A hot-rodded overdrive pedal featuring true bypass.

The DigiTech HardWire CM-2 is a tube overdrive pedal that has what you're looking for, whether you need a little gain in front of your clean combo or just some boost into your distorted tube head. The CM-2 pedal's Classic/Modified option switches between classic overdrive circuitry for a smooth overdriven tube sound to a fatter, hot-rodded tone with extra gain without stepping on your signature tone. Low and High tone controls open up endless sonic possibilities.

The DigiTech HardWire pedal series represents DigiTech's commitment to quality and attention to subtle details. In addition to technical enhancements like true bypass and high voltage operation, all HardWire pedals feature rugged, all-metal construction; a wide, stage-stable footprint; durable, custom-machined metal knobs for a sure grip; and precision potentiometers that guarantee knob positions will stay put.

The rugged, durable construction of Extreme Performance Pedals is just the beginning. Inside each DigiTech HardWire pedal are technological features that serious players require—all updated and improved to their utmost capacity. True bypass preserves the purity of your original tone as signal passes through the pedal. High voltage operation further protects your sound by eliminating clipping and other signal degradation caused by power drain.

With the high-output pickups found on some electric guitars, it's not unusual to hear clipping when playing through an effects pedal. This occurs when the voltage range produced by a guitar's pickup is greater than the operating voltage of the effects pedal—normally limited to the voltage supplied by the effect's battery or power supply. HardWire pedals incorporate circuitry that increases the operating voltage headroom above that of the typical pedal. As such, HardWire pedals benefit a wider range of guitars and are also at home in an amplifier's effects loop.

DigiTech HardWire Series CM-2 Tube Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal Features:

• True Hardwire bypass
• Constant high-voltage rails
• 2-position Classic/Modified voicing switch
• 1/4" input and output
• Level, gain, low, and high tone controls
• 9V DC battery operation
• Optional PS200R adapter compatible

Whether you need a little gain in front of your clean combo or some boost into your distorted tube head, the HardWire Tube Overdrive has what you're looking for. Order now!

DigiTech HardWire Series CM-2 Tube Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal

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Digitech creates a Grail pedal.

Posted by Chris Stookey from Spokane, WA on Oct 18, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Fusion, Classic Rock , Metal, Blues, Jass

Rare is it that an effects pedal manufacturer makes a singularly historic pedal. Some folks refer to these as "Grail pedals". You know what I mean; one of THOSE pedals. Like the Ibanez TS808...or the Boss DS-1 and MT-2. Or like the Cry-baby Wah. All produce a signature tone so brilliant that it stands head-and-shoulders above other effects pedals. Digitech...who has produced solidly good pedals for years...and has even logged a couple of Historic-level effects (the Whammy and the Space Station) has finally created an overdrive pedal that deserves to be logged into the Legend book. I'm talking about the Hardwire CM-2 Tube Overdrive pedal. Sure, their Bad Monkey pedal made some excellent tones...but it just lacked that little extra to make it a Grail pedal. Well...the CM-2 has no such shortcoming. This pedal's tones are every bit as mind-blowing as my TS808. To be fair, the CM-2 actually offers up more tonal diversity than the TS808. The boutique design of the pedal makes it very attractive...and it just oozes appeal. The two band EQ works surprisingly well. In particular, one of the CM-2's strengths is how much Low-end it will push. Candidly, in three decades of playing guitar, I've never encountered a pedal with this much low-end adjustment or PUSH. Though made in China, this pedal's quality is quite good. Mine came with some scuffs on the matte paint that are only visible when you really look closely. Other than that, everything is spot on. I've got custom pedals that don't do what the CM-2 does; THAT is just how good this pedal really is. I consider this pedal to be one of those rare Grail effects...one whose tonal output is simply mind-blowing. Good job Digitech!

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DUUUUUUUUUDE

Posted by duuuuude from New York City, NY on Jul 7, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock metal

this pedal is amazing! i tried it out at the music store and it sounds fantastic! only reason why i gave it 4.5 for features and vallue is it does not hav a lot of tone control and is kinda pricy. if you are lookinng for a good overdrive, GET IT!!

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Warm overdrive you gotta check out

Posted by Happy with Hardwire on May 4, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock

Seldom do I feel compelled to sit down and write a review, but this pedal makes me do so. I got this pedal 3 days ago and it does exactly what I've been searching for. I was looking for an uncompressed overdrive pedal that was warm sounding and reactive like a tube amp. I tried the Wylde overdrive, the Ibanez TS-808, Fulltone OCD, Marshall Bluesbreaker II and Guv'nor, Krank overdrive, on and on and on. This little unit provides clear, transparant overdrive. Has a nice mid range hump like the TS-808, but has more dirt if you need it PLUS active treble and bass controls so it cuts and boosts not just cut. Tonewise is very similar to the 808 but has a bit more dirt. I wanted it for blues tones with a strat in the 5th position and also P90s on my Paul. Love it!

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Exactly what I Needed

Posted by Rocketman0351 from Jacksonville, NC on Mar 28, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician (11 years exp.)

Reviewer's Play Style: Metal, Rock, Blues

This pedal is the icing on my cake, so to speak, when it comes to my pedal board. I had every type of pedal you can think of including: crybaby, distortion, flanger, etc. Also, I'm using a Randall RX120D (solid state) amp. All of this equipment topped of with a Schecter C-7 ATX and some Monster Cables was still missing something. I had realized I need an overdrive, and I tested several out from the Zakk Wylde(sorry Zakk), Ibanez Tube Screamer and Bad Monkey, to name a few. The CM-2 was by far the best overdrive pedal I've ever played on. My friend, who knows nothing about guitars, heard me playing when I kicked it on, and even he said he heard a huge difference. I don't know what people are talking about when it comes to mud and all this other stuff. This is the pedal that brought my sound together. It's worth every penny!

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Great tone controls

Posted by StratRob from S.W. Michigan on Mar 7, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Christian, Rock, Alternative.

On par with other great sounding tube emulators, but the build quality is above the others. My main reason for buying this pedal is that this is the first OD pedal I have found that the tone controls can replicate the sound of a guitar with the pickup tone set to "0". Far more range than other pedals. It also uses "Relays" to perform the bypass - superior to the "boutique" stomp switches. I play a Fender Strat Ultra through this pedal, and into a Fender Ultra Chorus amp, or with a direct box into the P.A.

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