TC Electronic Nova Drive overdrive/distortion pedal
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2009
- Guitarists everywhere, start your engines, because your tone is about to take a new turn! Introducing Nova Drive, TC Electronics new dual engine, digitally controllable, true bypass overdrive/distortion pedal, that features the awesome analogue drive circuit ported from the acclaimed Nova System.
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I bought one of these new and it is still on my board with all the other T.C. stuff. I have started playing more contemporary music and found that even though my pedals are old, they still do the job well. I had to come back to CZcams to refresh my memory on this device. Yes, I have the optional foot swtich. Thanks T.C. for making the best stuff.
Who’s hear in 2020 missing Tore....
What a lovely comment :). Thanks so much for the feedback, it's hearing comments like these which really let us know we're getting it right!
Best wishes,
Joey @ TC
the mix control in the overdrive section is an amazing tool in my opinion.
These are some of the best, ,quickest and most complete demos I have ever seen on CZcams.....you feel like you have mastered the device after watching it once !
Kudos to TC Electronics
I can't stop watching this demo, this pedal is so awesome.
@funktifiedghostdog Hiya, Yes, Nova Drive was specifically designed to sound and react like a tube amp. This means that it doesn’t compress a lot and keeps the dynamics of your playing. It also cleans up very well when you back off the volume knob.
Best wishes,
Joey @ TC
First of all, beautiful, comprehensive review.
I just found this pedal in the used section at GC yesterday, had used the nova delay before so bought this one to properly try it out at home. I think I'll be keeping it.
Everytime I watch this video, I pick up something new which I had missed previously. Fantastic!
As others say, it's a shame that this pedal has been discontinued. I would buy one right away.
TCE, I want one... or two :-)
Amazing, clear and precise demo video on how to use and how a pedal functions and sounds. What an awesome overdrive/distortion pedal. TC ELECTRONIC is fantastic company and makes legendary pedals. I own the Nova repeater and the Nova dynamics, and they are studio HI-FI sounding pedals. FREAKOUT!!!!!!!!!! Thanks dude for the awesome video!
Im am completely blown away...not only is this an ingenius piece of engineering...IT SOUNDS GOOOD!!
One of the best demo I ever seen. Thanks. I learn some of operating my pedal from here... ;-)
Love this pedal! Must have on my pedalboard! Thank you very much :)
what a great pedal and demo, this is what demos should be like. fantastic presentaion. SOLD!!
Just what im looking for, very helpful by the way.
@tcelectronic i tried that in a local guitar store yesterday...cant wait to get them both!! Very good job TCE
wow this thing sounds great!
Absolutely it will :).
Best wishes,
Joey @ TC
TC electronics is a respectful company that makes seriously great pedals
I started my TC pedal love affair with the Nova Delay. Once I found out they made a MIDI controllable overdrive, I was completely sold on it. I like everything about this pedal. I'm mainly a metal and hard rock player. My friend, who is a blues and jazz player primarily, loved my pedal so much he bought one of his own! It replaced his TS-9 and DS-1 setup all by itself!
Thank you.
that parallel routing is killer
superb! I want to use it for gain stacking in combination with my g system and my Marshall jcm900. Can't wait to go and try it out.
Hiya,
Yes you can use Nova Drive straight into an amp (like Im doing in the video), into Revalver/Guitar Rig/Eleven/Mainstage, etc. or with a speaker simulator like the Hughes and Kettner Red Box.
Best,
Joey @ TC
The external switch inlet is for the 3 buttons TC pedal, you can set it up in order to change banks/preset. Via MIDI you have full external control capability, you can switch over the 18 presets and you can access all knobs and buttons functionalities via control chg messages. I am using it in front of a Boss GT-10 and the Nova Drive is fully integrated via MIDI.
@Manaslash Good to hear, Manaslash - I'm sure they'll serve you well.
@crguti Yes - you can control Nova Drive via G-Major. But it won't show up in the G-Major menus like on G-System. But it integrates perfectly into a midi setup.
Great! I want it!
@rhykko77 Thank you so much! There are many ways and styles of doing videos for youtube. We try to keep it simple. Glad this one worked for you ;-)
tcelectronic/jens
played it at london music show, this guy was there and let me play it. very good pedal
@InfinityPRS Hi - They are used in the section they are grouped with. If I remember right, the 'Mix' button is mixing in dry sound in the overdrive section. - I'm not a 100% though. You can view the manual at our website, if you feel like it. :)
Really nice and diversive...
Hiya,
Toggle is for when you don't want to use the overdrive and distortion at the same time. You can "toggle" between them using either switch. For more detail feel free to check out the manual downloadable from our website.
Best wishes,
Joey @ TC
@bazZzment - It has many features, I'm sure some of those would be satisfying for bass players too. I always recommend trying our units out of yourself.
@crguti Nova Drive will work great for smoothing out an already driven tube amp.
