Guess who inspired this pedal.

Tech 21's American Woman overdrive pedal celebrates the tone of one of the most recognized guitar solos in the history of rock. It was developed at the suggestion of Randy Bachman after purchasing Tech 21's SansAmp and discovering it contained a preset named in honor of the famed song.

Bachman worked closely with Tech 21 to design a single pedal he could use with any amp. After having captured the sound of an entire chain of Bachman's '59 Les Paul going through amps, mikes, compressors and tape compression in one preset of the SansAmp PSA-1, the electronics had to be reconfigured into an overdrive pedal.

With just the right balance of odd and even harmonics, the American Woman re-creates the cascading effect of 2 different amplifiers, including pre-amp and power amp stages. This effect is typically only achieved by running 2 guitar amplifiers into each other. For versatility, the American Woman pedal can also be cleaned up for semi-dirty and warm blues sounds.

Tech 21 American Woman Overdrive Pedal Features:

• Controls include:
• Drive for the amount of overdrive
• Gate to reduce hiss and noise when you're not playing
• Tone shifts the high cut from 10kHz to 1kHz, allowing you to remove the high end without losing mids or getting muddy
• Level, which is capable of extremely high output up to 10dB
  
  Other features include:
• 1Meg Ohm high impedance 1/4" input (same as traditional tube amps use)
• 1kOhm low impedance 1/4" output (drives long cables without loss of signal integrity)
• Smooth, silent-switching custom actuator
• Heavy-duty, all metal housing
• Removable battery compartment door
• Uses 9V battery (not included) or optional power supply (Tech 21 Model #DC2)
• LED is highly efficient and low power consuming. It will fade as the battery runs low (<6.5V), although the American Woman will continue to operate.

If you love the rich harmonics of cascaded amps, this is your stomp box. Click or call to order now!

Tech 21 American Woman Overdrive Pedal

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Posted by Alan W. from JASPER, IN on Nov 10, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Hard Rock

I bought this pedal because I've always liked the smooth mellow sustain of "American Woman". This pedal is also great for other songs by bands such as Iron Butterfly,Grand Funk,Strawberry Alarm Clock,Jimi Hendrix and Spirit. It's great for a Norman Greenbaum "Spirit In The Sky" sound.

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Awesome Distortion and Sustain

Posted by Vincenzo from Endicott, NY on Jul 11, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Indie Rock

I bought this box and have used it playing in concert. This thing is very awesome sounding. I know there are people who don't like it because of the gate. But, I like the gate. If you want a very rich, creamy, smooth, full sounding sustain and distortion box get this one.

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great for that 70's style of smooth lead solo's

Posted by Gibson god from christopher IL on Oct 12, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: anything

If you are looking for a great distortion pedal to bring you great tone, and incredible crunch for your rhythm then get this pedal. It has about the best tone you can get for the price. All the other pedals fall short of the competion.

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