COOL is in

This is another Barber pedal on the discount list at TYmusic (which is attractive to me). It's fundamentally a very mild drive unit, milder than the average overdrive pedals out there (eg: Modtone MINI Drive) but offers some of the smoothest drive voicings I've come across. The TONE & DYNAMICS controls has a push-pull function to activate the raunchy sides in terms of EQ & gain. Cool indeed.

Digitech: Distortion Factory

This is the other item I bought at the last Swee Lee (Sims Drive) sale- Digitech's Distortion Factory. It is actually a modelling pedal with 7 drive/ distortion voicings ranging from a mild kick to full-on heaviness. All this while, the DF-7 was a NETT-priced item so it didn't qualify for a 50% discount on sale days but it was somehow free from this category this time round. This pedal will be placed in the office soon due to its jack-of-all-trades nature. This way I'll be able to conjure the drive/ distortion type I want & not lugging many pedals to the office...

Indecisive?

This is a neat effects unit by Empress; a 3-in-1 pedal on days when you can't decide what to employ in your set-up. It' sports a 3-band EQ & a further 3-channel offering for the distortion so there're options for you to experiment with- great! I'm not aware if this is in the shops here (if you see it, do disclose the location- thank you in advance) but seeing Davis GMC inventorizing the Empress pedals, the might be hope of its debut.