Guitar World Verdict
A super-tweakable distortion pedal that offers a wide variety of drive tones and actually fulfills the promise of an extra gain channel for your amp.
Pros
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Comprehensive gain structure.
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Does both US and British drive styles.
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The mode select switch is a formidable weapon.
Cons
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Could be too much bottom-end for some amps.
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On that note, you might want to check out Sinvertek's new Drive N5+.
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Countless drive pedals purport to cram valve amp sound and dynamics into a stompbox, but results vary widely.
You may be skeptical of similar claims from Sinvertek - the company behind the TG Best Buy-winning Fluid Time MK II analog delay - that the Drive N5 acts as a ‘tube amp overdrive channel’, but this feature-rammed stompbox is one of the few that actually delivers on its promise.
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