Bad Cat Amplifiers Unleashes the Burmese Drive And Siamese Drive Pedals

Merging vintage soul with modern versatility, the Burmese Drive is rooted in the legendary BB-style overdrive circuit and takes that classic transparent grit and injects it with Bad Cat’s unmistakable growl and harmonic depth. Each channel features its own Gain, Tone, and Output controls, plus a Bright/Warm toggle to tailor the feel and response for rhythm or lead tones. Players can run the channels separately or stack them for lush, saturated drive and increased harmonic complexity.

“We wanted to build a pedal that’s more than just another drive box—it’s two musical personalities that can be subtle, gritty, or feral depending on how you stack them,” said John Thompson, Owner of Bad Cat Amplifiers. “The Burmese Drive gives players that old-school warmth and openness with the precision and build quality we’re known for.”

Housed in a rugged black sparkle powder-coated chassis with custom Bad Cat tiger print graphics, the Burmese Drive delivers transparent response, articulate gain structure, and wide tonal sweep, making it equally at home pushing a clean amp, shaping rhythm tones, or stacking into lead saturation.

Burmese Drive features include:

• Dual overdrive circuits in one enclosure
• Based on the iconic BB-style circuit
• Independent Gain, Tone, Output, and Bright/Warm controls per channel
• True bypass operation
• 9V–12V DC center-negative power