Sound Pure's Take
The Suhr Shiba is a fantastic addition to any rig. It can add the much needed "2nd Channel" to your clean amp. What it also does is compliment a higher gain amp with added singing overtones that don't mush out. This is a serious tone tool that you should have in your rig! This time in the limited black finish with low serial number 3!
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From John Suhr Effects Pedal
The Shiba Drive is a smooth sounding overdrive pedal that will work great with clean amps for a bluesy overdrive tone or with an already overdriven amp to kick it to next gear. Some players even like to use pedals of this class with a heavily overdriven amp for additional sustain and compression. Whatever the application, the Shiba Drive will shine and give you the performance you seek from a high quality overdrive pedal.
There is no harshness or flubbiness in the Shiba Drive's sonic character whatsoever. There is a slight midrange hump that helps you cut through the mix, but the sonic integrity of your guitar and pickups comes through loud and clear. The tone is musical and balanced with firm lows, punchy mids with just the right amount of cut, and sweet silky highs. The Shiba Drive can purr, sing, growl or scream depending on the amp's setup and the amount of signal you're feeding it from your guitar and pickups.
Input Impedance: 1M ohm
Output Impedance: 600 ohm
Power Connector: 9Vdc, center negative, 2.1mm x 5.5mm
Operating Voltage: 4V to 18V (nominal 9V)
Maximum Voltage: 20Vdc
Reverse Battery Protect: yes
Current Consumption: 8mA
Estimated Battery Life: 75 – 100 hours continuous use
Dimensions: 2.50” Width x 4.50” Depth x 1.25” Height
Weight: 0.75 pound
FxLink Connector: 1/8” stereo
FxLink max Voltage: 3.3Vdc
Shield Tip: Activate
ROHS Compliant: Yes – all components, finishes, processes
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