelving EQ provide precise tone shaping after the mix stage.
A noise gate for noise gate deniers. Pickups and overdrives often force a tradeoff between gain and noise. The Empress Drive removes that tension with an adaptive noise gate designed specifically for this circuit, letting through your guitar’s sustain and touch sensitivity while eliminating unwanted hum. All-in-one gain station. With its all-analog signal path and transparent buffered bypass, the Empress Drive delivers expressive, shapable overdrive while combining boost, EQ, noise control, and gain shaping in a single compact pedal.
Features List
All-Analog Gain Architecture Delivers rich, tube-like overdrive with natural compression and dynamic response.
Pre-Overdrive Mid Shaping - A sweepable midrange EQ sits before the overdrive stage, letting you control which frequencies drive the circuit into saturation.
Flexible Boost Routing Up to +30dB of clean boost can be placed before or after the overdrive stage for either added saturation or a volume lift.
Clean Mix Control Blend your clean signal with the driven signal to retain clarity, articulation, and low-end definition.
Active Bass and Treble EQ Powerful shelving filters allow precise tone shaping after the mix stage without upsetting the balance of clean and driven signals.
Adaptive Noise Gate Keeps higher gain settings tight and controlled while preserving sustain and touch sensitivity.
Analog Clipping Meter Provides visual feedback for gain staging so you can easily see how hard the circuit is being driven.
High Headroom Design Handles strong signals without unwanted clipping, keeping the overdrive clear and responsive.
Buffered Bypass Maintains signal integrity across long cable runs and complex pedalboards.
Compact Size Enclosure measures approx. 2.5” x 4.8” x 2.6” with top jacks to fit easily on any pedalboard.
Warranty & Returns
All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!
Shipping
We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!
We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.
If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.
We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.
Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.
Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.
Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!
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Shape how gain behaves, not just how much of it there is.
Why should you let someone else define your sound? Most overdrives lock you into a single flavour of clipping. The Empress Drive gives you control over the harmonic structure and gain behaviour that define how an overdrive responds to your instrument, your picking, and your amp.
Designed for musicians who are never satisfied with just one style of overdrive, the Empress Drive starts with a rich, amp-like clipping circuit and then provides the tools to shape it into something uniquely their own. Thoughtful signal order. Every feature in the Empress Drive was deliberately placed to give players deep control over their overdrive sound. At the heart of it all is a sweepable midrange EQ placed before the overdrive stage, allowing you to control which frequencies push the circuit into saturation. This changes how the overdrive responds, making it possible to dial in everything from articulate edge-of-breakup tones to looser, fuzz-like drive textures with just a few adjustments.
A flexible boost section adds up to 30dB of boost and can be placed before or after the overdrive stage. In pre-overdrive mode it increases saturation and changes the feel of the circuit. In post-overdrive mode it provides a volume lift for solos or pushes the front end of an amp harder.
A clean mix control preserves clarity and articulation, allowing guitar pick attack and bass low end to be blended back into the signal. Active bass and treble shelving EQ provide precise tone shaping after the mix stage.
A noise gate for noise gate deniers. Pickups and overdrives often force a tradeoff between gain and noise. The Empress Drive removes that tension with an adaptive noise gate designed specifically for this circuit, letting through your guitar’s sustain and touch sensitivity while eliminating unwanted hum. All-in-one gain station. With its all-analog signal path and transparent buffered bypass, the Empress Drive delivers expressive, shapable overdrive while combining boost, EQ, noise control, and gain shaping in a single compact pedal.
Features List
All-Analog Gain Architecture Delivers rich, tube-like overdrive with natural compression and dynamic response.
Pre-Overdrive Mid Shaping - A sweepable midrange EQ sits before the overdrive stage, letting you control which frequencies drive the circuit into saturation.
Flexible Boost Routing Up to +30dB of clean boost can be placed before or after the overdrive stage for either added saturation or a volume lift.
Clean Mix Control Blend your clean signal with the driven signal to retain clarity, articulation, and low-end definition.
Active Bass and Treble EQ Powerful shelving filters allow precise tone shaping after the mix stage without upsetting the balance of clean and driven signals.
Adaptive Noise Gate Keeps higher gain settings tight and controlled while preserving sustain and touch sensitivity.
Analog Clipping Meter Provides visual feedback for gain staging so you can easily see how hard the circuit is being driven.
High Headroom Design Handles strong signals without unwanted clipping, keeping the overdrive clear and responsive.
Buffered Bypass Maintains signal integrity across long cable runs and complex pedalboards.
Compact Size Enclosure measures approx. 2.5” x 4.8” x 2.6” with top jacks to fit easily on any pedalboard.
Warranty & Returns
All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!
Shipping
We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!
We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.
If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.
We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.
Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.
Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.
Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!
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