Strymon: RIVERSIDE multistage drive - Demo

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I do believe this hybrid-tech work of art from Strymon is my new favourite overdrive. So much so, it's inspired me to step away from my beloved Fractal Audio stage gear and build myself a new 'real' pedalboard with the Riverside (and Sunset, hopefully) as the centrepieces. The 'multistage' philosophy and technology means there's not a bad sound in the Riverside. It does everything from clean and tweaked EQ boost right through to searing distortion. Creamy overdrive tones? No problems. Scooped metal tones? Yep. Slight boost? Of course. Treble or mid-boost? Yes. And on it goes. And all of the sounds are killer. Let's also add to the feature list Favourite preset control, 6dB Boost, 3-stage Presence filtering, full parameter expression pedal control and Strymon's build quality. The Riverside, folks, is a genuine winner.
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2017 Ernie Ball Music Man Albert Lee HH (stock).
Amp: 2015 Achillies Vibrolux Reverb Replica with 2x10 Jensens
Extra effects: N/A
Cables: Goodwood Audio and Providence
Power Supply: Voodoo Lab MONDO
Mic: Shure SM57 (Vibrolux); Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera: Canon 60D (me) and Nikon D5100 (pedal)
Soundcard: AVID Mbox Pro 3
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Logic Pro X, Waves L3-16 Limiter (to keep levels in check at output), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and RUclips compression).