WTFlux....Drive?

[napalmdeath]

Got a Mesa Flux Drive today. Man, it's a killer pedal! It's like a pissed off Spark Boost with a more responsive EQ, more output & drive, yet can still be somewhat transparent. Doesn't color your tone, (unless you get crazy), tightens things up nicely. Great pedal that might fly under the radar a bit.

 

[Techdeth]

Interesting

 

[napalmdeath]

Interesting

It is.. It's like the Timmy V2 I had, but this one doesn't sound like shit!

I like it because it's not as smooth as some cleaner boosts tend to be. This ones got some nice, super sculpted dirt capabilities.

 

[Techdeth]

It is.. It's like the Timmy V2 I had, but this one doesn't sound like shit!

I like it because it's not as smooth as some cleaner boosts tend to be. This ones got some nice, super sculpted dirt capabilities.

I’m always checking out different boosts . I’d try every one if I could. It’s a problem lol what amp you boosting it with

 

[DanTravis62]

Is this the one???!

 

[japetus]

Is this the one???!

I had my eye on this one, would love to hear a clip of how it boosts

 

[bhuard75]

I agree 100% NP. I grabbed a Flux-Five recently. It took some work dialing back some roundness into the low end at first. Definitely an aggressive overdrive if you let it.

Is this the one???!

This is the one boost that could make a 822 sound a little better.

 

[DanTravis62]

This is the one boost that could make a 822 sound a little better.

The larry needs no boost my friend lol

 

[napalmdeath]

I’m always checking out different boosts . I’d try every one if I could. It’s a problem lol what amp you boosting it with

Friedman Runt 50

 

[Nolly]

Yeah the Flux Drive is great! My only issue with it is that it can be quite noisy - more of issue some amps than others

 

[Luca79]

Is a BB preamp clone
https://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?t=27712

 

[napalmdeath]

Is a BB preamp clone
https://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?t=27712

Could be... But as somebody noted, it's got more output and less compression. I can attest to that, since I've owned a BB.

 

[Luca79]

Could be... But as somebody noted, it's got more output and less compression. I can attest to that, since I've owned a BB.

I have the BB Preamp Comp, the switch can vary compression and volume.

 

[BeZo]

 

[JackBootedThug]

Got a Mesa Flux Drive today. Man, it's a killer pedal! It's like a pissed off Spark Boost with a more responsive EQ, more output & drive, yet can still be somewhat transparent. Doesn't color your tone, (unless you get crazy), tightens things up nicely. Great pedal that might fly under the radar a bit.

is that the one with the built in 5 band?

 

[napalmdeath]

is that the one with the built in 5 band?

No, that's the Flux Five, I believe.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Could be... But as somebody noted, it's got more output and less compression. I can attest to that, since I've owned a BB.

That's what i hated about the BB. That compression. Xotic pedals all have this thing going on. I haven't kept one full time on my board so far. EP, RC,BB, Super Clean, wah. Not cutting it for the long haul.

 

[Nolly]

The BB preamp has 3x the gain of a Tubescreamer. Bear that in mind when dialling it in, 11oclock is equivalent to gain on max on a TS. There’s no actual compression happening in the original BB preamp, it’s just got a ton of saturation that quickly gets out of hand if you’re using it as a boost. The Flux Drive is similar but less extreme.