andyman wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:34 am
Sell me on your favourite overdrive pedal.
If you have not tried the Nobels ODR-1, you should. Its designer built the circuit to sound like his cranked tweed bassman. The pedal does not have a large amount of gain, but is very full sounding. It captures the thickness a good amp like the bassman will produce when played loud enough to compress. The tone control is also more thought out than a typical tubescreamer or the like. It actually boosts or cuts multiple frequency bands all in one knob.
The pedal is available in the original full size box, or a mini pedal. I suggest buy the full size one, and run it at 18 volts. Not all pedals benefit from higher voltages, but the ODR-1 does very clearly. This is the best low gain boost/overdrive pedal on the market for the money, maybe period.