Description
The EBS ValveDrive is built around a real vacuum tube, not a solid-state emulation, so the drive it produces has that unmistakable tube feel — dense, harmonically rich, and responsive to how hard you dig in. Dial it back and you get glowing, classic warmth that thickens up a clean bass tone without burying the low end. Push it further and it opens into hard, pure tube distortion that still tracks pick and finger dynamics rather than flattening them out. Housed in a steel and chrome enclosure with Bakelite-style knobs, it looks and feels like a piece of vintage gear while staying simple to dial in on the fly.
Placement on a bass board is straightforward: run it after your compressor and before modulation or time-based effects, and use the onboard filters to shape where the grit sits in the mix — scoop the mids for a scooped, aggressive edge, or keep the bass filter engaged to hold onto low-end weight while the top end saturates. True bypass keeps your dry tone intact when the pedal’s off. This bundle includes two 6-inch patch cables, handy for connecting the ValveDrive to a compressor, tuner, or EQ pedal right next to it.
- True bypass switching
- Nominal input level: -8 or -16 dBv (active/passive)
- Input impedance: 1 Mohm / Output impedance: >500 kohm
- Frequency response: +0/-3 dB, 35–20k Hz
- Gain range: -∞ to +26 dB
- Bass filter: 15 dB < 80 Hz; Middle filter: 12 dB @ 400 Hz; Treble filter: 6 dB @ 5 kHz
- Dimensions: 6.5″ x 5.3″ x 3.0″ (165 x 135 x 75 mm); Weight: 1.0 kg (2.2 lbs.)
- Power: 12V AC, 500 mA (power supply included)
- Includes 2x 6″ patch cables
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