Chandler Tube Driver Rack Mount
I got this guy ages ago in my ongoing search for a decent direct to tape sound. It helped with that, but wasn’t ideal, but I’ve used it a good number of times as a preamp for playing live. I built a small two button footswitch with leds so I can turn it on and click on the boost when playing live. I liked using this unit live with the Fender HRD amp.
This box is a little temperamental for me. I’ve had a handful of nights where the thing sounds incredible, but the majority of the time it sounds just ok. I haven’t been very good about monitoring the conditions, so I don’t know what it is that makes it great sometimes. I keep playing with it, although since the Fulldrive I don’t use it for the lighter overdrive sounds, and I no longer bring it with me on jobs.
At higher gain settings it can get quite buzzy if you’re not careful with the bias control.
Tags: Chandler, Effects, Guitar, Tube Driver