Strymon La Brea - Analog Tape Drive Pedal

The Strymon La Brea Tape Drive is an all-analog drive pedal that uses multi-stage tape saturation techniques to deliver everything from subtle warmth and compression to aggressive overdrive and full-on fuzz. Inspired by the saturation circuit in Strymon's Deco, La Brea brings the character and dynamics of tape-style saturation into a flexible standalone drive pedal.

With a completely analog signal path, La Brea responds naturally to your playing while offering a wide range of gain and tonal control. A Gain switch sets the range of the Tape Saturation control, while the Shift switch provides either a dedicated high-frequency boost or a boost with additional midrange for increased fatness and clarity. A fully variable Dry path lets you blend your original signal with the saturated sound while remaining in phase with the pedal's output, helping maintain clarity and definition even at higher saturation settings.

Running internally at 24V, La Brea provides high headroom, a wide gain range, and quiet operation. Whether you're looking to add a touch of warmth and compression or push your sound into thick, saturated fuzz, La Brea Tape Drive offers a distinctly analog approach to drive and tone shaping.

Features:

• All-analog tape saturation drive inspired by Strymon's Deco

• Completely analog signal path with no digital processing

• Multi-stage tape saturation for tones ranging from subtle breakup to full fuzz

• Gain switch sets the range of the Tape Saturation control

• Shift switch provides high-frequency boost or high-frequency boost with added midrange

• Fully variable Dry control for blending the original signal

• Dry path remains in phase with the pedal's output

• 24V internal operation for high headroom and quiet performance

• Requires a 9VDC center-negative power supply with 500mA current