Ivan Richards Audio

The Rich Drive Pedal has been discovered in Houston Texas

2008-07-31T04:46:00.001-07:00

The Rich Drive Pedal has been discovered in

Houston, Texas USA !

Mr Craig Feazel of Houston Texas, guitar &

pedal-steel player with Katie Stuckey & also

'The Small Sounds' (see below) has recently

purchased the 'Rich Drive' pedal.

Please check out his very thorough review here:

Ivan,

Thanks for the pedal. After a week of 'test driving'

it, I am ready to give you my impressions. Let me

begin by saying the 'Rich Drive' is an exceptional

pedal. Extremely rugged, well-constructed and

beautiful sounding. My expectations were exceeded.

I initially tested it with a Gibson SG into my custom

built 'Airtight Garage' 2X12 valve amp. The 'Airtight

Garage' is my amp of choice currently, which is just

basically a modified hand-wired version of a Fender

DeLuxe Reverb amp.

The pedal was much more natural sounding than my

'Tube Screamer' and did not have that nasal and

harsh midrange which is all too common with the

TS9/TS808's. The overdrive was smooth and glassy,

never brittle. Very impressive. Further, there is

the perfect amount of boost at your disposal to

get your 'leads' out in front of the mix.

I next tried the pedal through the same amp,

but with a 'Telecaster'. Great sound. This pedal

is much more responsive with single coils when

using a Fender-style amp. I felt with the Telecaster

there was less tonal colouration, in that the

sound of the Telecaster remained true whether

the Rich Drive was engaged or not. When engaged,

the same tone was there but overdriven into a

useable overdrive that I found suitable not only

for leads, but when I backed off the volume on

the pedal, worked great to simulate a DeLuxe

Reverb maxed out.

Here is where things get better. At the Houston

Press Music Awards show, I used the Rich Drive

through a custom-shop, hand-wired Marshall

JTM45 Limited Edition. I will not try to capture

in words just how beautiful it sounded. But to

my ears, it was perfact, like as if you took

the best sounding 'Rangemaster' and blended

it with the perfect TS808. I will leave it at

that. I am a man of simple vocabulary and

limited skills of expression. I don't want to

do it an injustice. Thanks, great pedal !

Craig F.

Katie Stuckey

Houston, Texas

folk/folk-rock/americana

www.myspace.com/katiestuckey

The Small Sounds

Houston, Texas

folk/indie

www.myspace.com/thesmallsounds

Bob Spencer Update Winter 2008

2008-07-27T01:36:00.001-07:00

Bob Spencer Update: Winter 2008.

Bob has recently upgraded his FX pedal

set up with the acquisition of an FX

management device called the 'Switchblade

GL', which has resulted in some changes

to his favourite overdrive pedals.

Dear Sir.

I initially favoured the 'Rich Drive' over the

'Class-A Distortion' pedal. BUT, taking

advantage of the opportunity presented by

the Switchblade GL to immediately & simply

connect devices via dragging a mouse across a

screen has been very interesting & has changed

my opinion.

I am currently digging the 'Rich Blues' into

the 'Class-A'. It's a bit middier, hence more

Bob-like, than the 'Rich Drive', which is very

broad by comparison. Oddly, the guitar turned

down into the 'Rich Drive' has a lovely, sparkly

clean sound !

Over,

Bob.

check out some of Bob's work at -

www.myspace.com/bobspencermusic

Drawings On A Chalkboard

2008-07-27T01:23:00.001-07:00

Drawings On A Chalkboard

Aussie garage/indie band DOAC, from

the New South Wales South Coast, have

recorded some demo tracks, two of which

feature the 'Class-A Distortion' pedal

quite prominently

Hey Ivan

come check out our new tracks featuring

the 'Class-A Distortion' pedal

1. The Blues Ain't My Cuppa Tea

2. Brother Where Out thou

Cheers,

DOAC

Hey Ivan,

just pasing through to say I love your

'Class-A Distortion' stomp box, its got

this cool harmonic effect happening,

keep up the great work

take it easy,

DOAC

check them out at

www.myspace.com/drawingsonachalkboard

The Land of the Rising Sun embraces the Rich Drive pedal

2008-07-08T04:06:00.001-07:00

the Land of the Rising Sun embraces the RICH DRIVE pedal !

Dear I van.
I am atsushi ikeda.
richdrive was received today. Very wonderful tone has moved.

Distortion was also alike and JMP has moved it. Thank you for

making a very wonderful pedal. In Japan, it advertizes for my

acquaintance. It is a wonderful pedal.

atsushi ikeda

Rich Drive pedal is designed to retain the tonality and dynamics

of your guitar and amp combination at all but the most extreme

settings. The Rich Drive design features soft clipping, retains

the bottom-end, and is more touch-sensitive than most overdrive

pedals.

Because the Rich Drive pedal doesn't boost the midrange and

leaves the bass intact, it works especially well with "Tweed"

type amps as well as "British" voiced amps [eg JMP/AC30/AD30].

