The Caline G-002 Green Mamba Drive is a compact overdrive pedal from Caline's G series of small-format effects. It sits alongside other Caline overdrives such as the Caline CP-84 Honeycomb Tone Overdrive and the Caline Mellow Drive in the maker's range. The pedal's package weight is 340g1.
Sound and character
The Green Mamba Drive is voiced toward the midrange, in the vintage overdrive territory familiar from pedals like the Tube Screamer comparison between the Boss SD-1 and Ibanez TS9. Pedal of the Day's reviewer summed it up as "a mid-rich, vintage-voiced overdrive with plenty of gain and volume on tap, give your solos some bite," and noted that Caline's small pedals "offer excellent tone that's easy to dial in, coming in a wide range of genres"1. For a player, that means a straightforward overdrive you can set by ear in a few minutes, with enough headroom in the gain and volume stages to work as either a light push or a fuller lead voice. If you are browsing the wider category, see Overdrive Pedals.
The controls
The pedal keeps things to three knobs, each doing one job1:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Adjusts the overall signal volume |
| Tone | Adjusts the high and low range of tone |
| Drive | Adjusts the amount of gain added to your signal |
That three-knob layout is the standard overdrive arrangement, so there is no menu diving or hidden switches: set the Drive for how much dirt you want, shape it with Tone, and match levels with Volume1.
Size, build and power
The Green Mamba Drive measures 11 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm, a small footprint that leaves room on a pedalboard, and it weighs in at a package weight of 340g1. The enclosure is aluminum alloy, the same durable metal casing used across Caline's compact pedals1.
It runs on 9V DC center negative power and draws 50 mA of current1.
The 50 mA current draw means the Green Mamba Drive should be powered from a supply output rated for at least that much. As with any 9V DC center negative pedal, avoid plugging it into a wrong-polarity adapter.
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Questions
Is the Caline Green Mamba Drive true bypass?
Yes. Pedal of the Day's review of the G-002 Green Mamba Drive states that the pedal features true bypass circuitry, meaning the effect is removed from the signal path entirely when the pedal is switched off, so your clean tone passes through unchanged.
What power supply does the Caline G-002 use?
The Green Mamba Drive runs on 9V DC center negative power and draws 50 mA of current. It needs a standard center negative supply like most compact pedals, so it will work with a typical pedalboard power supply or a dedicated 9V adapter.
How big is the Caline G-002 Green Mamba Drive?
Pedal of the Day lists the Green Mamba Drive at 11 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm, a compact footprint that fits easily on a crowded pedalboard. The package weight is given as 340g.
What is the Caline G-002 enclosure made of?
The Green Mamba Drive is housed in an aluminum alloy casing, according to Pedal of the Day's review, the same kind of metal enclosure used across Caline's compact pedal range.
Sources (1)
- Caline G-011 Eagle Eye Boost / G-002 Green Mamba Drive, Pedal of the Day, 2023-02-08
