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Published on 01/30/08 at 08:12
Overdrive extremely simple, small but tough ...

UTILIZATION

Hyper simple: one button for level General for output, another for the determination of overdrive. It can not be easier. The grip is instantaneous.

SOUND QUALITY

It is a small pedals, and it never shoed a great job ;-)
Personally, I find it just indispensable in my set (all lamps + Fender Stratocaster, Les Paul or SG) because it provides additional heat to the clean channel of the amp: it can go a little crunch (which I find really beautiful qualis so the amp) until a vritable OVD that sounds actually quite vintage with its quality (a sound that for once does not resemble the OVD / distos plastic boxes or multi-effects " who do everything ") and its defects, in this case may sound a bit hollow and lacking bass or low-mids, but it is easily corrected. Basically it brings the saturated indniablement a real plus, qq is the source of saturation, Fuzz, Distortion channel of distortion pedals (or all ;-)).
In his résumé sound quality is my taste, excellent for use but limited apprciable: boosteur and cruncheur signal, it gives a small and authentic vintage ct your riffs and arp management, as long as the guitar and amp are worthy of the name ...

OVERALL OPINION

This is one of my pedals Premire. I bought it (used of course!) There are more than 15 years, and my date MODEL 1978, almost my age! pod is everywhere, quail, fatigue, but the sound has never moved and I have always agreed. I have since tried on a lot of overdrive pedals (VOX, Marshall, Ibanez Tubescreamer ...) and even if bcp of them sound good, my left prfre Boss this little yellow lights almost constantly, even in the clear. Obviously the sound - trs 70s - may not be suitable for the heavy metal, fusion, or stratum chorus, but for fans of true rock, it quickly found its place in bcp compos ...