The Icy Blue Dual Drive is a dual overdrive pedal from Like My Pedals, a small builder the reviewer described as "coming up with some great gear as of late"1. It puts two independent overdrive circuits in one enclosure, each with its own footswitch, so you can run either side alone or stack them for more gain. The pedal itself carries no name and no graphics: the "Icy Blue" name was given to it by Pedal of the Day's reviewer, who wrote that he "had to name myself, and I honored it with the moniker of Icy Blue Dual Drive"1.
What it does
Each side is a distinct overdrive voice. The left side, per the reviewer, "effectively emulates a Marshall JTM45, the first amp that company made back in 1962," giving an amp-style breakup rather than a straight boost or fuzz character1. The right side is Like My Pedals' take on the classic Prince of Tone overdrive from Analog Man1.
Both sides carry the same set of controls: Volume, Gain, Tone and Presence1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Sets the output level of the side |
| Gain | Sets the amount of overdrive |
| Tone | Shapes the high-end response |
| Presence | Adds further top-end shaping |
The two footswitches let you engage the sides separately or together. The reviewer found "these 2 sides are extremely useful on their own, but click them on together and watch your sound open up," describing the combined gain as stunning1.
"mixing colorful enclosure/control knob combinations with tasty circuits and rad tones"
The maker's approach
Like My Pedals builds pedals with no name and no graphics, pairing colorful enclosure and control knob combinations with its circuits1. That is why this pedal carries a name given by a reviewer rather than the maker.
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Questions
Why is it called the Icy Blue Dual Drive?
The name came from the reviewer, not the maker. Like My Pedals builds its pedals with no name and no graphics on the enclosure, so Pedal of the Day's reviewer Mike B named this one himself, writing that he honored it with the moniker of Icy Blue Dual Drive.
Can you use both sides of the Icy Blue Dual Drive at once?
Yes. The pedal has two footswitches, one for each side, and the sides can be engaged separately or together. The reviewer found each side useful on its own and described the combined sound as opening up when both are clicked on together.
Sources (1)
- Like My Pedals Icy Blue Dual Drive, Pedal of the Day (pedal-of-the-day.com), 2015-09-11