The Serrano Drive is an overdrive pedal from Pepper Pedals, a small builder whose pedals carry chili pepper names. The published coverage of it comes from Pedal of the Day, which featured the pedal in a video review in July 2014. The reviewer described it as "a low to medium gain overdrive that's perfect for blues or classic rock," which places it in the same broad territory as other low-gain overdrives: adding grit and push to an amp rather than heavy distortion.1
For a wider look at where a pedal like this fits, see the site's page on Overdrive Pedals, or the comparison of the Boss SD-1 vs Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, two of the best-known circuits in this gain range.
What it does
The Serrano Drive covers low to medium gain, the range players use for blues and classic rock styles. That is how Pedal of the Day's reviewer, Kyle, framed it in his July 2014 feature, which was presented as a video review of the pedal.1
"It's a low to medium gain overdrive that's perfect for blues or classic rock."
Related Pepper Pedals overdrives
Pepper Pedals builds a family of overdrives named after chili peppers, and the Serrano Drive sits alongside them:
- Pepper Pedals Jalapeño Overdrive, reviewed by Pedal of the Day in May 2014
- Pepper Pedals Jalapeño Drive
- Pepper Pedals Chipotle / Jalapeño 2-In-1 Dual Overdrive, a one-off dual enclosure featured in November 2014
- Pepper Pedals Serrano Overdrive
Videos
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Sources (1)
- Pepper Pedals Serrano Overdrive, Pedal of the Day, 2014-07-29
