Custom Illustrated / VVDIVF アカサカハル 電柱 reprint edition

Illustrated by Haru Akasaka (@Haru_Akasaka)

The Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun is a transparent, natural overdrive designed to make your guitar sound its absolute best. This special limited edition brings back the beloved “Utility Pole” artwork created by Japanese illustrator Haru Akasaka, originally released as a made-to-order model in 2021. After countless requests from players, this charming illustrated version returns once again.

Every guitarist is searching for that perfect overdrive - one that enhances your tone without getting in its way. VVDIVF, based on the legendary Blues Breaker style circuit, was created with exactly that goal in mind. It delivers an open, dynamic overdrive that preserves the natural character of your guitar and amplifier while making both sound richer, clearer, and more expressive. Single-coil pickups become lively and articulate with crisp attack, while humbuckers retain excellent definition and punch. The result is an overdrive that simply feels great to play.

Great tone inspires great playing. Have you ever found yourself discovering new musical ideas simply because your guitar sounded better? Or played a stronger performance because your rig responded exactly the way you wanted? When your tone feels effortless, your playing becomes more relaxed and expressive. Your confidence grows, your audience notices, and everything starts feeding back into a better performance. That’s what a truly great overdrive should do.

Turning on VVDIVF isn’t about changing your sound - it’s about improving it. Its wide frequency response enhances everything from sparkling clean boost to rich medium-gain overdrive while maintaining exceptional clarity and touch sensitivity. Modern players expect an overdrive to be amp-like, responsive, and dynamic, and VVDIVF delivers all of those qualities with ease. Balanced highs bring out rich harmonic detail, the mids remain full and musical, and the low end stays tight and supportive. The result is a premium overdrive that can be smooth and refined or wonderfully aggressive, always preserving the unique character of your guitar and amplifier.

In Overdrive Mode, VVDIVF covers everything from low-gain boost to expressive medium-gain overdrive. Flip the BOOST switch and it transforms into a versatile boost capable of pushing your amplifier harder for solos, driving your favorite distortion pedal, or adding warmth and depth to digital amp modelers. Because the pedal enhances your core tone instead of masking it, it performs beautifully in virtually any setup.

Controls:

VOL - Adjusts the overall output level and also determines the boost level.

TONE - Shapes the overall brightness, focusing primarily on the high-frequency response of both the overdrive and boost modes.

DRIVE - Sets the amount of gain. This control remains active in both Overdrive and Boost modes.

BOOST Switch - In OD Mode (down position), VVDIVF delivers everything from a low-gain boost to a medium-gain overdrive. In BOOST Mode, it provides a clean boost through light overdrive, making it perfect for pushing an amp or another drive pedal.

Features:

• Based on the legendary Blues Breaker overdrive circuit
• Transparent overdrive that enhances your natural guitar tone
• Switchable Overdrive and Boost modes
• True bypass switching
• Limited Edition Haru Akasaka “Utility Pole” artwork
• Runs on a standard 9V center-negative DC power supply or a 9V battery

Specifications:

• Current Draw: 6mA
• Input Impedance: 1M Ohm
• Output Impedance: 25k Ohm
• Dimensions: 64 x 108 x 49 mm
• Weight: 380 g

Power Requirements:

• Standard 9V center-negative DC adapter
• 9V battery

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