The Rich Drive pedal is compatible with both single coil and

humbucking pickups, and can be used as a booster to make other

pedals sound bigger, as well as a stand-alone overdriver.

Bob Spencer Music

2007-12-19T03:56:00.000-08:00

Aussie guitar icon Bob Spencer

has recorded some original tracks

which can now be heard on 'myspace'

www.myspace.com/bobspencermusic

we are proud to confirm that Bob has

been using our amps & pedals exclusively

for some time now

'Take The Low Road' & 'Delicious' were

recorded with the following gear:

Belman Albatross loaded with

Mick Brierley P90 style pickups

'Rich Split' active guitar splitter

split #1 - 'Bright Idea' [prototype] pedal

class-A mid-booster plugged into 28W

custom design 'Richards' KT66 amp head

[Baxandall EQ]

split #2 - 'Rich Blues' pedal cascaded into

'Rich Drive' pedal plugged into 80W custom

design 'Richards' 4xKT66 amp head

[Baxandall EQ]

software - Waves GTR with various

cabinet simulations

NO speakers

NO digital distortion

CIRCLE

2007-12-19T03:20:00.001-08:00

CIRCLE

formerly known as 'Opanoni and the

Raindrops', CIRCLE are a Sydney-based

indie/alternative/rock band recording

and performing songs composed by

singer/songwriter Radi Safi

current albums:

'Stamps & Coins' [Opanoni]

'EGBDF' [Opanoni]

current single:

'Every-Time' [Circle]

forthcoming album:

'Just keep Swimming' [Circle]

all on Monday Records, Sydney Australia

CIRCLE are:

Radi Safi - lead vocals/guitars/keyboards

Tania Safi - drums

Dan Shaw - bass

Dion Casey - lead guitar

what gear do they use ?

Radi uses a 'Rich Blues' &/or a 'Rich Fuzz'

through a 'Richards' 30 watt 'Expressionist'

series valve [tube] amp head & 2x12 cab;

Dan uses a 'Rich Fuzz'; Dion also uses a

'Rich Fuzz'; the album 'Just Keep Swimming'

showcases all the above gear !

CIRCLE are concentrating on Sydney's

inner-west indie music scene, with shows

at venues including the Hopetoun Hotel,

the Sandringham Hotel, the Cat & Fiddle,

the Orange Grove Rozelle, & Candy's

Apartment

links:

www.opanoni.com

www.myspace.com/opanoni

CARR Amplifiers

2007-12-19T02:07:00.001-08:00

Carr Amplifiers

we are please to announce that as of

December 2007 we have been appointed

the authorised service agent in Australia

for Carr Amplifiers of North Carolina, USA

Carr amps display a unique and highly

individual approach to guitar amplification

and are completely valve [tube] in design

and completely hand-wired

Hello Ivan:

Great to have you on the case! You certainly

come well recommended and it is wonderful

to have people like yourself work on our amps.

Steve Carr.

For all Carr sales enquiries, contact Brent

Williams @ Bondi Intermusic Australia

02 9369 3922

Thirsty Merc

2007-07-08T02:21:00.000-07:00

Thirsty Merc

Thirsty Merc's extensive "Slideshows Album"

tour of Australia for 2007, visiting capital

cities and regional centres, included some

of our pedals;

Rai and Sean each use a "Class-A Distortion"

pedal, while Phil prefers the "Rich Drive" pedal;

Phil also purchased a custom-designd A/B/C

pedal to facilitate his live performances using

multiple bass instruments;

here are some comments the guys have sent

to us:-

Hey there,
Looking to purchase a Class A Distortion pedal ASAP,

I love the tone;

Bondi Intermusic 362 Oxford Street
normally keep a stock of the most popular models
they are tuned in to my stuff and have sold a lot
of pedals for me;

Thanks for that Ivan, am on my way to pick one up at bondi now.

I play in Thirsty Merc and Rai uses one - its just so fuckin creamy

and warm and big...you can turn it up loud and it doesn't sound

harsh, just amazing.
Congrats, keep up the good work;

Hey Ivan
Love the class A bro. Its just perfect for what I need it for.

Lead lines, driven but still ultra clean with lots
of sustain. Perfect;

Links:-

www.thirstymerc.com

www.myspace.com/thirstymerc

Brendan Gallagher

2007-07-01T02:16:00.001-07:00

Brendan Gallagher.

Solo artist (guitarist/singer), producer, author and front-man for

"Karma Country" band, Brendo is an enthusiastic user of the

"Class-A Distortion" pedal, and also purchased a custom-designed

"Stereo Mute Pedal" to facilitate his live performances.

Here are some comments Brendo has sent to us:-

"the Class-A (pedal) reminds me of (Eric) Clapton

circa the Farewell Cream album, and that's a good

thing"

"I've been using it (Class-A pedal) a lot - on Wurly,

bass, evrything...................nice unit"

"love my Class-A (pedal) straight into UA 6176

valve preamp/compressor into ProTools - very fat"

check out Brendo's web site:-

www.brendangallagher.com.au

www.myspace.com/brendanrichardgallagher

Post Test

2007-04-24T13:07:00.000-07:00

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