Maxon OD820 Overdrive Pro Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this pedal about three months ago, i'm loving it more and more. Its probably the best overdrive Ive heard because its really transparent. You can crank it up to have a nice warm, crunchy, bassy drive but you can still hear the presence and clarity of the clean channel. Its wonderful. It is a tiny bit on the large side if you have a cramped board but you gotta love the vintage look.

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OD820 OVERDRIVE PROThe OD-820 was designed to provide a wide range of tube-amp overdrive tones as well as a transparent, hi-gain clean boost. As the name implies, the OD-820 was intended for use by professional guitarists with advanced playing techniques. The OD-820's expressive tone reproduces fingering and picking nuances with haunting precision, making the best use of any guitar or amplifier's character. With a full-frequency response, minimal compression and zero tonal coloration, the OD-820 won't mask a player's performance weaknesses like other overdrives can.One of the key ingredients to the OD-820's amazing sound lies in its power section. While the OD-820 accepts 9 volts coming in, it then uses a DC-DC voltage converter (#MAX1044) to bump this up to 18 volts. This higher voltage allows for a more accurate, full-frequency reproduction of the input signal than other units can provide. This higher voltage also allows for more balanced powering of the circuit, providing stabilized positive and negative DC voltage to the overdrive, blend, and tone sections of the circuit.Overdrive and Blend? That's right -- the other secret weapon of the OD-820 lies in it's blending of distorted and non-distorted signal to create its massive tone. The OD-820's Drive knob does double duty, controlling both the amount of gain and the balance between distorted and non-distorted signal. Note that said non-distorted signal rather than dry signal -- because this signal is still processed through the tone section of the OD-820's circuit before reaching the output. So, at the lowest Drive settings only non-distorted signal is sent to the output, providing the OD-820's stunning clean boost tone.Like the OD808, the OD-820 distorts signal in the amplifier section of the circuit rather than having a separate clipping stage, which provides a smoother, more realistic tube-like overdrive than other methods. The higher voltage supplied to the amplifier section provides slightly more clipping th

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Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive Effect Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)Great little dynamic overdrive, note though that by itself it is low-gain, great for the blues with touch-sensitive picking response, a lot of clarity and volume boost can be achieved. Great for Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, etc type tones. There's not a whole lot of distortion playing through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp. I haven't yet experimented using this pedal together with my amp's built-in distortion or "stacking" with other drive pedals, though I have high-gain pedals for that purpose. It is the type of pedal you can leave on for those "in-between" drive tones and just control with your guitar's volume knob and your picking strength.

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This super overdrive pedal is a touch sensitive low gain overdrive pedal hand made in Finland. It is designed to overdrive distorted amplifiers and give dynamically controlled light overdrive on clean sounds. Distortion level can be controlled by pick attack and pickup strength. Harder picking for overdrive and softer for cleaner tone. With the unique Focus control you can adjust the feel and dynamics of the pedal as well as overal EQ. Turning Focus CCW you need to play harder to get distortion and the tone is softer, great for jazz and blue. Focus turned CW gives a slight treble boost and earlier distortion. This type of overdrive has previously only been found in the BJF Honey Bee but is now presented in Mad Professor version.The Mad Professor SHOD has a tighter sound and is more versatile as it was designed to work with all kinds of guitars and amplifiers. Like all Mad Professor pedals, SHOD is hand made in Finland using only premium components, to give years of trouble free operation with superb musical tone.

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Carl Martin PlexiTone Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)There are several good analog pedals that replicate ( not model) the sound of a high-gain Marshall tube amp:
The Sansamp GT-2, and Sansamp "British" pedals, as well as the Sansamp PSA 1.1 all do a great job of that.
The Sansamp PSA 1.1 is best for rack-rigs where midi control and signal-routing flexibility are necessary.
The other two pedals are ideal if you must run with batteries.
If you want PURE ROCKIN MARSHALL TONE, PLUS a great boost feature ( up to 20 dB) then this Carl Martin Plexitone pedal is the best I've have ever heard in 40 years of professional playing. It has the TONE and FEEL of my Customized Marshall 100 watt head (circa 1969) that was modified by Jose Arrendondo in the late 70's.
The CM Plexitone has its own internal power supply, which is absolutely necessary for the massive headroom you need for authentic Marshal tone. That also means you do NOT need a "wall-wart" to run it, but it means you must find an outlet for it.
The three footswitches are robust and spaced so my size 12 boots hit the mark without problems. Bright blue LED lights give instant indication of what's ON. The high-impedance input helps reduce signal loss from cables. In effect, this acts as a buffered "front-end" for the rest of your chain... and it's a damn good buffer too.
If you like your basic amp sound, but need a better preamp for the front-end and could use a boost for solos, this is the pedal to get.
Over the last couple of decades, my friends and I have used various CM products. All of them are great. They build everything like they care. They are good at what they do and it shows. CM pedals are worth the extra dough.
Other than lucky auctions, I got the best price on a new one from Prymaxe, a dealer in New Jersey. The shipping was fast with no problems. Highly recommended.

