The Selah Effects Feather Drive is an overdrive pedal from Selah Effects, a builder out of Australia. It uses the familiar three-knob layout, Level (Volume), Tone and Gain, and covers warm, rich harmonic drive sounds ranging from a slight grunt to full-on distortion without losing clarity. It comes in Standard and Deluxe versions, the Deluxe adding an external diode switch.1
What it does
The Feather Drive works like most overdrive pedals in its layout: the Level (Volume), Tone and Gain knobs that Pedal of the Day's reviewer Mike B notes are "usually present somewhere on most OD pedals" set the output volume, the tone shaping and the amount of drive. What the reviewer found set it apart was the range and quality of the sounds on offer.1
"This pedal is full of warm, rich harmonic drive sounds, exceeding expectations of what a boring old overdrive pedal should."
The Gain and Level knobs also let it do a second job. Turned down and up respectively, the pedal works as a clean boost1:
Mike B described this as an "incredible Clean Boost" use for players who want that kind of pedal.1
Standard and Deluxe
The pedal comes in two versions. The Standard is the three-knob pedal described above. The Deluxe offers an additional external diode switch, giving the player a clipping option set from outside the pedal rather than by opening it up.1
What reviewers said
The Pedal of the Day review was positive across the board. The reviewer summed up the pedal as an excellent overdrive he could not see leaving his board1:
The Feather Drive comes in Standard and Deluxe versions, with the Deluxe adding an additional external diode option. Pedal of the Day's reviewer found it to be an excellent overdrive, writing, "I can't honestly see leaving my board anytime soon after playing it."1
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Questions
What is the Selah Effects Feather Drive?
It is a three-knob overdrive pedal from Selah Effects, a builder based in Australia. It covers warm, rich harmonic drive sounds ranging from a slight grunt to full-on distortion without losing clarity, according to a Pedal of the Day review. It can also act as a clean boost when the Gain knob is turned down and the Level is raised a bit past noon.
What is the difference between the Feather Drive Standard and Deluxe?
The Deluxe version offers an additional external diode switch on top of the standard control set. The Standard version reviewed by Pedal of the Day has the usual Level (Volume), Tone and Gain knobs found on most overdrive pedals. The diode switch gives the Deluxe extra clipping options that are set from outside the pedal rather than inside.
Sources (1)
- Selah Effects Feather Drive, Pedal of the Day, 2014-10-25