Members greeny Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 Is this an overdrive or distortion pedal? Can you guys please tell me about this pedal? How much do they go for used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 i consider it a light distortion/ heavy OD. of course you can back the gain off, but i always run my dirt pedals with the gain wide open. its got the hi/ low switch that supposedly helps emulate fender and marshall type tones. i prefer the hi pass mode- the low pass is more muffled/ mooshier and has less gain. unfortunately its one of those pedals that is super hyped so the used price is barely cheaper than a new one...you know like 99% of the spam thread- new X pedal is $100, but i only used it for 2 years, so ill sell it for $97! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VonBonfire Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 I got my version 1 for 75 bucks. It ain't bad. Can sound a little phony when not set right. At it's best though it wails pretty nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flippant81 Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 I find that proper usage of the tone knob is needed to avoid a certain harsh brightness that I'm not fond of. But I love the pedal. A bunch of useable tones. I guess it's OK to have too much top-end on tap than not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeuceII Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 My version 3 isn't particularly bright, in fact it sounded too dark at first in front of my Tophat combo (darkish sounding amp). I loved it in front of my 5150 combo (with stock EH 12ax7's it was very bright), but then I replaced the preamp tubes and it didn't sound as good. Since selling the 5150, I've played around with the OCD in front of the Tophat for quite a bit and it now gives me a very full sounding overdrive. Not really a flat out distortion, to me it sounds a bit harsh with the gain dimed, so I run it at about 2 o'clock in the HP mode, tone between noon and 1 o'clock, and I think it has a really good British cranked non-master volume sound (somewhere between a Marshall and a Vox, I suppose). I a/b'd it to my BoR and the OCD has more gain, but less lowend. Someone on another thread here described it as an OD+, not quite into full distortion pedal category, and I think that's a pretty apt description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yeah, it's an like an OD and then some. It can go from a light touch of drive to Van Halen when maxed out on HP mode. I personally have found it pairs better with darker amps - on the vibrato channel (bright!) of my DRRI it doesn't work well, but it sounds excellent on the darker normal channel or with my Classic 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greeny Posted October 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2007 Sweet. So, is it worth getting it for $100? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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