Up for sale, a Carl Martin Hot Drive’n Boost MKIII in near-mint condition, complete with the original box. Handmade by East Sound in Denmark, the Carl Martin Hot Drive’n Boost MKIII has been carefully engineered to imitate the sound of a distorting tube amplifier. A very versatile unit, the Hot Drive’n Boost pairs a clean boost with a transparent, natural-sounding overdrive, with each side of the effect independently switchable. There are a wide range of tones on tap, from pristine boosted cleans to full-on saturated overdrive.
This is the third iteration of the pedal, differentiated from the MKII by an increase in overall headroom, achieved via 2 x 2 LEDs to the MKII’s 2 x 1 diodes. The Boost ranges from 0 to 20 dB, very useful for adding extra kick to solos, and the Wave control dictates the saturation of the Drive channel, ranging from warm and fuzzy to aggressive cut (similar to a Presence knob). The Hot Drive’n Boost is powered via a built-in regulated 12V power supply, further ensuring optimal headroom, with low-output impedance to ensure noiseless connection.
There are just a couple tiny marks on the enclosure, and the foam pad on the baseplate is similarly clean.
The original box and paperwork is included.
This is the third iteration of the pedal, differentiated from the MKII by an increase in overall headroom, achieved via 2 x 2 LEDs to the MKII’s 2 x 1 diodes. The Boost ranges from 0 to 20 dB, very useful for adding extra kick to solos, and the Wave control dictates the saturation of the Drive channel, ranging from warm and fuzzy to aggressive cut (similar to a Presence knob). The Hot Drive’n Boost is powered via a built-in regulated 12V power supply, further ensuring optimal headroom, with low-output impedance to ensure noiseless connection.
There are just a couple tiny marks on the enclosure, and the foam pad on the baseplate is similarly clean.
The original box and paperwork is included.
