Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Aaron Graves Overdrive is Caroline's tribute to the late founder of Those Lavender Whales and For and Spoon Records. It is also a damn good drive pedal.

Listen to The Water: open.spotify.com/track/6Idfjew58U9O5Q9BEIDSIa?si=fdf4d267e0444797

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Timecodes:
00:00 Song
01:40 Overview
04:59 Sound Samples
06:01 Space Invader (Preamp voicing)
07:37 Donut (Bass control)
08:41 Beard (Gain range)
17:15 Cloud and Donut (Tone controls)
21:36 Clean tone shaping and touch responsiveness

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