Little Axe Drive

Sweet medium gain drive.

We'll dispense with the hyperbole around this, including 'touch sensitive' and 'dynamic'. Oh no, we just mentioned them. We can't remember seeing a description of a drive that didn't boast those since forever. What we will agree with is that it does the Tweed thing beautifully. If you juice it with 18V it really sings.

Pair it up with a 186,282Mps Drive or a Hey Sucker! for some awesome fun.

The kit is supplied with vertical-mount pots which have round shafts, so you'll need set-screw fitting knobs.

If you want the PCB without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components, pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and can take a battery if desired with footswitch positioned 22mm higher, closer to the controls. Knobs are not included.

Builds are only available with full kits including enclosure. Please choose appropriate knobs.

Inspired by: Tomohawk

Difficulty: Easy

PCB size: 50 x 22mm

Knobs required: 3

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct-Connect compatible (4-way)

If you want the kit pre-built you must add the enclosure option below and select your knobs in the Components section. Check Specials for powder-coated enclosure availability.

Download theINSTRUCTION PDF