The Keisman Thunderbird is a “must have” on my pedalboard. It provides you with two overdrives that bring a variety of flavor to your tone. On the righthand side of the pedal we have the Earlybird pedal, also sold separately, that brings you a light overdrive. It’s very nice to do as a “always on” drive or a stage one drive. If you’re wanting to stack drives and add a medium gain into your sound, you can flip on the lefthand side and hear the Velvet drive bring a tasty sound. Keisman has also added a toggle-switch to incorporate a bass boost as well. Which is very nice when your drives are cranked up.
Both drives are three-knob pedals which are Volume-Tone-Gain. It’s very similar to many, many, many drives out their in looks, but I enjoy the cleanliness and the tone coming from this pedal every time I play it!
The Thunderbird is true bypass and runs 9V DC so it’ll work with most, if not all, power supplies that you’ve got underneath or on your board!
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April 10, 2015
What are the dimensions of the pedal?
April 27, 2015
I think they’re about 4.5″ x 3.5″ x 1.5″, or thereabouts.
September 19, 2015
could it run on 12v or 18 v for more headroom?
September 21, 2015
Not sure, check with Brian at Keisman Pedals, he built it so he should know! Thanks!