We love pedals here at Pedal of the Day, obviously, but we also love Baseball, specifically our beloved Milwaukee Brewers. Through a series of conversations with Patrick from Garland FX, we were able to customize today’s pedal to honor our favorite club with custom tweed and knob colors, making it not only a killer-sounding effect, but one that is now near and dear to our hearts. The HTX Active Combo Drive is an EQ, Boost and Overdrive all in one enclosure, and it looks AND sounds just fantastic. Let’s Play Ball!
The HTX is a reimagining of Garland FX’s Pink Drive (a great overdrive in its own right), adding in an active EQ circuit for complete tone control. The EQ is comprised of Bass, Mid and Treble Boost/Cut controls, while the Drive portion gives you Volume, Tone and Gain knobs to play with. What’s awesome about this pedal is that each of these sections is INDEPENDENT, which means you can switch them on and off and combine them as needed for any musical scenario. Working perfectly with both guitar AND bass, this versatile machine also utilizes unique LED/Silicon diodes in the Drive circuit, all while staying relatively quiet overall (but only when you want it to).
The HTX Active Combo Drive also plays really well with other pedals – before your dirt as a preamp driver, or after another overdrive or distortion, to really use the EQ section here to its fullest potential. There’s truly no wrong way to use this one, and since it’s customizable, there’s no wrong way to make it look, either (unless it’s Cubs colors, then there’s a problem). You’ll be hitting a grand slam in no time once you plug this puppy in, and achieve home run tones with the greatest of ease. Thanks again to Patrick at Garland FX for hooking up this one-of-a-kind HTX for us – he’s making some great gear, so be sure to check out the website for more info and products. Be sure to check out our demo below as well….GO CREW!!
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