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The Carl Martin PlexiTone, is as the name might indicate an unusual high gain three step rocket of an overdrive.The PlexiTone offers two step overdrive, the crunch channel and the high gain channel, on top of that it gives you an up to 20dB clean boost channel.The crunch channel goes from subtle overdrive to hard rock gain stage, the high gain channel goes from rock gain stages to absolutely meltdown, with loads of gain and low end, and all in a tone that brings the memory back to the early 80's high gain guitar hero's. The PlexiTone has as most Carl Martin pedals a built in regulated (+-12V) power supply, to secure the necessary headroom that gives you the great tone.

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Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion Effects Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)Being a pedal junkie I have relied on a variety of stompboxes over the years to get "my' tone. Thou my sound and style have changed over the years there are a couple of boxes that have been under my feet for decades.
My MXR Distortion+ has been on my board since the early eighties. Many pedals have sat next to it, my Chandler Tube Driver, DOD 250 Overdrive, a BBE Freq Boost, a BOSS Mega Distortion and most recently a Systech Harmonic Energizer clone.
It has been a headache switching and swapping out those pedals on my board depending on the application, until now.
Source Audio's Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion is the answer for most of my tonal demands and frees up valuble pedal board real estate.
At first I thought this was yet another amp modeler. Most DSP modelers have a thin and sterile sound to my ear. My other concern was if the Classic Distortion could capture my modern and nu metal distortion tones, usually delivered via my BOSS Mega Distortion.
Five minutes with Source Audio's Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion and all of my concerns were put to rest. The Fuzz settings are natural, warm and gritty. I can dial in Jack White, Blue Cheer or Hendrix with ease. Names like Big Pi and Fuzz Facade are clear indications of my tonal starting point. There is also a midrange control on the box for quick live tweaks and the ability to adjust the distortion pre and post midrange boost/cut.
The built in EQ is a dream come true allowing me to add a little bottom to my Tony Iommi Laney Amp tones or add midrange scoops to create Scholz SR&D Rockman like tones.
The Metal setting on this pedal is no joke. It is a paint peeling aural assault. I can easily punch up a bit of Dimebag or Kerry King with ease. The built in noise gate allows me to push the distortion to the limit with absolutely no line noise. This box delivers warm, powerful Marshall/Mesa Boogie like heat.
This guitar pedal is a must buy for any tweaker. Studio musicians and cover band guitars will find this to be indispensable. Those of you guitar players that tend to stick to one distortion tone will also get a lot of use out of the box. The EQ and Midrange controls will help any guitarist cut through the mix.


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The Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion packs 4 tube amp and 8 fuzz box overdrive tones, plus a Clean Boost/EQ mode into one highly tweakable and programmable pedal. The onboard 7-band graphic equalizer and dual drive controls provide virtually endless tone manipulation possibilities. Save your customized tones in 6 programmable user preset stations, available for speedy recall via three footswitches. An expression pedal input allows for seamless morphing from one user preset to another.The Pro Classic also includes a MIDI input allowing external access to presets and parameters, and is Hot Hand® ready for even more expressive capabilities.

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Xotic BB Plus Distortion Overdrive Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)i had heard of xotic effects from a couple of friends who play guitar and i really liked the tone and sound they had so i went on to proguitarshop.com to look at some of their pedals and listen to demos of them after listening to all of them i decided that from the demos i liked the sound of this pedal the most so i bought it with out looking at the price turned out to be one of the best decisions of my guitar playing carrier if you are looking for a really solid overdrive that will give you some great tone this is the overdrive for you yeah it is a little expensive but it is worth every penny that i spent on it.

