Rude Tech Falcondrive! needs 150 orders by 15 April to enter production
April 15, 2022 · 2 sources
The Aquabats! have teamed up with pedal maker Rude Tech Pedals for the Falcondrive!, a signature pedal for EagleBones Falconhawk (AKA: Ian Fowles)1. Preorders opened on 14 March 2022 at $199.00 through the band's crowdfund-supported product incubator, The gloopy Mystery Machine!2. The pedal will go into production if 150 pedals are ordered before 15 April1; Delicious Audio gives the same threshold with the date as April 15th2.
The Falcondrive! is a dual overdrive and distortion effect1. Both sides share controls for volume, tone and gain, with the overall sound set by a blend knob: turned fully anti-clockwise, only the overdrive is heard; turned clockwise, the distortion is blended in, with the overdrive blended out past the halfway point1. Delicious Audio describes it as covering tones from light indie or blues into punk and metal2. The cast aluminum enclosure measures 4.7 in x 3.7 in x 1.66 in (119 mm x 94 mm x 42 mm) and weighs 11.8 oz; power is 9VDC with a 2.1 barrel connector (center negative) or a 9V battery, with current draw under 9.5mA2. The case art is by Thomas Fernandez, with pink knobs, a pink LED, a glittering powder coat and day-glow printing2.
Fowles said the circuit drew on his experience teaching guitar, where he would suggest an overdrive or a distortion as a first pedal12. Rude Tech is a Tennessee-based boutique brand run by former aerospace engineer Jesse Rhew1; Delicious Audio gives its location as Nashville, TN, and notes Rhew as a long-time member of The Aquabats! Aquacadet corps2.
"So with The Falcondrive!, I thought it would be nice to have both effects in one pedal so that no matter what guitar or amp you had, it could be useful."
The Falcondrive! is listed among overdrive pedals.