{"product_id":"empress-drive","title":"Empress Drive","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Empress Drive is an analog overdrive built around one idea: shape the mids before the clipping stage, not after it. The Midrange control and its sweepable frequency sit ahead of the overdrive, so they change which part of your signal drives the circuit into breakup. Push the low mids and it gets thicker and looser, push the upper mids and it bites, pull them back and it tightens up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom there you get a Mix control that blends your clean signal back in, active Bass and Treble shelving after the mix, and up to 30dB of footswitchable boost you can put before the overdrive for more saturation or after it for more level. An adaptive noise gate follows your playing and stays out of the way of sustained notes. The meter on the front is a working analog VU meter that shows how hard you're hitting the overdrive stage, with a selectable LED colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt moves from tweed-style warmth to tighter British crunch, so it works as a second channel for a clean amp or as an always-on tone on the board. Built in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eControls: Gain, Mix, Output, Bass, Midrange, Treble, Boost, Mid Freq, Gate\u003cbr\u003eBass \/ Midrange \/ Treble: -15dB to +15dB\u003cbr\u003eMid Freq: 200Hz - 2.5kHz\u003cbr\u003eBoost: 0dB - 30dB, pre- or post-overdrive\u003cbr\u003eGate: adaptive, Off to Max\u003cbr\u003eFootswitches: Boost, Bypass\u003cbr\u003eMeter: analog clipping meter, selectable LED colour\u003cbr\u003eInput Impedance: 1MΩ\u003cbr\u003eOutput Impedance: 100Ω\u003cbr\u003eFrequency Response (-3dB): 20Hz - 22kHz\u003cbr\u003eTHD+N (buffer bypassed)(20Hz - 20kHz, 1Vrms): \u0026lt; 0.1%\u003cbr\u003eInput Voltage: 9V DC (Centre-Negative)\u003cbr\u003eRequired Current: 250mA\u003cbr\u003ePower Input Connector: 2.1mm Barrel Connector\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 2.5\"\u003cbr\u003eLength: 4.8\"\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 2.6\"\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 1lb\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Empress","offers":[{"title":"Silver","offer_id":48147357073492,"sku":"DRIV","price":425.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/1220\/7188\/files\/empress-drive-DRIV-front_sq.jpg?v=1794252921","url":"https:\/\/lauzonmusic.com\/products\/empress-drive","provider":"Lauzon Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}