T-Rex: ALBERTA Overdrive

http://t-rex-effects.com

The Alberta remains a classic of the T-Rex stable. It was their first commercial pedal and was later drawn on for the Møller's sound in 2003. The Alberta pays homage to the great green drive we all know and love, and it is a great low to medium drive that sounds particularly good (IMO) with single coil pickups.

Here you'll hear it with a Clapton signature and a Floyd Rose Redmond Model 5, both through the clean channel of my Laney VC50. Of course, the Alberta can be used to give an amp's break-up channel a good kick in the behind and this is something that I hope to demonstrate at a later date.

Thanks for watching, as always.

Brett Kingman. :)

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• ALBERTA
• Brett
• Kingman

[frenzexperiment]

Hey there BM, I often watch your demos...great job! Loved this one, surely the Alberta sounds fantastic with your Tele!

I was wondering what tubes/speakers do you have in your amp!?

I plan to modify my Blues Junior, cause when I try to get some dirty sounds from it, it's too much muddy for me! Any useful advice?

Rock on!

Marco

[Burgerman666]

@frenzexperiment Hey Marco, thanks for the kind words, sir. :)

Tubes - Svetlana EL34's. Speakers - Original 1968 Celestion Greenbacks (a little rare these days but the reissues aren't bad at all).

I've never owned a Blues Junior so I'm probably the wrong person to ask - sorry!

Cheers,

BK

[teddypuppet505]

what brand are your cables?

[Burgerman666]

@teddypuppet505 The cables in this clip are Neutrik/Mogami custom made for me by my tech. I now use Providence cables which are better still.

[SteensigJakobsen]

Tasty shit on the licks!

Would you recommend the Alberta, compared to a TS9 or TS808?

[tooler89]

Hi BM, your demos are really cool and useful :)

I already own two t-rex effects, the dr.swamp and tremster, they're pretty good...anyway, I'm planning to buy an overdrive that could be versatile...can I use the alberta also like a booster with distortion (or fuzz) or do you think a ts would be better?

cheers,

Fede

[soc555555]

t rex was too pricey for me to find and to demo. thanks so much for giving me a look at this and several other overdrives i am going to get when i get better and have the money. sounds amazing.

[coal1987]

pause :50

[Rizo619]

@jb1563700 I've already got a Keeley modded TS808 so I guess I'd be better off going for the Mudhoney, just as it gives me something more different.

[jb1563700]

@Rizo619

Depends on what you want. The Mudhoney is grittier and, in Boost mode, a lot more fuzzy and nasty.