worked well with my bright
bridge pickups, which
still offered a pleasant
amount of bite. On the
neck pickups, the Fuller
Drive replicated the classic
‘60s-era British valve tone.
Of course, I couldn’t resist
playing a few Hendrix licks
and some Led Zeppelin as
well.
Higher Tone settings added
plenty of airiness and
clarity, plus a good deal
of chime. Even strumming
a few open chords in a
progression felt fantastic, as
if the chords roared out of
the pedal and through my
amp. Greuter is not lying
when it says that the Fuller
Drive is the pedal to use
for that “cranked” sound at
low volumes.
Complementing the
standard Drive and Tone
controls are a boost and
cut toggle switches which
are mounted on the pedal’s
starboard side. The toggles
offer a Top Boost for a
sound reminiscent of Vox’s
AC30s, as well as a Bass
Cut that helps tidy up any
low end messiness from
larger cabinets.
The frontmost Top Boost
switch seemed to boost the
overall signal level by six
to ten decibels. I suspect
that this toggle boosted
the signal prior to passing
through the distortion
circuit because of the sheer
difference between the two
distortion levels. Boosted,
the distortion sounded
fuller in the high end in
comparison to the non-
boost setting whose volume
had been increased for a
similar result.
I am presented with a pedal
whose tone feels like a
blessing from the gods, I do
not hesitate to speak up.
In the Fuller Drive, Greuter
Audio has delivered the
goods.
WHAT WE LIKE
A wide variety of overdrive
tones which are variations
on the classic British valve
amps.
CONCERNS
None.
The Bass Cut was subtler
than the Top Boost. I felt
that my amplifier was too
small to really require any
tightening up in the lower
frequencies, so I generally
preferred to keep the Bass
Cut in the off position.
However, I appreciated
the sonic options that
the Fuller Drive’s toggles
offered, because an even
wider range of tones was
available depending on the
toggle settings.
I am a simple man. I do not
understand many of the
world’s gadgets and do-
dads. Frankly, electricity
baffles me. However, when
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