The Colorsound Power Boost was one of the very first overdrive pedals to hit the market. It offered a wide range of tones and soon became a favourite among guitarists like Jeff Beck and David Gilmour. Both using it to create their signature sounds in the early 70s.
The 'Powerdriver 18', hand wired by DevTech Audio, is an exact faithful recreation of the Power Boost circuit. The pedal features 2 upgrades however - using a 9 volt power input and internally doubling to 18 volts (instead of requiring 2 9 volt batteries like the original), and a master volume control to tame the huge volume boost if desired. Use it with Drive set low for a boost, or to drive a Big Muff pedal like Gilmour did to create his epic tone. Or turn the drive up for a beautiful vintage overdrive, even reaching into fuzz territory!
Using the rare Mullard/Philips tropical fish capacitors made in the 1970’s, and equally rare Fairchild BC184L transistors also made in the 1970’s. These components are limited and once supply has been exhausted, we will have to move to more recently made options.
All quality components used, such as Vishay, Switchcraft, Mullard/Philips, Fairchild. Carbon composition/film resistors, NOS 70's stock Mullard/Philips tropical fish capacitors and NOS Fairchild BC184L transistors used.
Includes internal trim for LED brightness, and true bypass.
Enclosure is a pedalboard friendly 125B, powder coated and UV printed for durability.
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!
The Colorsound Power Boost was one of the very first overdrive pedals to hit the market. It offered a wide range of tones and soon became a favourite among guitarists like Jeff Beck and David Gilmour. Both using it to create their signature sounds in the early 70s.
The 'Powerdriver 18', hand wired by DevTech Audio, is an exact faithful recreation of the Power Boost circuit. The pedal features 2 upgrades however - using a 9 volt power input and internally doubling to 18 volts (instead of requiring 2 9 volt batteries like the original), and a master volume control to tame the huge volume boost if desired. Use it with Drive set low for a boost, or to drive a Big Muff pedal like Gilmour did to create his epic tone. Or turn the drive up for a beautiful vintage overdrive, even reaching into fuzz territory!
Using the rare Mullard/Philips tropical fish capacitors made in the 1970’s, and equally rare Fairchild BC184L transistors also made in the 1970’s. These components are limited and once supply has been exhausted, we will have to move to more recently made options.
All quality components used, such as Vishay, Switchcraft, Mullard/Philips, Fairchild. Carbon composition/film resistors, NOS 70's stock Mullard/Philips tropical fish capacitors and NOS Fairchild BC184L transistors used.
Includes internal trim for LED brightness, and true bypass.
Enclosure is a pedalboard friendly 125B, powder coated and UV printed for durability.
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!