Unknown gem 😎
The one word that describes TC Electronic Nova pedals are 'Practicality'
Amazing! And the fact there's even an indicator to tell you how you got your preset? Wow.
Hiya,
Sure thing. If you set the pedal in bank mode youll be able to toggle between two different presets using the footswitches. So if you program preset 1 to be your rhythm distortion sound and preset 2 to be the same sound but louder, you can toggle between them using the two footswitches.
Best wishes and a merry Christmas,
Joey @ TC
I'll pass this on. I'm not sure wether it has been thought of, thnx!
It's out now, so check with your local TC dealer!
Glad you like it :).
Best wishes,
Joey @ TC
Hiya, That's Tore's favourite - his Suhr guitar.
Best,
Joey @ TC
@freakguitar1 Nova Drive does a great job tightening up your sound. Weather it sounds better than a TS 808/ TS 9 is a matter of taste, but it's pretty damn good.
Man !!! This sounds good....im in the market for an overdrive to go with my BB Preamp...was sure of getting the OCD to stack the BB with, now im in 2 minds !!!
@chapperbone Thank you! - We do what we do, to get responses like this - thanks a bunch:)
I don't think we've done it, but it sounds like a good idea - I'll take it to Tore, our product manager. Thanks :)
Great pedal, good rundown. But they forgot to talk about and demo the overdrive mix nob. It governs the amount of clean signal that gets through. Almost like running two amps at once.
@guitarlohk I'd say an expression pedal should be able to do the trick, not regular volume, no. (Unless you have it before the Nova, to control the volume of the signal going into it - but I wouldn't recommend doing so, since it affects all effects..)
Hiya cablelvs,
No comp - just the drive... but it has some compression in itself due to the way it's designed, which makes it very nice to play. I haven't tried Nova Drive straight into a P.A. or amplified speaker, but Nova Drive doesn't have any speaker simulation, so I'd expect the tones to be a little harsh.
Best wishes,
Joey @ TC
@DBOEvilCondomn The distortion is very heavy - but when is very heavy, heavy enough?
@Gregrg7 You can store up to 18 presets on the Nova Drive and then you should then be able to select any of one of those via Midi from the XT Pro, when you create a patch. So you can do this with as many patches as you want from the line 6 XT pro. You can have more than 18 patches on the Line 6, but each patch if selecting distortion from the Nova Drive is a choice of one of the 18 Nova presets.
Omg Tore looks so different from today
No podle tohoto videa bych si tenhle pedal asi nekoupil, pritom sem ho dnes zkousel na celolampove kombo a muj 1. dojem je ze je to skvely pedal!
The Nova Drive is a beast if you're willing to put in the work needed to bring out its full potential. The downside is that it can't be used with a 9V main power supply because it runs on 12V.
I don't understand why they stopped producing it.
I wanna try one out quite badly...
@zabimaru1000 We see no reason why it shouldn't sound good with the VOX AC15C1. We designed Nova Drive to be used with most amps on the marked. But try it out and let us hear what you think.
@pensatore Great guitar! Reminds me of John Petrucci previous 7 string Ibanez that he had before he switched to Musicman.
Many people don't know that this is a GOOOOD pedal! Too bad! I have one, it is so smooth, versatile, great tone! Midi!! It cleans up using the volume pot very great! Dynamic pedal!
To be honest - not really, but we apprciate the input for future products. The MIDI facilities on NOVA Drive were designed specifically to integrate with G-System. This idea doesn't apply as well to a Delay pedal as Delay is already integrated in G System. Check out some of our 19" rack modules with Delay if you are looking for MIDI controlled Delay units
all the best
tcelectronic/jens
Yes - you can use the MIDI Mouse for program changes.
@rafasounds2010 please refer to the manual for information on this, if that doesn't help contact our support.
I know what you mean. I actually have this pedal, but when I try to get a distortion tone out of it, I always add a bit of the OD channel to add more punch. So you're right, the dist on thie pedal does lack a bit of top end and so, sounds a bit muddy. BUT, it's a freaking amazing pedal, it's not much of an issue as I use it along with 3 other pedals and my rectifier, but it's an awesome awesome pedal.
Hiya,
I can't see any reason why not!
Best wishes,
Joey @ TC
you can use one side to boost the other (take care to fine tune the gains to avoid to go overcompressed), preset chg is fast , non problem in using it mid song
@guitarlohk Should be doable via midi? I think so..
Yes, the pedal definitely has plenty of gain on tap to play grunge. Yogi - the guitar player for Chris Cornell - is using one on Chris' current tour - and they play a lot of old Soundgarden stuff as well.
