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Here is what people are saying about my Signa Drive
Whats up Chad!! I've been playin the Signa Drive & I can't understand how you've got all my favorite tones in there???? Wow man you are one in a million, don't change man. You offer the best OD "I've ever played", your a down to earth guy & you offer the pedal at a fair price. Thank you so much. It is truly a treat to have my tone comming from my amps. God blessed you very much & you share that blessing without tring to rip people off. Your one of a kind. Thank you. I only wish I could have bought one 20 years ago. :o) Peace bro!!! Chris Straccia (Scorpio inc.)

 

Perfect!!!!

O.K. here I go. With the gain all the way down the toggle doesn't really do anything. The more you increase the gain the more the toggle will affect the tone. With the gain all the way up the toggle becomes more of a factor. But it only adds a tiny bit of well, "compression", not much just enough to give it a little extra gain. Let me sum this up by saying you make one hell of a pedal. I couldn't thank you enough. I bought the Lovepedal COT50 & the Woody 5E3. I thought I liked the Lovepedal stuff and was going for the Eternity but then I came across your Signa-Drive. Like I said in previous emails I was looking for a pedal that would replace my 1980 TS808 W/JRC chip. I also wanted an excellent Plexi type of pedal. This pedal enabled me to sell the TS808, COT50, Woody 5E3 & a few xtra pieces I had lying around. I'll be looking for an 18 watt Marshall clone (if you want to build me one I'm all o ver that). The Signa-Drive gives you complete control over your tone, volume & gain it’s also priced very well & sounds so good I feel somewhat guilty for not paying 4 times as much as I did. I also have a Maxon AD-80 I’ll look to replace soon with your Deeelay. Thanks again for you patience & an outstanding pedal I wish I had since the beginning of my years playing. Your the S*%T Chad. May Peace, Love & Happiness follow you wherever you may go.. Chris Thomas (ChrisThomasBand.com)

 Hello there again. I know I e-mailed you previously
 but wanted to let you know that I used your pedal in a
 live setting yesterday for the first time. I play at
 church for both sunday services and wed. bible study.
 This thing was perfect. It sounded incredible. It is
 the only pedal I have used so far that actually sounds
 like an amplifier when turned on. Real impressed.
 Tonal integrity is unlike anything I have used thus
 far. Once again thanks. Bob.

Wow! Finally a pedal that really is worth every penny
 I spent. Usually there is something about every drive
 pedal that I don't like. Something you can't put your
 finger on yet it's there. Your pedal does not have
 that at all!!! The three different modes make me want
 three of these. You really did an amazing job with
 this pedal. I noticed there is a natural compression
 in the sound that is just right. I usually do not like
 compression but this is tasteful. I play in a church
 worship band and contrary to popular belief, we rock
 at times. This will be a perfect compliment to me set
 up. Once again thanks. Keep it up.
 Sincerely Bob Higgins.

hi Chad, I just got to say how happy I am with the SD,
 it is an amazing pedal at this price!!......after a
 few days with it I cant believe how good it sounds in
 my rig it just gets better and better the more I play
 around with it, it's great with my humbucker guitars
 and incredible with my strat, thanx again and all the
 best! scott

Hi Chad.
 
The pedals came on Monday just in time for me to take them on their first outing to a local jam night that i host. The players there were very impressed by the new tones i was getting out of my Ltd edition hand wired AC30.. the compresser really brings out the highs of the dark amp and sustains for ever... The Sigma drive part of the pedal is one of the most versatile overdrives i have ever owned... one of my favourite guitarists at the jam stated it sounded better than my Klon,,, and i have to agree... how ever much it pains me considering what the Klon cost me! The Delay is a sheer thing of beauty!  shimmering, articulate and warm  is one description but it does not entirely convey the transparent tones that this pedal produces.  Best regards and many thanks. Nic Elsby

Hey Chad,   I have owned the following:

 

Chad, First, a big thanks for getting me my Signa Drive out so quickly. It arrived
today and I really, really like it. You have every reason to be very proud
of it.

