BILLY SHEEHAN ULTIMATE DRIVE
EBS BILLY SHEEHAN ULTIMATE SIGNATURE DRIVE. Have you ever dreamed of blending clean and distorted bass tones without having to carry two amps? Here is the solution.
“This pedal is a compilation of several essential principles of the bass signal chain: compression, distortion, tone shaping, and blending.” – Billy Sheehan
Parallel Signal
The pedal splits your signal into two paths, clean and distorted, as if you were using two amps. Adjust the blend using the Clean and Drive Level controls. An integrated compressor (with internal threshold control) ensures a precise and punchy sound.
Bass Power and Gain Boost
Use the phase inverter to recover bass lost due to phase cancellation. Activate the boost footswitch for extra gain when you need to be heard.
Extended Tone Control
A high-pass/low-pass filter modifies the entire spectrum of the tone control, offering unique distorted sounds.
Dual Effects Loop for More Flexibility
Separate effects loops for clean and distorted signals allow for independent processing. Do you have a dual-output bass? Use the Clean Loop output for a clean sound in the low end while sculpting the mids and highs via the main input.
All Deluxe Features, and More
Includes all the features of the Deluxe model (such as the easily replaceable drive chip), with increased sound-shaping power thanks to the high-pass/low-pass filter.
Features
FREQUENCY RANGE SELECTOR
High or low frequency range selector, NEW!
DRIVE BOOST SWITCH
Drive boost switch **
PHASE INVERTER
Phase inverter **
CONTROLS
Drive, Tone, Level, and Clean controls *
COMPRESSOR MODES
Three compression modes: High, Mid, Off *
LOOP
Clean loop and Drive loop (use an insert cable, such as the EBS ICY-30, to separate the send and return) *
PEDAL TYPE
Magnetic pedals, NEW!
DRIVE CIRCUIT
Replaceable drive chip (standard 8-pin dual op-amp drive chip) **
COMPRESSOR SETTING
Trim pots to adjust the compressor threshold (THR.) and the compression level when the mode selector is set to MID (COMP) *
BOOST SWITCH LEVEL
Trim pot to adjust the BOOST switch level **
POWER
9 V DC battery or EBS AD9 Pro power supply (not included)
Specifications
NOMINAL INPUT LEVEL
-8 dBV
INPUT IMPEDANCE
700 kΩ
GAIN RANGE (DRIVE)
20 – 50 dB
BOOST
Adjustable from +3 to +10 dB
TONE FILTER RANGE
175 – 8000 Hz (two ranges), Q 0.7 – 0.9
LOOP OUTPUT IMPEDANCE
2 kΩ
LOOP INPUT IMPEDANCE
47 kΩ
MIX LEVEL
Drive +3 dB max, Clean +6 dB max
COMPRESSION RATIO
5:1 (max)
THRESHOLD
-25 to +6 dB
ATTACK TIME (80%)
< 7 ms
RELEASE TIME (80%)
75 ms (typical)
MAKE-UP GAIN
0, +3, +6 dB
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE
< 50 Ω
DIMENSIONS (W x H x D)
83 x 115 x 48 mm
WEIGHT
420 g
TYPE
Analog effect, relay switching
POWER
9, 12, or 18 V DC, 60 mA max (auto power off below 6 V)