Digitech CM-2 Tube Overdrive
DIGITECH HARDWIRE CM-2 TUBE OVERDRIVE
By Craig Griffiths
Features
- DigiTech HardWire CM-2 Tube Overdrive
- StompLock (Covers your knobs so that your settings are kept where you want them)
- Foot Switch Glow Sticker (Makes the pedal visible on a stage in the dark)
- Hook-and-loop Pedalboard Pad (Used to attach it to the surface of your pedal board)
- Warranty Card
Sounds
- Level – Controls the overdrive output level. Turn the knob clockwise to increase and counter-clockwise to decrease the output level.
- Low – Controls the level of low frequency (Bass) boost/cut. Turn the knob clockwise to increase and counter-clockwise to decrease the bass level.
- High – Controls the level of high frequency (Treble) boost/cut. Turn the knob clockwise to increase and counter-clockwise to decrease the treble level.
- Gain – controls the overall overdrive/gain. Turn the knob clockwise to increase, and counter-clockwise to decrease.
- Voicing Switch – This switches between the pedal’s two voicings which are Classic and Modified. The Classic voicing gives you the sort of gain that suits smooth and crunchy lead and rhythm tones that are common with some of the most popular overdrive pedals, such as the Ibanez TubeScreamer. The Modified voicing allows you to push your amp to its limits and gives you extra, tight gain and is awesome for smooth leads.
Overall
As it’s an overdrive, there’s not much else to say as you all know what it does. This is the best overdrive pedal I have used and I am currently using it with a Blackstar HT-5. This thing comes with everything needed and much more for convenience, such as the StompLock and glow in the dark pad. The sound this pedal gives is amazing with both voicings. The Classic voicing gives you a nice, smooth, TubeScreamer-type overdrive. If you think Stevie Ray Vaughan you will be in the right ballpark. The Modified voicing gives you more gain and a lot more bite and is great for metal-type tones as well as smooth lead tones.
Rating
9/10
The Digitech stuff is easy to find all over the world and online.
Sources: www.digitech.com
