GEAR SPOTLIGHT
GREUTER AUDIO
FULLER DRIVE
REVIEW BY DAVID A. EVANS
STREET PRICE $290.00
Upon opening its box, I felt
that I would like Greuter
Audio’s new Fuller Drive.
Perhaps it was the simple
black-on-white design or
the oversized, brushed
aluminum control knobs. Or
perhaps the pedal’s country
of origin—Switzerland—
suggested tone as big and
majestic as the Alps. In
the end, it was the Fuller
Drive’s tone—its harmonic
complexity, its texture,
and—dare I say—its
fullness that won me over. are complemented by a
comparatively petite Tone
knob. On the starboard
side are two small toggle
switches; one wonders if
the Fuller Tone’s controls
were intentionally graded
from large to small for
aesthetic or esoteric
reasons. Perhaps, in a fit
of inspiration, Greuter
aimed to please to gods of
tone, for whom irrational
numbers and, therefore,
dissonance are tantamount
to blasphemy.
The Fuller Drive presents
the user with six controls,
including the offset foot
switch. Generously large
Volume and Drive knobs Smoothness of effect is a
chief quality of the Fuller
Drive. Low Drive levels
(below noon) required a
boost of Volume, but the
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subsequent coloration
rewarded my ears with
subtle break-up and
delicate responsiveness
to my playing dynamics.
At high Drive settings,
with the appropriate
combination of toggle and
Tone settings, the Fuller
Drive surprised me with its
cello-like—even fuzz-like—
smoothness.
The Fuller Drive produces
a surprising range of
overdrive tones depending
upon the Tone knob’s
setting. I particularly
enjoyed the lower settings,
for which much of the high-
end had been rolled off.
This thicker, warmer tone