DISC TC Electronic Nova Drive Overdrive / Distortion Pedal

Full Description

Nova Drive brings you the great sounding analog circuit from Nova System, with all the digital control that modern guitarists demand. This results in the classic old school sound that sends chills down your spine and a wide grin at every riff, lick and face-melter, but with digital control options that enable you to integrate NovaDrive into your set-up and tailor the sound with total precision. Providing a more in-control, high-confidence and ultimately better performance.

The analog, yet digitally controlled overdrive section of NovaDrive takes you from a clean boost plus a little extra oomph, through bluesy sting and smooth tube-like breakup to heavy, all-out crunch-a-licious goodness.

The Nova Drive's overdrive section is also the perfect place to find added sustain for your existing sounds and to supercharge your already great sounds into instant classics. Its amazing analog tone will blow you and other tone purists away and though the overdrive is instantly recognizable, it doesn't mess with your original tone.

The overdrive section features a dedicated 'mix' knob that allows you to mix in your original sound as you see fit, preserving the original character of your tone. This section of Nova Drive also features Level, Tone and Overdrive controls. Added to that, the pre-set and control options ensure that you don't have to rebuild your set-up from scratch to use it, but a pedal that works to enhance your tone and rig. It integrates with your existing sounds so well, it's best described as adding another channel to your amp.

The dedicated analog, digitally controlled distortion section of NovaDrive's dual engine design gives you a wide range of distortion and tones from punchy subtle driving distortion to balls-to-the-wall screaming fuzz that'll drive you wild in the best way imaginable.

Featuring a 2-band EQ with Bass and Treble knobs, allowing for precise shaping of your distorted sounds and added flexibility to your tones. NovaDrive's distortion character is best typified as raw, but like the overdrive section, it preserves all character of your own sound. Used as a primary distortion, it excels at classic arena rock rhythm tones and guitar-hero soaring leads.

With 18 instantly recallable presets Nova Drive is the only pedal on the market that allows for actual use of all the different tones you have so meticulously crafted. Recalling them is easy and done on the fly so they are ready to rock when you are.

Press Reviews

"A great part of the appeal of these new Nova pedals is that they fall between the two extremes of classic but limited stompbox and high-tech but complicated multi-effects gear. They're easy to use yet offer loads of added functionality, should you wish to explore it."

- Paul Salter, Guitar Buyer Magazine

"As an overdrive or distortion it's really good but when you start fiddling with the routing this pedal does indeed become a monster of tone!... I'm still playing with this pedal and I'm beginning to think this is the best I've ever tried.

- Pauly, Guitar Noize

Features/Specifications

For further information about the TC Electronic Nova Drive, please download the user's manual PDF from the link below.

Analog Input

• Connector: 1/4" phone jack
• Impedance: 1 Mohm
• Max. Input Level: 6.25 dBu

Analog Output

• Connector: 1/4" phone jack
• Impedance: 40 Ohm
• Max. Output Level: 8 dBu

Switch Input

• Connector: 1/4" phone jack (stereo) w. sense
• Suitable for use with: TC electronic G-switch

MIDI

• Connector: 5-pin DIN (in/out combined)

Power

• Connector: DC-jack, 6.4mm
• Voltage: 12V DC
• Power Consumption: Ca. 380mA
• Mains Power Supply: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select) AC wall adapter
• Power Consumption: < 5 W
• Dimensions: W 127.5 x H 56.5 x D 131 mm
• Weight: 0.8 kg
• Finish: Acrylic and anodized aluminum front panel. Plated and coated chassis. Coated steel endcaps