TC Electronic SpectraDrive User manual
Product Information Document
Stompboxes
SPECTRADRIVE
High-Quality Bass Preamp and
Drive Pedal with Built-In TubeDrive
and SpectraComp TonePrints
High-quality bass preamp ported
directly from TC’s line of bass
amps gives you exceptional
tonal options for practice, live,
and studio performance
TubeDrive with TonePrint
technology emulates preamplier
and power amplier tube stages,
oering you everything from subtle
drive to full-on distortion
SpectraComp control with TonePrint
technology provides a variety of
ultra-transparent and highly musical
multi-band compression proles to
cut through any mix
Intelligent EQ stack dedicated to
bass has four simple control dials
to give you easy and impressive
tone-shaping
Balanced DI with pre/post switch
allows direct connection to mixing
consoles or recording equipment
Superior analog buering from
the BONAFIDE BUFFER pedal
prevents signal distortion from
long cable runs
Auxiliary rehearsal input for
playback through speaker
or headphones
Parallel outputs for tuning or
sending clean signal to your
amp and mixer
Studio-quality headphone amplier
with speaker emulation for personal
practice and silent rehearsals
SPECTRADRIVE Bass Preamp and
Line Driver is a powerful tool for
serious bass players in search of an
exceptional sounding and ultra-
exible preamp. Jam-packed with
useful features, SPECTRADRIVE
includes built-in TonePrint-
customizable SpectraComp
compression and distortion, as well
as a custom built studio-grade DI
Output. And SPECTRADRIVE easily
pulls double-duty as the perfect practice companion thanks to its
high-quality headphone amplier and Aux input.
Ready, Set, TubeDrive...
The TubeDrive TonePrint utility gives your bass
the dynamic and warm sound and feel of a
full blown tube amp.From just a single knob,
TubeDrive serves up everything from a slightly
overdriven tone with organic, rich harmonics
all the way out to fuzzed out, edgy hard
rock distortion and beyond. Plus, TubeDrive
features its own dedicated footswitch – so you
always kick it in at the ideal moment!
Product Information Document
Stompboxes
SPECTRADRIVE
High-Quality Bass Preamp and
Drive Pedal with Built-In TubeDrive
and SpectraComp TonePrints
Simple, easy-to-use controls let you
focus on playing
3-Year Warranty Program*
Designed and engineered
in Denmark
SpectraComp
Our acclaimed TonePrint setup not only lets
you ne tune your overdrive, it provides
access to the ultimate treasure trove of artist
compression TonePrints in addition to the
stellar selection but into the SPECTRADRIVE.
Using the same advanced multiband algorithm
from our legendary System 6000 studio
compressors, SpectraComp’s deceptively
simple single knob operation gives you
unequaled control over dynamics, and cuts
through the mix like a aming katana through
warm butter. Just turn up the SpectraComp
knob to dial in the perfect amount of
compression!
Smart EQ
We’ve imported the intelligent EQ section
from our much-loved BH800 bass head
and re-engineered it to be an even more
robust tone-shaping tool. The EQ stack
is meticulously tuned for bass, meaning
that instead of controlling one xed set of
frequencies when you turn a knob, each of the
4 knobs alters only a specic frequency range
– whether you boost or cut them, you get total
control over your tone.
*Warrant y details can be fo und at musictri. be.
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Product Information Document
Stompboxes
SPECTRADRIVE
High-Quality Bass Preamp and
Drive Pedal with Built-In TubeDrive
and SpectraComp TonePrints
Not Your Average Stompbox
SPECTRADRIVE is more than just a bass preamp and distortion pedal, it’s also a professional DI box
with a studio-grade balanced output – which connects nicely to your favorite mixing console or
recording gear. The high grade components feature 3 toggle switches for Pre/Post EQ, Ground/
Lift and Instrument/Line level, while the parallel outputs make it a breeze to send your dry bass
tone to your amp or a separate tuner. The balanced DI feeds all the tone-saturated goodness of
yourSPECTRADRIVEdirectly to the house system.
Bu Up that Bass!
Long cable runs can really take its toll on your tone, so we gave SPECTRADRIVE the same circuit
used in our best-selling BONAFIDE BUFFER.No matter what you are playing through, SPECTRADRIVE
protects your tone with absolutely no loss of high-end frequencies or overall signal strength.
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Because you sometimes need to work on your chops without rattling the rafters,
SPECTRADRIVE features a high quality headphone amplier with speaker cabinet simulation.
When you plug in someheadphones and connect your playback device to the Aux input, you can
jam out to all your songs – without ever waking the neighbors!
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