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Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive Pedal

Name: Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive Pedal
Brand: Strymon Pedals
SKU: 18039
Price: 299.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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A NEW WORLD OF DRIVE

Riverside is the culmination of a thorough analysis of numerous analog and vacuum tube circuits. Our goal? To deliver a new world of harmonically rich, incredibly versatile, tube-inspired drive sounds. We didn’t want to build just another distortion or overdrive. We knew we must examine what has been done, and bring a new approach to the world of drive sounds.

DISCOVER YOUR AMP'S POTENTIAL

Riverside’s cascading gain stages create harmonically rich tones that are immensely musical and natural—from silky clean overdrive to colossal distortion, and all points between. Our analog JFET front-end ensures that Riverside responds to your guitar with uncompromised dynamics and feel. The precision crafted DSP generates dynamic complexity and pleasing harmonics at every stage, letting your amp shine at any gain level. Riverside takes your amp to places you never knew it could go.

INFINITE SWEET SPOT

Riverside’s continuously variable circuit tuning dynamically tweaks multiple parameters under the hood so that the sweet spot follows you at any gain setting. As you turn the Drive knob, Riverside makes continuous adjustments, tuning the circuit for optimum tone. This results in an incredibly versatile drive pedal that is equally capable of providing sparkling cleans, mild overdrives, high-gain leads, and heavy saturated distortions.

FLEXIBILITY TO ADAPT TO ANY AMP

Your amp choice has a large influence on the sound of any drive pedal connected to it. Riverside’s musical 3-band EQ, with independent Bass, Middle, and Treble knobs, is designed to complement your amp’s tone with the flexibility needed to dial in your sound effectively and efficiently. The three-position Presence switch tailors the highest frequencies, allowing Riverside to integrate perfectly with any amp or setup, no matter how dark or bright.

Custom cascading multistage distortion topology provides a wide range of tube-inspired drive tones

Digitally controlled analog class A JFET input gain stage maximizes headroom while adding up to 20dB of pure analog gain

Precision crafted DSP gain stages provide detailed complexity and responsiveness

Low gain channel for smooth classic overdrive

High gain channel for modern saturated distortion

3-band EQ with independent Bass, Middle, and Treble controls

Selectable post-analog gain mid-band EQ push

Presence switch to tailor the sound for use with all amplifiers from dark to bright

Optional variable-threshold noise reduction helps tame noisy guitar pickups

High impedance mono input

Mono output

Favorite footswitch to save a favorite setting

Expression pedal input allows the connection an expression pedal for simultaneous morphing control over multiple parameters (Expression mode), or logarithmic taper for smooth volume control (Volume mode)

Boost pedal input allows connection of an external footswitch for up to +6dB of analog boost, or to toggle the Favorite preset on other Strymon pedals (Favorite Out mode)

Ultra low-noise, high-performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters provide uncompromising audio quality

Premium analog front end and output section

Super high-performance SHARC DSP in a compact form factor

32-bit floating point processing

True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) or selectable transparent Analog Buffered Bypass

Strong and lightweight anodized gold aluminum chassis

9V DC power supply included

Power requirements: maximum 9 volts DC center-negative, with a minimum of 250mA of current

Dimensions: 4.5″ (11.4 cm) deep x 4″ (10.2 cm) wide x 1.75″ (4.4) tall

Designed and built in the USA

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