r/RelientK • u/pittdawg70 • 8d ago

MMHMM DRV Pedal Question

I missed out on the MMHMM DRV Pedal through 1981 Inventions. Can anyone tell me if the differences between this pedal and the other DRV pedals were cosmetic only (the artwork, signatures, etc.), or if it produced a unique sound? I want to try and get the MMHMM sound, and was wondering if one of the other DRV pedals would do the trick just as good. Thanks.

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u/thegraverobber 8d ago

I have this pedal and another DRV. I’m pretty sure Matt mentioned some minor circuit modifications to make it a little more MMHMM (really, just more gain), but it’s really just the DRV2. There are a ton of slight variations but you can get the same sound out of all them with the knobs. I wouldn’t overthink it - Matt’s been using a DRV on his board to play MMHMM songs live for years, and it’s not like they used that specific pedal on the album. It’s a super cool pedal, but the cosmetic aspect is the selling point imo. The other DRVs sound just as great!

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u/ucancmysox 8d ago

Yeah, I've been using a DRV as my main distortion since at least 2018, and it does the MMHMM sound really well. Hard to go wrong with any of them

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u/pittdawg70 8d ago

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know.

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u/Kreason95 Forget And Not Slow Down 8d ago

They're like 99% the same circuit, any DRV pedal can get that sound

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u/RevolutionaryKiwi828 8d ago

I have the a DRV from the very first run and can confirm it is solid at nailing the mmhmm sound. Highly recommend the LVL and stacking it too.

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u/CityElectricRecords 8d ago

“YESDRV” knocks off $50 from a DRV pedal right now. The bass/guitar one is tempting, but I already have a few DRVs. 

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u/Brouewn 7d ago

Unfortunately, shipping costs to Europe make the sale price bittersweet 😭

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u/dpin42 6d ago

I think its pretty similar with slight mods. The coolest part is he includes some recommended knob settings to recreate certain songs

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u/pittdawg70 6d ago

Awesome! Are those knob settings available anywhere?

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u/dpin42 6d ago

Not sure. I'm in the middle of moving, so all my equipment is currently packed, but once I'm able to unpack everything I can post a photo.

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u/pittdawg70 5d ago

Thank you!

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u/dpin42 4d ago

Also, if you don't hear back from me in a week, you can comment here or DM me