The Peacock Dual Drive is an overdrive pedal from Georgia-based Missing Link Audio, designed around the search for the famous Allman Brothers tone playable through any amplifier. It is a dynamic, touch-sensitive overdrive that also comes with an extra footswitchable boost in the Dual Drive version, giving you a second gain stage on the same pedal1.
Missing Link Audio says the pedal was designed to deliver smooth dynamic response and vintage coloration. The circuit is based on a classic opamp design with premium mosfet clipping, and the company says its research included members of the band, roadies who worked with the band over the years, and sound recording engineers who were at the Fillmore East during those famous recordings1.
Controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Voice | Dials in more of a vintage speaker quality, similar to an old JBL D-series1 |
| Three-way tone switch | Controls the treble cut-off slope of the tone knob1 |
| Second footswitch (Dual Drive) | Engages an extra gain stage for solos or added drive without stacking extra pedals1 |
The Voice control is the pedal's take on vintage coloration: Missing Link Audio describes it as letting you dial in a quality similar to an old JBL D-series speaker, which suits the southern rock character the pedal is chasing1.
How the Dual Drive differs from the Peacock
The Dual Drive version adds a footswitchable boost on top of the standard overdrive. Missing Link Audio describes the extra gain stage as an added benefit when you want a little more, perfect for solos or added drive without stacking extra pedals1.
The company also says the Dual Drive's tone and response is much closer to that of a real tube amp cranked to 11, and that you can hear every picking note. Like the rest of the design, it is completely sensitive to the volume and tone knobs of your guitar, so it cleans up and shapes with your guitar's own controls1.
What reviewers said
Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio, writing when the pedal was profiled in January 2022, was emphatic:
"This dynamic touch-sensitive overdrive is one of the most amazing pedals that has been introduced in many years1."
Paolo De Gregorio, Delicious Audio1
Of the Dual Drive version specifically, he wrote: "The response is amazing."1
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Questions
What is the difference between the Peacock and the Peacock Dual Drive?
The Dual Drive version adds an extra footswitchable gain stage on top of the standard Peacock overdrive. Missing Link Audio describes this second stage as an added benefit when you want a little more, useful for solos or added drive without stacking extra pedals on your board. The core overdrive circuit, based on a classic opamp design with mosfet clipping, is shared between the two.
What does the Voice control do on the Peacock Dual Drive?
According to Missing Link Audio, the Voice control lets you dial in more of a vintage speaker quality, similar to an old JBL D-series speaker. It shapes the vintage coloration the pedal was designed to deliver alongside its smooth dynamic response.
What does the three-way switch do on the Peacock Dual Drive?
The three-way switch controls the treble cut-off slope of the tone knob, giving you three different ways the tone control rolls off high frequencies as you turn it down.
Does the Peacock Dual Drive respond to my guitar's volume and tone knobs?
Yes. Missing Link Audio describes the pedal as completely sensitive to the volume and tone knobs of your guitar, so rolling back your guitar's volume cleans up the drive the way it would with a cranked tube amp.
Is the Peacock Dual Drive based on a Tube Screamer?
Missing Link Audio describes the circuit as based on a classic opamp circuit with premium mosfet clipping. The company does not name a Tube Screamer as the basis; instead it says the design grew out of research with members of the Allman Brothers band, roadies who worked with the band, and engineers present at the Fillmore East recordings.
Sources (1)
- Missing Link Audio Peacock Dual Drive, Delicious Audio, 2022-01-03