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Liquid_Metal
12-30-2011, 11:35 AM
I recently found out that my Peavey Backstage Plus (a 35 watt transistor amp) isn't that bad (which I thought at first) with a nice analog overdrive (I tested this with the analog drives of the Lexicon MPX G2). I went to the shop today to try out some drives and one of them was head and shoulders above the others: the Keeler Designs Push.
This drive has a lot of low mids and because of that a lovely growl. It's pretty tight but in combination of my (DIY) tube screamer really balls to the wall. On the other hand, the Push responds fantastically to changes in volume, so when I play with the volume pot on the guitar it becomes almost clean.
I have a craving of building a small pedalboard for a while and this is the perfect addition the my tube screamer and Dunlop JH1 wah. Hopefully a Ibanez CS5 chorus is coming; I already have one of those in my rack and I really love the sound.

Of course with the obligatory picture:

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Island3r
12-30-2011, 11:56 AM
Probably the most under rated pedal around. I love the entire line, they are spendy though.

Liquid_Metal
12-30-2011, 12:01 PM
I also tried the Shove but I didn't really like that.
Paid 200 euros for it, which is a lot of money but if I see prices of comparable pedals it's quite average.

PedalPower
12-30-2011, 08:32 PM
Just tried my PUSH today in front of my Klon clone, and Wow!! nearly crapped myself. Had never tried my Klon at the end. What a difference.
But the PUSH was smokin' nice thick lower mids as you described.

Liquid_Metal
12-31-2011, 06:16 AM
I'm already thinking of buying something extra to boost this this into solo mode. Best bet might be a graphic/parametric equalizer, but things like a Klon might be interesting :). I REALLY like the Fulltone OCD stand-alone so I might buy that, but I have no idea how they would stack.

Liquid_Metal
01-01-2012, 06:59 AM
I was wondering about over/undervolting. Does anyone know the max voltage of this pedal, or in which range (both minimum and maximum) I can fiddle around without blowing up the pedal?