Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!

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Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!

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i am speechless this thing is so flexible and has tons of nice sounds and sweet spots. My clip is not even roughtly touching the surface of this monster pedal, wow just wow...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyser9vxq-U[/youtube]


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that was one hell of a day but beside work and jogging i also got the 3 shootout videos done cause so many of you wanted to see this. ;-)

Here we go with Overdrive VS Barbershop, Fuzz VS Pink Flesh and Distortion VS Seventheaven.

i tried to use neutral settings with less eq and filter action.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bAi22vgjtE[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p25_qnH9t8k[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-du-DzfSio[/youtube]
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How do you think it compare to the other high gain distortions you have reviewed in the past, I'm thinking about acquiring one and am def having a hard time deciding.
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bronzetalon wrote:How do you think it compare to the other high gain distortions you have reviewed in the past, I'm thinking about acquiring one and am def having a hard time deciding.



Its not a brutal pedal (from my point of view) but it has alot of rock n roll going on!
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Sounds awesome!

You don't think it could do really high metal gain though?
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Wes Mantooth wrote:Sounds awesome!

You don't think it could do really high metal gain though?


it can get pretty brutal as you can see in my video but its not a pedal for djent and chugga chugga stuff like the dominator
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Kayzer wrote:
Wes Mantooth wrote:Sounds awesome!

You don't think it could do really high metal gain though?


it can get pretty brutal as you can see in my video but its not a pedal for djent and chugga chugga stuff like the dominator


So do you recommend the dominator for that type of sound? I think i'm gonna wait to see how Dr Sci Elements turns out but I'm def in the market for such a pedal.
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bronzetalon wrote:
Kayzer wrote:
Wes Mantooth wrote:Sounds awesome!

You don't think it could do really high metal gain though?


it can get pretty brutal as you can see in my video but its not a pedal for djent and chugga chugga stuff like the dominator


So do you recommend the dominator for that type of sound? I think i'm gonna wait to see how Dr Sci Elements turns out but I'm def in the market for such a pedal.


AFAIK The Elements wont be an über brutal pedal aswell! On the brutal sound:
Toneczar Openhaus - Most brutal and over the top
Okko Dominator is a bit warmer and amp like
Triple Wreck - Best low end and also a doom fuzz side
Seventheaven - Best highs cutting without sounding fizzy...
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ftr if I was gonna believe anyone on this it would def be Kay, homeboy knows his dirt. f'srs
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that was one hell of a day but beside work and jogging i also got the 3 shootout videos done cause so many of you wanted to see this. ;-)

Here we go with Overdrive VS Barbershop, Fuzz VS Pink Flesh and Distortion VS Seventheaven.

i tried to use neutral settings with less eq and filter action.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bAi22vgjtE[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p25_qnH9t8k[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-du-DzfSio[/youtube]
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those farfield and skreddy pedals got totally mimicked
I make pedal demos as East Stomp Boutique - http://www.youtube.com/c/eaststompboutique

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Yeah Tweakers Galore, but keep in mind i tried to get them close sounding and there are many differences depending on pick attack running the pedals into an already driven amp or the SAG control on the fairfield barbershop for example...
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of course, i'm not saying Multidrive can really replace them, BUT it could work as a cool substitution sometimes :) or at least it sounds like it could
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DarkAxel wrote:of course, i'm not saying Multidrive can really replace them, BUT it could work as a cool substitution sometimes :) or at least it sounds like it could


Exactly, i just wanted to make that clear...
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damn...much better than the last demo i saw for this pedal....
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