A quick "review"if I may? Let's see where do I start...even at the highest
gain setting, it remained very transparent and the sound of each of my Strat
pickups came thru very nicely...Again, at the highest gain setting, cleaned
up very well with the guitars volume knob...It reacted the same way an old
late 70's Marshall MKII master volume head I used to have. It was pretty
dirty but, clear at the same time. When I hit the strings harder, it liked
that but, picking softly allowed each single note to come thru with sustain
and fullness. A very nice balance of tonality. Mids were not over bearing,
treble not spikey, and bass not flabby. I liked the fact it was not overly
gainy because , IMO, a lot of gain means the sound of the guitar gets
covered up or colored in some way. Not so with this pedal. On my Strat with
the gain all the way up, my favorite sound so far, I could even tell a
difference where I was picking the string, close to the neck or right by the
bridge. Please feel free to quote me if you would care to. I think others
should know how good the Signa Drive is.

I do have a question. Is the setting on toggle switch all the way up
supposed to have a lot less output that the other two? The middle was the
loudest and down, my favorite, was a little less than the middle. BTW, what
is each of the settings anyway?

Again, thank you so much and I will post a very good review on HC when I get
some time.

Tim H

 

I am Rickie Fox. I own a recording studio where I record my own stuff and produce projects for other local and regional artists. In the studio I connect my pedal board to a Custom Audio Electronics 3 SE preamp and then on to a Mesa Boogie tube power amp. After much trial and error I purchased one of Chad’s Deelay pedals on line. I have many rackmount effects avaliable, but this pedal gave me exactly the delay effect I was looking for. Very musical and not so digital. Extremely versatile , very user friendly,and built like a tank I was so impressed I bought a Signa Comp compressor. Same high quality construction, very low noise for a compressor, and does what a compressor is supposed to do without mangling my tone and without that “sucking” sound that usually appears before the compressor adds enough sustain and body Although the overdrive channels on my preamp sound great, I bought a Signa Drive and put it on my pedal board. This thing sounds super! I still use the channels on my preamp. but the Signa Drive is so versatile, I find plenty of uses for it, and just through the clean channel of my amp it will add tons of gain and overdrive that once again is very musical. I have a Tube Screamer with the silver mod, and the Signa Drive is more useful to me These pedals provide the most “bang for the buck” that I could find. Here is a clip from my Latest CD, “Monomusical”. (Check out "I get blamed for everything I do" and "Bypass Blues")

 

Chad,

I received my signa-drive today and got a chance to test it out.  I am impressed. This is by far the best compliment to a fender amp that anyone could ask for.  I have compared this to the Fulltone OCD pedal and while they are different tones, they are the same texture and direction of sound.  Honestly this sounds more amp like than my OCD which claims to be an amp sounding pedal but get too thin on cleaner sounds (I love the OCD with high gain tones).  The drive on the Signa Drive does NOT get all whinny and thin at ANY gain levels, it simply drives and pushes. Its reminds me of an old Tweed deluxe or my blues deluxe (obviously it can do more gain than those amps but I would just say its in that direction with the dynamics!).  I am so impressed how this handles every angle and keeps guitars so pure. It also has that feeling of a slight vintage compressor or a fat boost where it makes the tone sound wider and more full that it was with just the amp! IMPRESSIVE! This pedal is one of those pedals that sounds good with all diffrent gain structures (clean and dirty, I have never found a pedal that does that for me!)

I only wish I had the money to get more of your products but down the road I will definitely purchase more...and tell me friends! (well...I guess my pedal will do that talkin...) Thanks again!

-Matt

Here is what they are saying about my Signa Comp

Hi Chad.
 
