Carl Martin - Heavy Drive

Nick123 · Post by **Nick123** » 25 Jul 2007, 11:22

Any schematic ?

Post by **modman** » 25 Jul 2007, 13:35

http://www.carlmartin.com/

Carl Martin Company Profile

ESR was founded in 1990 as a professional PA sound rental company. Shortly after we began producing custom made audio equipment.

Our goal was from the very beginning to develop and produce products for the demanding professional musician, with a superior sound quality and features not seen on any other guitar effect pedal. As a result of that our first guitar effect pedal, The Hot Drive'n Boost, was introduced in 1993.

Due to our extensive knowledge of the professional music industry, and our contacts with a wide range of demanding musicians, we have been able to maintain a high quality of products and now have a range of 26 high quality guitar effect pedals, with more to come in the future.

Søren Jongberg

CEO East Sound Research

Had never heard of them before...

Nick123 · Post by **Nick123** » 25 Jul 2007, 13:43

Founder of Carl Martin pedals worked for T.C. Electronic.
So this pedals are very high quality gear as well.
Compressor is considered to be one of the best in the market.

Dirk_Hendrik · Post by **Dirk_Hendrik** » 25 Jul 2007, 14:05

Interesting fact: The link from DIYstomps to this schematic which has been there since the 17th of march is gone from the schematics section there....

so... here you go:
http://www.dirk-hendrik.com/cm_heavy_drive.pdf

markm · Post by **markm** » 25 Jul 2007, 14:36

Thanks Dirk!

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » 26 Jul 2007, 06:02

Heavy Drive = Tubescreamer + Baxandall Tone Stack + True Bypass ?

bajaman · Post by **bajaman** » 26 Jul 2007, 09:08

Thank you Dirk
bajaman

Dirk_Hendrik · Post by **Dirk_Hendrik** » 26 Jul 2007, 10:41

Kaos wrote:Heavy Drive = Tubescreamer + Baxandall Tone Stack + True Bypass ?

- Tubescreamer... If you want to call any circuit that has antiparallel diodes in the feedback loop a TS, regardless of the rest of the circuit... yes.
I'd say no. Would you call a non-inverting opamp amplifier stage a "tubescreamer without clipping"?

-Tone stack.. All have advantagesand disadvantages. Ththe CM guys have chosen this one. Nothing wrong with the choice.

- TB? I don't see TB. I didn't eithe when I reversed this one.

Or in general,
In pedalbuilding there are a few circuits that have proven themselves. Nothing new perhaps but nothing wrong either. One cannot expect that every circuit is truly unique as a Zacky V pedal. Neither has CM claimed anywhere that this pedal was in whatever way unique. However, it's very usable and they deserve to get credits for that.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » 26 Jul 2007, 16:31

Dirk_Hendrix wrote:unique as a Zacky V

good one

Carl Martin - Heavy Drive [traced]