Bad Cat Amplifiers, a revered name in high-end guitar tone, has just unveiled two new, premium dual-overdrive pedals: the Burmese Drive and the Siamese Drive. Hand-crafted in Southern California, these pedals are designed to offer professional guitarists unparalleled tonal versatility, merging classic circuit architecture with Bad Cat’s signature build quality.
This release is set to excite the boutique pedal market and players seeking flexible, stackable overdrive solutions for studio and live performance.
Burmese Drive: The BB-Style Classic Reimagined
The Bad Cat Burmese Drive ($269.99 street price) is rooted in the legendary, transparent BB-style overdrive circuit. Bad Cat has taken this classic foundation and infused it with its own modern voice, delivering a gritty yet harmonically deep character.
“We wanted to build a pedal that’s more than just another drive box—it’s two musical personalities that can be subtle, gritty, or feral depending on how you stack them,” said John Thompson, Owner of Bad Cat Amplifiers (based near Orange County). “The Burmese Drive gives players that old-school warmth and openness with the precision and build quality we’re known for.”
Key Tone & Features:
- Dual Circuits: Features two identical, independent overdrive channels in one enclosure.
- Total Control: Each channel includes its own Gain, Tone, and Output controls.
- Tonal Sculpting: A dedicated Bright/Warm toggle per channel allows precise tailoring for rhythm or lead tones.
- Stacking Power: Channels can be run separately for two distinct drive sounds or stacked for lush, saturated drive and increased harmonic complexity.
- Road-Ready Build: Housed in a rugged black sparkle powder-coated chassis with custom Bad Cat tiger print graphics.
- BB-Style Overdrive: Delivers transparent response, articulate gain structure, and wide tonal sweep—perfect for pushing a clean amp or integrating into a complex pedalboard.
Siamese Drive: The Flexible Dual K-Style Circuit
The Bad Cat Siamese Drive ($269.99 street price) brings the revered tone and feel of the K-style circuit into a powerful dual-channel format. This pedal is engineered for players who demand the utmost in touch sensitivity, musical precision, and harmonic bloom.
“The Siamese Drive is all about control and connection,” Thompson added. “We took one of the most musically revered overdrive circuits ever made and expanded it into a dual-channel format that gives players the freedom to blend, shape, and stack their sound in entirely new ways.”
Key Tone & Features:
- Dual K-Style Overdrive: Captures the unmistakable mid-forward punch, clarity, and bloom of the classic K-style design.
- Independent Channels: Each channel has its own Gain, Tone, and Output controls for independent rhythm/lead setups.
- Organic Response: Designed to deliver a tactile feel that responds to every nuance of the player’s technique, making it highly articulate.
- Aesthetic: Housed in a durable pearl white powder-coated enclosure with royal blue graphics.
- Tour-Grade Reliability: Built to deliver musical transparency and lasting performance.
Both the Burmese Drive and Siamese Drive feature true bypass switching and operate on 9V–12V DC center-negative power.
Price & Availability
These highly anticipated new guitar pedals are available now through authorized Bad Cat dealers. Guitarists worldwide can now access these California-made tonal tools.
Available at Andertons – Burmese Drive and Siamese Drive, both priced at £239
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