Hi I believe the circuitry for the nova drive is that of the nova system. If you're looking to accomodate your m13 (which I believe has all the necessary saptial/modulation effects, you would sorta be purchasing much of the same in a Nova system. If it is just a midi controllable drive pedal, the nova drive would fit you better.
thanks man...the idea of this pedal is good because u can have OD and DIST in one box,,and you can save space..but i play a single coil guitar, and in this demo he plays guitars with humbucker..so i,m afraid that i can get enough dist with my guitar,,i just wish he also plays it with some single coil...
@frogscar
Hi frogscar,
Yes, you can bypass the pedal via midi and store a bypassed preset too.
Best,
Tore
Same here :)
I have the Nova system and it does a fantastic job with effects, i think they are superior in preserving the clarity of your original tone. while the line6 or the Boss GT can change your sound very dramatically, you lose your tone. however the drive section of the nova system colors my tone, so I'm going to buy this true bypass pedal for OD+Disto and use the Nova system without the drive section. after nearly 10 years of guitar and an Orange amp at the end of my line, I want my tone preserved.
Does this pedal use a power source of its own or can I use my board's 9V plug?
@Gregrg7 I can't answer that, sorry. - Please contact support?
Still not sure how I can call up the presets with my foot without the separate G-switch. I use about 8-10 different gain sounds that I need to call up quickly. Can that be done using my foot and without the G-switch?
Excellent Demo! Can someone tell me if it will sound good on bass too? The mix-function of the OD seems to be perfect but does it cut the low end?
hi,i have purchase a nova drive used.The sound is beautiful but I noticed that turning up to zero the volumes of the "overdrive" and "distortion" sections some sound comes out anyway ... is this normal? Thanks
@StAtUsSeeker92
The Ibanez is my own personal Ibanez Universe from '93. I have put an EMG707 in the bridge instead of the original DiMarzio Blaze.
Best,
Tore
Have you considered putting this into a rack mount system? Maybe even with clean boost and compression thrown in?
Man, I think I'm sold on this one. I've tried most every pedal under the sun and they all either fail to provide the lead tone I need nor the smoothness and tightness I'm looking for. Seems to be more difficult being that I have an old 1976 Twin.
Arnold!!
okay the external switch could i switch the between the overdrive and distortion on toggle mode from the g systems relay switching or is it just for banks because i would like to know more about that aswell as the midi control
In a midi rig, Can I choose which of the 18 presets I want with each patch (9 banks of the Line 6 XT PRO?) Or will it limit me to now only have 18 presets total?
sounds like something i need to replace my dod supra distortion with. thanks guys awesome pedal. do you still make the pedal? how much does it cost in stores?
can i use that pedal instead of a real tubescreamer to tighten up my peavey 6505 and get the same or even better result than a normal TS 808 / TS 9?
or is a tubescreamer (original) not replacable? :P
Are there any products that will follow the discontinued nova drive?
You should just put 2 footstomps on there to switch the banks up and down, and add a mid control.
does this pedal play well with solid state amps? specifically, i'm looking to get something to add a bit of bite to my acoustic image corus+ , which is great for all the clean jazzy stuff, but i don't want to schlepp my mesa for some gigs where medium amount of drive is necessary. so i'm thinking about this pedal either in front or in the loop...
@tcelectronic How would I use this with a g system? DO I use an effects loop? I have a mesa express 5 50.
I'll be back!
I have been using nova system and control amount of OD or distortion with external expression pedal. If i decide to use nova drive for drive and nova system just for ambient effects, can I still control the gain levels with external expression pedal?
O pedal é muito bom...tenho um, mas com uma demonstração dessa mano ninguém vai querer!
Bicho, ele usa fonte própria ou posso plugar uma de 9V?
It is possible to hook up this pedal in to the fx return insert of an guitar amp? (i.e. guitar--NovaDrive--FxreturnofAmp (poweramp) -- Cabinet).
Tomás Marino Yes you can :)
@rhykko77 Yeah!! DAMN this thing sounds awesome...
would it sound good into the clean channel of a 50 watt plexi reissue?
HI Can you please tell me how to get a clean boost from this pedal? I tried to put overdrive at 0, full volume and all the way clean. But I hardly noticed any boost.
Hi TC,
Can the Nova Drive do the Nova System's JCM800-like distortion sound , too, or its distortion channel is different?
I just bought the novadrive and i was wondering it has a overdrive section and a distortion section.The overdrive section has two switches called overdrive and level and the distorion side has distortion and level. The overdrive side also has tone and mix and the distortion side has bass and treble. What im wondering is that if tone mix bass treble....are used as switches for BOTH distortion and overdrive or with the sections they are grouped with. Please get back to me
All the best InfinityPRS
@tcelectronic can I use volume pedal (non-G switch) with Nova Drive to control the gain level?
Hi, just wondering, how many presets would you get if you control with a midi controller, say a boss gt 10?
It's possible to connect NovaDrive&(NovaSystem+3Switch)?? could you make a video showing it?
hey what kind of neck pick-up do you have on that strat copy around 4:48?