Wampler Ecstasy Natural Sounding Overdrive Pedal

http://www.nstuffmusic.com/p-15793-wampler-ecstasy-natural-sounding-overdrive...

When Brian created the Ecstasy, he was working on creating a pedal that would go from clean tones to distorted tones while adding a bit of warmth. He wanted something for himself that would be dynamic, have a great sounding "gritty" tone to it yet be able to respond to the volume knob like a tube amp. Everything about Brian is in the dynamics of sound and if a pedal can't work with him dynamically, then he just can't use it. Out of this search, he developed the Ecstasy Drive.

The Ecstasy is his take on that elusive "dumble" tone and feel - smooth creaminess yet crunchy when you need it to be, yet the tonality is much more transparent than other "dumble sounding" pedals. Very responsive tone controls that interact with the pedal - they don't just "color" the sound. The controls actually affect the response and feel of the pedal, just like a great tube amp.

If you love the sound of your clean tone, and just wish you could have more "hair" on the note... a little bit of grit without any change in tonality, the Ecstasy will do that with ease. PLUS it's extremely flexible... with the toggle switch in the down position you'll get a hint of fuzz along with the overdrive, it's reminiscent of the tones that "Eric Johnson" may use. With the toggle in the up position the tonality is super smooth, creamy yet crunchy when you dig into the strings. This is reminiscent to the famous "dumble" tone, though it's really much, much more than that. In the center position, the toggle will give you tons of crunch, or roll the gain back a bit and push the volume up and you have a superior clean boost with a 2 band EQ that's extremely transparent, but variable so you can actually turn it into an awesome treble booster just by cranking up the treble and turning the bass down.

Specifications:

High grade film capacitors and
resistors picked for their superior
sound and response
Completely true bypass
Battery connection and 9v power jack (barrel plug like Boss)
4 knobs - Volume/gain/bass/treble
Switch goes from overdrive setting to distortion setting (top: creamy tone, middle: crunchy tone, bottom, light fuzz tone)
2.5" x 4.5" in size
Very transparent
Very dynamic
Ultra-bright LED for ease of use
Powder coated durable finish
Completely original circuitry

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[zososhep]

Jim, I think you do a great job demoing all these pedals.Your demo of the Fuchs Plush Cream Overdrive helped me decide to buy one and I am very very happy I did!! Keep up the good work man! Keep the demo's coming,

Peace

[NstuffMusic]

@zososhep Thanks man...that is exactly why we do these demos!

[stratcatavarious]

turn up the tone control to fully demo the versatility

[bobbyatomic]

Great review, makes a change to see someone showing off the pedal rather than showing off their playing, not implying you can't play, you were just confident enough not to shred your way through the video at the expense of showing what the gear actually sounds like, which is more than I can say for a lot of other popular reviewers here on youtube. Next time I need some gear I'll be heading your way. Keep up the good work.

[geokar16]

@AndreNieri That was my first thought as well! Satriani's younger brother..!

[AndreNieri]

man, u look like Joe Satriani... brothers, maybe ?

[iagobroxado]

@themodularmodular I think it's the pickups in the guitar, sounds kinda muddy over here too, just as in the video Jim is demoing this same guitar with another drive pedal.

[xSnoweyexp]

nice pedals !! damn !! im impressed, u look like satch from aside haha

[dlheidemann]

I love these videos but Jim always turns to the side! Let's see you play that thing man!!

[themodularmodular]

You guys usually make great videos, but somehow the sound is a bit muddy on this demo. Thanks anyway.