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The Xotic Effects BB Plus + Pedal is fashioned with Xotic's widely acclaimed circuitry and very versatile preamp, both channels offer shimmering smooth tone with tons of sustain. Based on the circuitry of the acclaimed BB Preamp, the BB + Plus is a dual mode pedal and has two independent channels that can be cascaded into each other. The order in which they can drive each other is selectable on the BB+, so you can actually drive channel A into channel B, or B into A with the push of a button. Cool huh?

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Plush Noxious Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)over the top distortion. musical with gorgeous harmonic overtones. versatile. incredibly fat full sounds. easy to get pick squeals, etc. I think Zach may use this pedal instead of his signature pedal which is a pooch compared w/ this one. Highly recommend you pick this one up because you won't be disappointed.

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Designed as a signature pedal for Nick Catanese (Black Label Society, SpeedX), The Noxious pedal brings a whole new definition to the term high gain. Where most pedals end, Noxious is just getting started. The Noxious pedal includes a fully-adjustable input gain control, amp-like fully interactive bass, middle and treble tone controls and a master volume that doesn't suck tone. With a low-noise input circuit based on the Plush Pure Gain pedal, and an output section that is like a miniature power amplifier, the Noxious can go from a mild overdrive, to the sound of an amp on the verge of blowing itself to bits. The Noxious features Nick's custom "Evil Twin" logo, true-bypass, an ultra bright LED, premium jacks and a solid cast-aluminum shell. Like all Plush Pedals, it's built in the USA from premium parts and has a 5-year warranty.

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Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler Review

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(More customer reviews)The M13 is an outstanding piece of gear. I've never really loved Line 6's amp/cab modeling stuff. I had the HD147 and liked it for a couple years. But I could never get the tone I wanted. Then I bought a tube amp. A Crate Palomino V32. But lost all the versatility with effects. So then I bought the POD X3L. It had no depth and took all the character out of the amp. So I went the all pedal route. Boss DD-20, L6 Verbzilla, Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic overdrive pedal. Blackstar HT-Dual OD/Dist, etc. I was really happy!!
Then I saw the M13. I was totally floored by how many different effects that were in there and the versatility of routing the "pedals" in order of one another. ITS SO VERSATILE!! The effect quality is right up there with their 4 button stomps (DL4, MM4, DM4, and FM4) after all it was designed to encompass all of those pedals into one package that has a footprint that is just a couple inches bigger than 2 of the 4 button stomps.
The tone of my amp stays the same, and I have all of the delays, reverbs, mods that I could ever use!! You can still use any of your analog pedals (I still have my Blackstar) because there is an onboard effects loop and you can route your existing effects before, after, or anywhere in the middle of the M13. Its incredible!!
I'm so happy I bought this pedal, and it was worth every single penny!! Try one out for yourself and you'll be pleasantly surprised with it!! If you don't like Line 6 gear because you're a tube junkie, forget all of what you thought you knew about Line 6 and try this pedal as soon as you can. I think Line 6 may have taken a new turn with their products and this is definitely an awesome new direction for the company. This pedal rocks!!!

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The Essential all-in-one pedal board experience, Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler! Featuring a comprehensive collection of the most sought-after stompbox sounds, a full-featured looper and super-heavy-duty all-metal construction, without complicated menus or presets. Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler channels the soul and ease of a stompbox. Free Version 2.0 Update from Line6.com! Providing Additional Models, Presets and Features! Version 2.0 The M13 Stompbox modeler with Version 2.0 Update has extra models and features to make your M13 rock even harder. Over 20 new FX Models, including Smart Harmony, Pitch Glide, 6 Mod FX, Bass Octaver, 5 EQs and 8 Wah Models 4 folders of 12 scenes each (total of 48 scenes) Also accessible via Midi Copy from Scene to Scene M13 only. Control the Looper via midi without the M13 going into looper mode Dim OFF Models added with Version 2.0 Bass Octaver 5 EQs and 8 Wahs Smart Harmony Pitch Glide Particle Verb - Line 6 original Pattern Tremolo Script Phaser AC Flanger Bucket Brigade chip modeled 80A Flanger same Frequency Shifter Line 6 original Important Information: Version 2.0 update can be downloaded at line6.com Boasting over 75 immortal stompbox effect

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