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Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:51 am
by Kayzer
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]
UPDATE
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]
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:59 am
by bronzetalon
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.
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:00 am
by Kayzer
Pedal Porn

Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:02 am
by Kayzer
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!
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:30 pm
by Wes Mantooth
Sounds awesome!
You don't think it could do really high metal gain though?
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:26 pm
by Kayzer
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
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:53 pm
by bronzetalon
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.
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:18 am
by Kayzer
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...
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:17 am
by htsamurai
ftr if I was gonna believe anyone on this it would def be Kay, homeboy knows his dirt. f'srs
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:31 pm
by Kayzer
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]
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:26 pm
by DarkAxel
those farfield and skreddy pedals got totally mimicked
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:33 am
by Kayzer
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...
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:48 am
by DarkAxel
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
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:18 am
by Kayzer
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...
Re: Empress - Multidrive is SICK!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:25 pm
by masked elwood
damn...much better than the last demo i saw for this pedal....