Amptweaker tight drive pro pro#
I had the pleasure of reviewing the TightDrive Pro a few months back, and many if not all of the best things about the TightDrive Pro were migrated and even improved upon in the Tight Drive Jr. is one of his latest designs, which was built with the space-conscious guitar player in mind. With a passion for gain and experience that almost nobody in the industry can match, James Brown has taken what he learned from Peavey and Kustom, while applying a unique blend of his own knowledge and the requests of his customers to create truly unique musical tools. Perhaps one of his greatest claims to fame is being the lead engineer on the hallowed Peavey 5150, a legendary amp most famously used by Eddie Van Halen, with whom Mr. I'm not the best communicator in the world and I always worry that my descriptions cause more confusion than help.James Brown is no stranger to amplifiers, working with Peavey and Kustom for a good number of years before starting his own company, Amptweaker. The pedals are just different and if you can only do one you need to try them and see which one has the character you're looking for. Again it isn't an amp in the box and doesn't sound like those amps per se. More like a Soldano or a 5150 or something. The Big Rock is smoother and more compressed, but aggressive. But won't get harsh or bitter sounding at any setting. It can be too bright and too dark and all points in between. Its gritty and textured and has a HUGE band width. The Tight drive is not an amp in the box, but strictly for the purpose of describing tone with words through loose comparisons, I would say it's more like an old school Marshall all the way maybe to modded Marshall territory. They have totally different characters and sound quite different from one another. But then again I do use it a lot and theres like half a dozen different trem pedals in one package.Īs for the question about the gain of the TightDrive vs the BigRock, I agree with WhoJamFan. I don't know if I want to devote that much space to trem/vibe. And I know I've said it before but the Swirlpool sounds stellar in the demos. Like I really want to try the tight fuzz, but do I get the pro or do I get the regular tight fuzz? There's some killer functions on the tight fuzz pro but I am running out of board space. There are so many models to choose from now, I am torn on which size to get sometimes. So many cool possibilities and great tone too. You could conceivably go all Eric Johnson and switch between a dirty and clean rig with the one switch on the amptweaker. The fact that you can use it to send out to a completely different amp (and not need to 'return') is cool. These things work best in a live situation as they sit in the mix beautifully and can be used as preamps(because they are) either in an effects return on a crappy backline amp, or straight into a power amp. This is great because you can have multiple drives on tap without having to get the bigger pedals, and still reap the benefits of the built in switching systems. The new minis are killer, and perfect if you already have a "Pro line" pedal, as you can put them in the sidetrack and have 1 click switching between pedals. That's what the TightMetal does in spades! Just to be clear, niether does the "scooped" thrash/metal/nu skool thing. If you want to start where most "low gainers" end and go super thick and dynamic "amp on fire" sounds, the BRP is the one. If you want a giant range of cleanish to heavier drive, I'd go for the TDP. You can easily get "80's level drive" out of either. The TightDrive Pro and BigRock Pro each have a different thing going on.
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