The Friday Club Pedals PD100 is an overdrive pedal designed by Jack Deville and sold under his Friday Club moniker. It is a three-knob design that runs from a wonderfully clean boost at low gain settings to a good bit of crunch when dimed, according to Pedal of the Day's review1. For players weighing it against other drives, it sits in the territory covered on the site's Overdrive Pedals page, and it shares a family line with the Friday Club el Cardinále Overdrive.
Controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Overdrive | Sets the gain and grit, getting richer and a bit more compressed at higher levels1 |
| Treble | Treble control with a decent range; gets high-end heavy after around 3:00, sounding just right from about 9:00 to 2:001 |
| Master | Volume control1 |
The Overdrive knob is the heart of the pedal. At its lowest settings the PD100 works as a clean boost, and as it is turned up the sound grows richer and slightly more compressed before reaching full crunch1. The Treble control gives a wide usable window: the reviewer found it sounded just right from about 9:00 to 2:00 on the dial, with the top end turning heavy past around 3:001.
What reviewers said
Pedal of the Day reviewed the PD100 in May 2017 and came away impressed by its range and output. The reviewer's verdict on its place in a rig1:
"work as an excellent first or second-stage drive in any rig"
On how it responds to the guitar's volume control, the reviewer wrote that the pedal "cleans up like late night meth-head with a shop broom," a colorful way of saying it rolls back to clean very readily when you back off1.
The review also highlighted the pedal's output headroom and its looks:
"Gorgeous boost properties and thick gain sounds ooze from this black beauty"
Like all Friday Club pedals, the PD100 has "an abundance of output on tap," which matters most when using it to push another drive: there is enough level there that the pedal will not get lost in a band mix or in front of a second overdrive1. That makes it a candidate for the boost-in-front-of-a-drive arrangement described on the site's Boost Pedals page, as well as a standalone drive in its own right.
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Questions
Who designed the Friday Club Pedals PD100?
The PD100 was designed by Jack Deville, and it is part of his line of effects carrying the Friday Club moniker. Pedal of the Day's 2017 review introduces it as coming from what the site calls the twisted, brilliant mind of Jack Deville, placing it alongside his other Friday Club designs such as the el Cardinále overdrive.
What does the Overdrive knob do on the PD100?
The Overdrive knob sets the gain and grit of the PD100. According to Pedal of the Day's review, the sound gets richer and a bit more compressed at higher levels. Turned down, the pedal behaves as a clean boost, and when dimed it produces a good bit of crunch.
Where does the PD100's Treble knob sound best?
Pedal of the Day found the Treble control has a decent range. It gets pretty high-end heavy after around 3:00 on the dial, but the reviewer said it sounded just right from about 9:00 to 2:00, which gives most players a wide usable window for dialing in top end.
Can the PD100 be used as a boost in front of another drive?
Yes. Pedal of the Day describes the PD100 as working as an excellent first or second-stage drive in any rig, and notes that like all Friday Club pedals there is an abundance of output on tap, so it has enough level to push another overdrive or distortion without getting lost in the mix.
Sources (1)
- Friday Club Pedals PD100 Overdrive, Pedal of the Day, 2017-05-29
