Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Empress Effects built their new DRIVE pedal from the bones of a discontinued circuit, and it has a needle that moves like a speedometer. Here's what happens when a boutique Ottawa brand applies their engineering obsession to an overdrive pedal done their way
get the Empress Effects DRIVE
🛒 Empress Effects empresseffects.com/products/drive
🛒 Sweetwater sweetwater.sjv.io/KBZNv9
🛒 Thomann thmn.to/thoprod/642836?offid=1&affid=540
🛒 Zzounds zzounds.com/a--3985807/item--EMRDRIV
🛒 Guitar Center guitar-center.pxf.io/oe7JA9
🛒 Musician's Friend musicians-friend.pxf.io/Mmz5PK
🛒 Gear4music tidd.ly/4qM0Ykb
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:22 - What is the Empress Drive
0:45 - The DRIVE Concept
1:42 - Empress Effects Background
2:58 - Controls Walkthrough
4:44 - The VU Meter
7:13 - The Four Settings
7:28 - Parallel Overdrive
7:55 - Brit-ish Lead
8:23 - Broken Transistor
9:35 - Fuzzy
10:28 - Outro
📖 Read the full article: landonmediainc.com/blogs/empress-effects-drive-review
💬 Social Media https://linktr.ee/landonbailey
🎉 Patreon patreon.com/landonbailey
🇺🇸 USA
🛒 StewMac stewmac.sjv.io/m5YJEq
🛒 Fender fendermusicalinstrumentscorp.sjv.io/3JRajK
🌎 WORLD
🛒 Roswell Pro Audio roswellproaudio.com/landonbailey
🛒 Dan's Guitar Store dansguitarstore.com Use code LBPICKYPICKERS10 for 10% off
🛒 Obsidian Wire bit.ly/3T7gODY
🎵 LEARNING
🛒 Tim Pierce Masterclass timpierce.com/landon
🛒 Fender Play fendermusicalinstrumentscorp.sjv.io/MAkVbK
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#landonbaileyyt #empress #drive #empresseffects @empresseffects
Empress Effects built their new DRIVE pedal from the bones of a discontinued circuit, and it has a needle that moves like a speedometer. Here's what happens when a boutique Ottawa brand applies their engineering obsession to an overdrive pedal done their way
get the Empress Effects DRIVE
🛒 Empress Effects empresseffects.com/products/drive
🛒 Sweetwater sweetwater.sjv.io/KBZNv9
🛒 Thomann thmn.to/thoprod/642836?offid=1&affid=540
🛒 Zzounds zzounds.com/a--3985807/item--EMRDRIV
🛒 Guitar Center guitar-center.pxf.io/oe7JA9
🛒 Musician's Friend musicians-friend.pxf.io/Mmz5PK
🛒 Gear4music tidd.ly/4qM0Ykb
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:22 - What is the Empress Drive
0:45 - The DRIVE Concept
1:42 - Empress Effects Background
2:58 - Controls Walkthrough
4:44 - The VU Meter
7:13 - The Four Settings
7:28 - Parallel Overdrive
7:55 - Brit-ish Lead
8:23 - Broken Transistor
9:35 - Fuzzy
10:28 - Outro
📖 Read the full article: landonmediainc.com/blogs/empress-effects-drive-review
💬 Social Media https://linktr.ee/landonbailey
🎉 Patreon patreon.com/landonbailey
🇺🇸 USA
🛒 StewMac stewmac.sjv.io/m5YJEq
🛒 Fender fendermusicalinstrumentscorp.sjv.io/3JRajK
🌎 WORLD
🛒 Roswell Pro Audio roswellproaudio.com/landonbailey
🛒 Dan's Guitar Store dansguitarstore.com Use code LBPICKYPICKERS10 for 10% off
🛒 Obsidian Wire bit.ly/3T7gODY
🎵 LEARNING
🛒 Tim Pierce Masterclass timpierce.com/landon
🛒 Fender Play fendermusicalinstrumentscorp.sjv.io/MAkVbK
Links to product sites may be from affiliate programs.
I receive compensation from affiliate programs of which I am a partner.
#landonbaileyyt #empress #drive #empresseffects @empresseffects
