L.a. Lady Overdrive

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Inside the L.A. Lady Overdrive's compact housing live the archetypal tones of over 50 years of overdrive and fuzz technology. Out of the box the pedal features three amazing overdrive tones including the sought after “Marshall in a box” sound, an punchy drive synonymous with contemporary Texas blues, and a tube amp inspired engine that delivers a range of drive levels, from warm and chunky low gain to screaming lead gain. Connect the L.A. Lady to the Neuro 3 Desktop Editor or Neuro 3 Mobile App (free downloads iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows) and access a massive collection of additional overdrive, fuzz and distortion tones with extended parametric EQ capabilities, stereo routing options, and internal stacking functionality. 

Muscle Under the Hood

The L.A. Lady is the culmination of an eight-year study of classic overdrive tones combined with contemporary, highly-sophisticated technology - it is an overdrive pedal of unrivaled reach and tone. The pedal's dual drive engines and stereo inputs and outputs make it possible (via the Neuro 3 App) to stack any combination of drive engines in either series or parallel as well as split the signal and send a separate drive engine to each of the pedal’s outputs.

The Official L.A. Lady Demo Video

The L.A. Lady is the culmination of an eight-year study of classic overdrive tones combined with contemporary, highly-sophisticated technology - it is an overdrive pedal of unrivaled reach and tone. The pedal's dual drive engines and stereo inputs and outputs make it possible (via the Neuro 3 App) to stack any combination of drive engines in either series or parallel as well as split the signal and send a separate drive engine to each of the pedal’s outputs.

More L.A. Lady Overdrive Demo Videos

Andy at Pro Guitar Shop explores the warm smooth overdrive of the L.A. Lady coupled with the screaming tones of the Kingmaker Fuzz.

Former Source Audio sound engineer, Brett Gildersleeve quickly runs through all 40 overdrive, fuzz, and distortion engines available in the L.A. Lady Overdrive and Kingmaker Fuzz with the Neuro Mobile App or Neuro Desktop Editor.

Joe at Reverb.com explores the warm and crunchy tones of the L.A. Lady Overdrive.

Henning Pauly (a.k.a. "EytschPi42") goes deep into the L.A. Lady Overdrive and all its possibilities when coupled with the Neuro Editing System. 

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Download & Edit Presets with NEURO

Job one in the development of the Source Audio One Series overdrive pedals - The L.A. Lady Overdrive, Kingmaker Fuzz, and Aftershock Bass Distortion – was to create three great sounding, flexible, and easy-to-use pedals. Out of the box, that’s exactly what they are – plug ‘em in, select from the three onboard overdrive engines and make beautiful music… simple. But there is much more here than meets the eye (and ear) - the truly “Big Idea” behind our One Series overdrive pedals was to give musicians a second, far deeper, set of options and editing tools with which to craft the perfect tone. The Neuro 3 Desktop Editor and Mobile App are free downloads for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows machines. The Neuro 3 Editors vastly expand the tonal possibilities of the pedals, offering a huge collection of additional drive, fuzz, and distortion engines as well as an expanded set of editing parameters.

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EDITING THE L.A. LADY WITH THE NEURO MOBILE APP

EDITING THE L.A. LADY WITH THE NEURO DESKTOP EDITOR

Additional Features and Specifications

  • Pedal Features

  • Neuro Editor Features

  • MIDI Features

  • Specifications

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  • 3 Distinct Overdrive Engines.
  • 3 Presets — use Preset Mode to save a different preset to each of the three toggle switch positions. When the pedal is engaged, all of the parameters instantly jump to their saved value, regardless of the knob positions.
  • Stereo Input and Output Jacks — Distort upstream stereo signals, split a mono signal to dual outputs, or use the additional in and out as an external effects loop.
  • Stackable Drive Engines — Dual drive engines and stereo inputs and outputs make it possible (via the Neuro 3 App) to stack any combination of drive engines in either series or parallel as well as split the signal and send a separate drive engine to each of the pedal’s outputs.
  • Universal Bypass — Select either analog buffered or relay based True Bypass.
  • External Control — Compatible with Source Audio expression pedals, the Source Audio Tap Tempo switch (which also acts as an external switching mechanism), and the Hot Hand 3

Connect the L.A. Lady to the Neuro 3 Mobile App (a free download for iOS or Android) and explore the power of effect downloading, customization, and sharing that comes with every Ones Series pedal.

  • Free Effects Downloads — — Every Source Audio overdrive, fuzz, and distortion algorithm is available as a free download directly to your L.A. Lady Overdrive.
  • Customize Effects — Access Neuro 3’s extensive equalization capabilities or experiment with multiple drive circuit blends and stereo splits.
  • Advanced Signal Routing — Choose from a range of signal routing possibilities like effects send, multi signal mixing, or mono signal splitting.
  • Save and Share Customized Presets – Once you’ve fine-tuned an effect, save it to your personal effects collection and share it with the growing community of Neuro users.
  • Download Presets — Explore Source Audio’s ever-expanding library of effect presets.
  • Simple Connection — The Neuro 3 App connects with the L.A. Lady via the mobile device’s headphone jack and Stereo Input 2 on the pedal. A Neuro App connector cable (1/8” to 1/4”) is included with the pedal.

The L.A. Lady also features full MIDI capability and simplicity when coupled with the Neuro Hub (formerly Soundblox Hub).

  • Preset Saving — Save up to 128 effect presets.
  • Multi Pedal Scene Saving — Connect up to five One Series and Soundblox 2 pedals to the Neuro Hub and create 128 multi pedal scenes, recallable via MIDI program change (PC) messages.
  • External Expression Control — Connect the Neuro Hub to any Source Audio expression pedal, Hot Hand 3 Wireless Effects Controller or third party TRS (Tip Hot) expression pedal for on-the-fly control of any adjustable parameter.

Full MIDI Functionality with the One Series MIDI Adapter

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Source Audio MIDI Compatibility Guide

The guide below will help you understand which Source Audio accessories (if any) are required to enable MIDI functionality to each of our One Series pedals. In addition to a MIDI controller and MIDI cables, the L.A. Lady Overdrive requires either the One Series MIDI Adapter or the Source Audio Neuro Hub. All of One Series pedals respond to MIDI messages (to varying degree - see below) from a Digital Audio Workstation (a.k.a. "DAW") via their mini type-B USB port. Email [email protected] if you have further questions.

  • Includes 1/8” to 1/4” cable for Neuro 3 Mobile App connection.
  • Power Consumption — 150mA
  • USB port — Connects to Mac or Windows PC for firmware updates and the forthcoming in-depth effects editing software.
  • Brushed anodized aluminum housing.
  • Dimensions: L: 4.5 in./11.4cm x W: 2.75 in./7cm x H: 2 in./5.1cm (including knobs)

Documentation and Tips & Tricks

User Manual: L.A. Lady Overdrive
MIDI Support Chart (A Pedal-by-Pedal Guide to the Required Accessories for MIDI Compatibility)
Navigating the Neuro Desktop Editor with the L.A. Lady