{"id":17068,"date":"2025-07-30T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17068"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:32:02","slug":"liverpool-drive-pre","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/product\/liverpool-drive-pre\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Drive &amp; Pre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool Drive &amp; Pre is a <strong>overdrive and guitar preamp inspired by VOX AC30 Class-A amps<\/strong>, designed to deliver a brilliant, dynamic response rich in harmonics.<br \/>\nIt covers a wide spectrum from an open, sparkling clean to expressive, textured saturation, with a strong amp-like feel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfa5 Video demo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A full demo will soon be available to illustrate the different gain levels and pedal response in real-life situations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musical intent &amp; use cases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool Drive &amp; Pre excels in bright clean, edge of breakup, and open British overdrive territory.<br \/>\nIt can be used as a main drive, as a character boost or as an always-on preamp, providing a coherent, lively sound base.<\/p>\n<p>Its reactive gain structure maintains excellent readability with both single pickups and humbuckers.<br \/>\nIt integrates easily into an existing chain and works very well stacked with other overdrives.<\/p>\n<p>The circuit's voicing provides the natural compression, harmonic richness and dynamic response typical of Class-A amps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who this pedal is for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool Drive &amp; Pre is designed for guitarists looking for a <strong>VOX AC30-type overdrive for guitar<\/strong>, with a bright, dynamic response.<br \/>\nIt is particularly suited to musicians who are sensitive to brightness, harmonics and volume work on the guitar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This pedal is for you if :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you're looking for a bright, dynamic VOX AC30-type sound<\/li>\n<li>you want a lively, expressive always-on sound base<\/li>\n<li>you prefer clarity, harmonics and response to your playing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Positioning in the range :<\/strong><br \/>\nThe 45 Overdrive offers a rounder, warmer approach, inspired by the JTM45 amps.<br \/>\nThe Liverpool Drive &amp; Pre offers a brighter, more open response, richer in harmonics.<br \/>\nBoth cover similar uses, but with distinct sound characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool Drive &amp; Pre is an overdrive and preamp with character, designed to offer brilliance, dynamics and harmonic richness in a simple, musical format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key design points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drive \/ preamp pedal inspired by British Class-A tones<\/li>\n<li>Voicing focused on brightness, complex midrange, and smooth highs<\/li>\n<li>Circuit designed for dynamic, amp-like response<\/li>\n<li>Controls: Volume, Gain, Tone<\/li>\n<li>Can be used as main drive, boost or always-on preamp<\/li>\n<li>Excellent compatibility with overdrive stacking<\/li>\n<li>100% analog circuit, hand-built with through-hole components<\/li>\n<li>True bypass<\/li>\n<li>Standard 9V DC (center negative)<\/li>\n<li>Compact 125B enclosure<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overdrive and guitar preamp inspired by VOX AC30 Class-A amps.<\/strong><br \/>\nProvides a brilliant, dynamic sound rich in harmonics, from clean to expressive crunch.<br \/>\nIdeal as an always-on sound base, main drive or character boost.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17856,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","iawp_total_views":43},"book-author":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[27,18,19],"product_tag":[153,150,130,196,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-17068","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-boost","7":"product_cat-overdrive","8":"product_cat-preamp","9":"product_tag-ac30","10":"product_tag-amp-in-a-box","11":"product_tag-latest","12":"product_tag-son-principal","13":"product_tag-vox","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"book-author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book-author?post=17068"},{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=17068"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17068"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}