Overdrive is a touchy subject.
Most will resort to some coloration, almost none boost to breakup without distorting...heavily.
I have been playing with this thing for a couple of hours and so far I am amazed by the clarity and the drive!
This thing can scream. Or not.
Three dials - Volume - Tone - Drive.
And a HP/LP switch.
LP is straight amp - HP is boosted.
The pedal can show 30db of boost - no small feat.
Tone is a treble bleeder.
I have the Volume at 10 am, Tone at Noon and Drive at 9 am.
Used alone there is no coloration whatsoever.
It is just a drive.
Oh, and what a drive it is!
Mix in a Chorus or some Fuzz and you'll swear you are hearing things.
Or maybe not. No huge noise output when you're not playing.
It can make use of anything from 9 VDC to 18 VDC. Clarity and amount of drive change with the voltage.
Boutique pedal?
I dunno.
They run about $150. But can be found for $130 new or about $100 used, depending on the version.
You know how guitarists are - they seem to covet the older builds. Easier to mod, more desirable tone, whatever. The latest iteration is the fourth in the line.
I just retired an MXR Distortion + and a Danelectro Fab Overdrive.
Anyone want to offer me a few bucks and save me from having to list them on CL?
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