The pedals came on Monday just in time for me to take them on their first outing to a local jam night that i host. The players there were very impressed by the new tones i was getting out of my Ltd edition hand wired AC30.. the compresser really brings out the highs of the dark amp and sustains for ever... The Sigma drive part of the pedal is one of the most versatile overdrives i have ever owned... one of my favourite guitarists at the jam stated it sounded better than my Klon,,, and i have to agree... how ever much it pains me considering what the Klon cost me! The Delay is a sheer thing of beauty!  shimmering, articulate and warm  is one description but it does not entirely convey the transparent tones that this pedal produces.  Best regards and many thanks. Nic Elsby

Hi Chad,
I wanted to give you the results of my compressor pedal "shootout"  I held a couple weeks back.
Here were the pedals represented:

1. Analogman Compressor with attack knob
2. Keeley Compressor 2 knob
3. RMC FK-1 (G. Teese made)
4. Barber Tone Press
5. GoudieFX Comp
6. Signa Comp 3 knob

Three Blues/Classic Rock guitarists with over 70 years of combined experience performed the review.
Equipment used:  Les Paul and USA Strat, with a Timmy overdrive through a Rivera Chubster 55.
All testing was done at unity volume.  Attack knobs were all set at mid range.

Here is the straight up results of your pedal:

• Tied with Barber Tone Press for least amount of noise in the usable range.
• Voted most musical sounding
• Voted brightest
• Scored average in amount of compression available
• Scored average in "Fit and Finish"
• Voted most versatile because of  Tone control
  
• Voted most attractive styling
• Tied with Keeley as most transparent
  
  I liked it the best of the bunch.  Let me know if you have any questions. 

Best regards, Keith

Amazing!!!

I received the pedal a couple of days ago and with excitement I immediately plugged it in. I hooked up the Keeley Comp. and the Signa Comp. side by side and it was like night and day. The Signa comp. delivers a much smoother and crystal clear tone. It doesn't over compress like most other compressors making the tone sound brittle and flat. Chad, this pedal is a work of art. I've never heard anything like it. It's so quiet, it's scary. Definitely 20 out of 10...I would like to have any product you produce because your stuff is outstanding!! I will give you more feedback on it later this week. I've already gotten compliments on how great it sounds. Thanks again for the opportunity to represent your company. - D

P.S. I'm getting the rest of the band to sign your CD…I'll be sure to get it out to you as soon as possible. 

I want to thank you for your fast shipping of the signa comp pedal.It was waiting at my door friday when I got home from work. My band had a gig at the best club in town Friday night and I used the pedal without even trying it out. AWESOME ... it made my Mesa dual rec sound even better than ever. All channels rang out loud and even. My leads never sounded better. We play all types of music,so from the funk,beach,hard rock and slow ballads this pedals is the best...I have your delay which I have already told you is awesome.........Thank you for making these pedals...Tim

 

Dr. Dave Peavy

 

I am Rickie Fox. I own a recording studio where I record my own stuff and produce projects for other local and regional artists. In the studio I connect my pedal board to a Custom Audio Electronics 3 SE preamp and then on to a Mesa Boogie tube power amp. After much trial and error I purchased one of Chad’s Deelay pedals on line. I have many rackmount effects avaliable, but this pedal gave me exactly the delay effect I was looking for. Very musical and not so digital. Extremely versatile , very user friendly,and built like a tank I was so impressed I bought a Signa Comp compressor. Same high quality construction, very low noise for a compressor, and does what a compressor is supposed to do without mangling my tone and without that “sucking” sound that usually appears before the compressor adds enough sustain and body Although the overdrive channels on my preamp sound great, I bought a Signa Drive and put it on my pedal board. This thing sounds super! I still use the channels on my preamp. but the Signa Drive is so versatile, I find plenty of uses for it, and just through the clean channel of my amp it will add tons of gain and overdrive that once again is very musical. I have a Tube Screamer with the silver mod, and the Signa Drive is more useful to me These pedals provide the most “bang for the buck” that I could find. Here is a clip from my Latest CD, “Monomusical”. (Check out "I get blamed for everything I do" and "Bypass Blues")

 

Hello, My name is Eiji Yamaguchi from Japan.
I've got your 4 knob Ross Clone through eBay.
It arrived safely about 2 days ago and I brought it to my work today.
(I make my living playing guitar for Japanese singers)
Hey, Your comp sounds GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best one I ever used. I've been using comp for over 25years.
 I have Very first Orange squeezer, script dyna and Grey Ross and tried almost every comp out on the market.Your's beets every one.
I tried Keeley and I didn't like them, they change the original guitar sound. Analog man was OK but since I have Grey Ross I didn't need it.
I was waiting for some one to put TONE control on Ross and finally you did it.
Only thing I didn't like about the Grey Ross.... looses high end.......
Also, I don't know how you made it so smooth without using the original 2SC1849.
Anyway..... Thank you for making the great comp and hope your products become a  standard choice for guitar players.
 The best regards
 Eiji

Here is what people are saying about my Deeelay pedals.

