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Audiofanzine FR
Published on 03/09/09 at 17:30
(Originally written by barvador/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Very simple overdrive with volume and gain controls (no tone control). Malmsteen ? This guitar doesn't sound like Malmsteen at all (although I must admit that I don't know everything he's made...). It's a new edition of an old and famous DOD pedal but the sound is more aggressive and with more highs.
Cons: mini-jack PSU input, no LED for the effects and no tone control. Many cons! But I got it secondhand at a small price. I find a tone control is very important for an overdrive pedal.
UTILIZATION
Nothing to say, both controls are interactive.
SOUND QUALITY
I play mainly blues rock. I read a lot of good reviews about this pedal (which isn't conceived for heavy metal) and I tested it with several setups.
With this pedal I use only one setting: gain at 12 o'clock (max.) and volume at 10-11 o'clock with a good Strat (preferably with rosewood fretboard) and a good tube amp (Classic 30 with Celestion speaker or Classic Lead 80).
More extreme settings give very aggressive results and a poor definition. My "soft" setting adds width and brilliance to a slightly crunched sound and provides it a dirty and garage character. This sound is good for soft blues rock and rebel pop.
With a Les Paul the result isn't that good because it's too muddy. The pedal gives average results with the clean channel of the Classic 30, it's much better with the lead channel. The pedal seems to be conceived to boost an overdriven channel.
This pedal is different from a warm and tight sounding TS9. It's a real booster (the name is "preamp overdrive").
I give it only a 7 because it's not very versatile and it doesn't provide a great precision.
OVERALL OPINION
Try out the pedal before buying it and think about what you need it for. I love overdrive pedals. I own several models and they all sound different. This pedal provides a nice sound character with certain settings but it can also prove too aggressive and that's the reason a tone control would come in really handy. It's a very special pedal like most signature products. It's all a mater of taste...
And it's very affordable.
Very simple overdrive with volume and gain controls (no tone control). Malmsteen ? This guitar doesn't sound like Malmsteen at all (although I must admit that I don't know everything he's made...). It's a new edition of an old and famous DOD pedal but the sound is more aggressive and with more highs.
Cons: mini-jack PSU input, no LED for the effects and no tone control. Many cons! But I got it secondhand at a small price. I find a tone control is very important for an overdrive pedal.
UTILIZATION
Nothing to say, both controls are interactive.
SOUND QUALITY
I play mainly blues rock. I read a lot of good reviews about this pedal (which isn't conceived for heavy metal) and I tested it with several setups.
With this pedal I use only one setting: gain at 12 o'clock (max.) and volume at 10-11 o'clock with a good Strat (preferably with rosewood fretboard) and a good tube amp (Classic 30 with Celestion speaker or Classic Lead 80).
More extreme settings give very aggressive results and a poor definition. My "soft" setting adds width and brilliance to a slightly crunched sound and provides it a dirty and garage character. This sound is good for soft blues rock and rebel pop.
With a Les Paul the result isn't that good because it's too muddy. The pedal gives average results with the clean channel of the Classic 30, it's much better with the lead channel. The pedal seems to be conceived to boost an overdriven channel.
This pedal is different from a warm and tight sounding TS9. It's a real booster (the name is "preamp overdrive").
I give it only a 7 because it's not very versatile and it doesn't provide a great precision.
OVERALL OPINION
Try out the pedal before buying it and think about what you need it for. I love overdrive pedals. I own several models and they all sound different. This pedal provides a nice sound character with certain settings but it can also prove too aggressive and that's the reason a tone control would come in really handy. It's a very special pedal like most signature products. It's all a mater of taste...
And it's very affordable.