The Ultimate Drive Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium RAW
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Published 2024-06-11
This awesome dual drive pedal is the latest iteration of the UNOBTANIUM which features both germanium diodes and germanium transistors in the clipping stage plus a reworked Dumble side of the pedal which I think is the best sounding yet.
All the tones in this video were using a Neural DSP Quadcortex with the Unobtanium RAW.
To purchase the Unobtanium RAW here is my affiliate link to Thomann
To purchase the original Unobtanium here is my affiliate link to Thomann
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Here is what Crazy Tube Circuits say about the Unobtanium RAW.
A rare sonic element with alternate refinement – meet the new Unobtani- um RAW edition!
The composition has stayed the same as the standard version of the pedal: A recreation of the Klon Centaur overdrive true to the last detail finds its place at the right section of the pedal while the le section features two Dumble amplifier voicings, the most unobtainable tube amplifiers in the world.
For the RAW edition we have added a couple of magic ingredients to the clipping section of the Klon side: a set of hand selected New Old Stock Mullard/Valvo labelled OC45 germanium transistors. This is the first Klon-type circuit to feature germanium transistors in the clipping section. We have tried many germanium transistor types and found that the OC45 transistors added a supernatural feel with organic compression for increased gain and sustain. Fear not - the standard Klon sounds are still there in the stock setting where you listen to germanium diodes clipping like in the original unit. (Note: the sonic difference in clipping/voicing is most noticeable in higher gain settings. Volume knob might need to be readjusted when changing clipping setting)
The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.
All Comments (21)
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Just came for the playing., I wasn't disappointed.
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Love the Unobtainium and have 3 of them… my Raw is now on order…
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Great review.... very helpful
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I met Chris (CTC owner and designer) on 2006, a super talented young guy storming in our guitar store, smiling and demanding we should listen to an od pedal he made. It was the prototype of the Ziggy od, I still adore mine on my pedalboard. Chris is talented, always making perfect schematics for the next tone he has in his mind and your demo as musical as it is will make another hole on my monthly budget 😄😍🤩🤩🤩🤩
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"Two small tweaks for man, two giant . . . ", yeah whatever 😀From the look of it the Crazy Tube team have paid attention and figured this might be a cool addition alongside the original! TBH I seldom think about OD type pedals - for a while now I have been perfectly happy combining my Effectrode Blackbird & Crowther Double Hot Cake - endless possibilities. Throw in my vintish MXR Distortion + and the 'mach schau' switch on the Dr. Robert and I can reach back to the '60s & '70s should the mood take me . . . BUT, I really did pay attention to the Unobtanium when it was launched - the 2 magic words 'Klon' & 'Dumble' and now this RAW update looks and sounds pretty appealing. Thanks for the simple clear overview. Cheers.
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I have their crossroads and the imperium. They’re both really good. Great playing as always. Goes without saying Paul.
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SOLD! I was on the fence about this pedal, but this new “RAW” addition pushed me over the fence.
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The Greeks are making some killer guitar gear now...CTC, Jam and Tsakalis. Amazing stuff!
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Great video and tone as per usual! I have to add that most of us "jazz" players don't use the jazz setting either. Only time it makes sense is with a fully hollow body. It mitigates the low end but if you're using the volume knob on the guitar, you will lose more of that bottom end on the jazz setting.
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Not usually a Fender guy but good god that guitar is marvelous.
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This sounds brilliant. How close can you get to the clarity of your AN using it with the Fender sound?
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Awesome as always Paul!! May I ask...whats on your current gigging pedalboard ? Seriously considering buying a Quad Cortex and was wondering what you thought and if you use one, do you use pedals like this one does it even need them.
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How many pedals can be created that people will buy? Seems like the market is flooded!
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Hi! What a tasty playing ! Bravo !!! What did you use for your base tone? The ensemble has such great harmonics texture and singing qualities...
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Nice tones man, what pickups do you use in your black strat? Thanks
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Great review - great pedal but, eventually it will be unobtainable!
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I got a cintivo and a steel singer put them together. You can only play it through the amp if you try listening to headphones oh my God it’s so loud no matter how you turn it down. It’s just still too loud.
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What size are the frets on the strat?
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If it's unobtainable how did Paul obtain it? What kind of sorcery is this??
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Until next week ... ;)