Hey Chad, I got a chance to play the Deelay that you sent out to me...it sounds absolutely great...I love it.  I'm a real delay junkie (currently own Echoczar, SIB blue and red echodrives, Mad Professor DBD, DD2 and DD3 with analogman's hi-cut mod)...I found your deelay to be similar to the Mad Professor.  In any case, it's a simple yet perfect sounding delay...a clear repeat, without being sterile or digitized, very nice, natural trail, not muddy...the note stands out and cuts through, and handles overdrive well...all I could ask for.  thanks so much, Hyram

Hi there Chad, I am Ricky Fox. I own a recording studio where I record my own stuff and produce projects for other local and regional artists. In the studio I connect my pedal board to a Custom Audio Electronics 3 SE preamp and then on to a Mesa Boogie tube power amp. After much trial and error I purchased one of Chad’s Deelay pedals on line. I have many rackmount effects avaliable, but this pedal gave me exactly the delay effect I was looking for. Very musical and not so digital. Extremely versatile , very user friendly,and built like a tank I was so impressed I bought a Signa Comp compressor. Same high quality construction, very low noise for a compressor, and does what a compressor is supposed to do without mangling my tone and without that “sucking” sound that usually appears before the compressor adds enough sustain and body Although the overdrive channels on my preamp sound great, I bought a Signa Drive and put it on my pedal board. This thing sounds super! I still use the channels on my preamp. but the Signa Drive is so versatile, I find plenty of uses for it, and just through the clean channel of my amp it will add tons of gain and overdrive that once again is very musical. I have a Tube Screamer with the silver mod, and the Signa Drive is more useful to me These pedals provide the most “bang for the buck” that I could find. Here is a clip from my Latest CD, “Monomusical”. (Check out "I get blamed for everything I do" and "Bypass Blues")

Hi Chad,

Tube Slammer: The deal is that Chad's pedal (CMATMOD) nails the sound of a driven tube amp...period. I A/B'd the TubeSlammer (true-bypass) against my amp cranked at 10 (the Torres Mod is great) and then dialed in the pedal... the TubeSlammer nailed it. Tons of low end (if you want it)... Tons of gain (if you want it)... Transparent... Quiet (plenty of overhead). I don't have anything bad to say about this pedal. It's the perfect Overdrive. It's not a metal player's pedal, it's too organic (if that make sense). Have Chad mod your fav pedal if you need that metal sound

Hi Chad,

Phat Boost: This is not an over the top clean boost. It is a boost that phattens up your sound, livens it up. It does provide a good jump in gain though, so I think it is somewhat suitable for lead. But even more useful to just phatten up your sound. It sounds just superb, best boost sound I've had so far (compared to Sommatone, SPF Ego Boost and Jersey Girl Plusdriver)
 This pedal is also dead quiet.

Boss DS-1 MOD: Using it with a Gibson Les Paul w/ an Iommi PU in the neck & Duncan Invader PU in the bridge into a Fender MusicMaster Bass amp (Torres Mod). I A/B'd the CMATMOD'd pedal against a stock BOSS DS-1... whoa... the difference is amazing. The low ends stand out and it's less "raspy" of a distortion. It really does sound like a recorded Marshall amp... it just has that quality that's undeniably "Marshall". Your guitar and amp are still a major factor, but dang if this pedal doesn't make you sound like you're in a studio.

I'm selling my Keeley BD-2 on eBay. Your pedal clearly has more dynamic range, and us Blues guys love that stuff! Bob M.