Noel has been using the SIB Echo Drive in recent years with the High Flying Birds as his main overdrive pedal. In a 2023 interview on That Pedal Show, he mentioned that he “basically couldn’t play without it” because it produced the exact sound he needed. Interestingly, he noted that he never used the delay feature on the pedal—only the drive.
That has been a part of my sound for years. I never have the delay on it at all, but it’s got a valve in, it’s got the best drive on it I’ve ever heard. For years, I could’t do anything without it.
The Noel Gallagher Guitars & Gear Interview
Based on footage from the interview, all the knobs on Noel’s SIB Echo Drive are essentially set to zero, except for the Volume knob, which is dialed to around 3 o’clock. One interesting detail about the SIB Echo Drive, as Noel mentioned, is that it features a 12AX7 tube circuit, which gives it that warm, tube-driven overdrive sound he relies on.
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