Tru-Fi Colordriver 18V Version vs Z.Vex Double Rock
The Tru-Fi Colordriver 18V Version and the Z.Vex Double Rock are both pedals sharing lush, full. The Tru-Fi Colordriver 18V Version leans fuzzy and saturated. The Z.Vex Double Rock leans sustaining. Current prices: $209.95 vs $259.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.34% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- lush
- full
Z.Vex Double Rock
Zvex · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$209.95via Reverb
$259via Reverb
The Tru-Fi Colordriver is a USA-made overdrive and fuzz pedal inspired by the vintage Colorsound Power Boost and Overdriver, the pedal used by David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, and Marc Bolan in the 1970s. It adds a master volume control the vintage originals lacked, taming their notoriously massive output, and this 18V version internally boosts a standard 9V supply for extra headroom. Below halfway on the drive knob it produces lower-gain overdrive tones; past halfway it moves into classic British fuzz territory with huge, Fuzz Face-like saturation. Reviewers describe it as gigantic-sounding in the vintage fuzz tradition but in a far more pedalboard-friendly size than the original Colorsound units. Suited to classic rock and blues-rock players chasing Gilmour or Beck style overdrive-into-fuzz tones.
The Z.Vex Double Rock is a boutique distortion pedal that stacks two Box of Rock circuits (each an amp-like distortion plus a clean boost), used by J Mascis. It delivers thick, saturated, amp-style distortion with massive volume and sustain, plus the ability to stack stages for over-the-top gain. It suits loud rock and alternative players wanting huge, amp-in-a-box distortion and boost.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- fuzzy
- saturated
- crunchy
- sustaining