All user reviews for the Maxon OD-808 Overdrive Reissue

Three notices of pages and only two people say the only thing intressante say about this pedal: THIS IS TS-808, the circuit is the same, the sound is the same !! !!!!

MAXON OD-808 = Ibanez TS-808 vintage !!!!

Stop that fuckin 'crap about sounds différence entre thesis Sami pedals fuckin'idiot you !!!!!

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Three notices of pages and only two people say the only thing intressante say about this pedal: THIS IS TS-808, the circuit is the same, the sound is the same !! !!!!

MAXON OD-808 = Ibanez TS-808 vintage !!!!

Stop that fuckin 'crap about sounds différence entre thesis Sami pedals fuckin'idiot you !!!!!

SOUND QUALITY

Three notices of pages and only two people say the only thing intressante say about this pedal: THIS IS TS-808, the circuit is the same, the sound is the same !! !!!!

MAXON OD-808 = Ibanez TS-808 vintage !!!!

Stop that fuckin 'crap about sounds différence entre thesis Sami pedals fuckin'idiot you !!!!!

NOTICE GLOBAL

Three notices of pages and only two people say the only thing intressante say about this pedal: THIS IS TS-808, the circuit is the same, the sound is the same !! !!!!

MAXON OD-808 = Ibanez TS-808 vintage !!!!

Stop that fuckin 'crap about sounds différence entre thesis Sami pedals fuckin'idiot you !!!!!

Overdrive, boost, channel 2 ....

UTILIZATION

Simple, yes, but it sounds.
Perfect for blues or rock and is even used by any and all bad mettalleux hairy!
Overdrive typed the beautiful grain.

SOUND QUALITY

Yes, the sound quality is present and the inimitable grain.
J have read here and there that it adds treble ..... Uh .... It is not a saturation but an overdrive!
And there's too much treble .... You must use the "tone".

Used alone, there are already enough of course fun. In boost, to clip the signal to have a nice sharp overdrive .... Anything is possible with this pedal!
For sound SRV (for those who find that it does not ring, listen two or three titles that he could do it!) I have bought a 2nd ... And then in j c pleire still so beautiful.
On the all-tube, high-end, mid, low-end, on the hybrid on the transistor, with humbucher, p90, simple microphones, c is happiness in a box.

I also have used the upstream of other much cheaper (joyo, bad monkey ... etc) and the transcandent overdrive. Ditto for saturations ... Etc

Some criticized him for too color the sound when it is put out ... And although they light up the! Lol
To become serious, it does not stain near the amp.
For the purist purist in an a / box and the problem is solved, but I do have never used because I don t find real value (even with both od 808 series. Or at worst, it is possible be modified to pass in true bypass ...

OVERALL OPINION

We may not like grain, but then to say that it does not ring, it's really abuse it!
This pedal is worship! To possess any good pedal board or as the only pedal in its armada!

Tubescreamer

UTILIZATION

Finger in the nose

SOUND QUALITY

Inconclusive

OVERALL OPINION

Let me be clear with you, this story chip, circuit, identical to the original scheme, blah blah blah ... I do not care!

What I ask is that this pedal sounds.
And here I must say that advertising and rank pedal worship is unjustified:

Positive:

A beautiful grain, a finesse, very subtle.

Negative:

The sound seems slightly off, too content.

Its lack of truebypass affect your signal, even if the pedal is not engaged. Specifically your sound clear is found in slightly swollen, more bassy.

If you place before an overdrive to increase the gain of it, you will absolutely lower the tone of the maxon minimum to meet your overdrive tone, because if the tone of the maxon is at noon, it will add treble to your sound.

The switch seems a little fragile.

And then you say: "But what he tells everyone that she is great this pedal, it's an absolute classic!"

And as everyone says, I bought eyes closed following the various enthusiastic reviews that I could read here and there.

But no, this pedal is not great, it does not justify its price and even if it was worship there 30 years it is now swept by Xotic RC Booster, the Barber LTD, the Mad Professor Little Green and others.

In summary, I would say: "Vive les Tubescreamer But not this one!"

Re-release of the legendary pedal Maxon

- 1 gain knob

- 1 which is used to scale the portion of volume

- 1 tone that will bring out all the treble or not the pedal

provided with a comprehensive manual Maxon Reissue Series, a battery and a non-slip pad.

UTILIZATION

You choose the color through the tone and gain and finally the volume is regulated with balance.
Simple as could be.

You can also use it as a boost pedal upstream of saturation.

SOUND QUALITY

The pedal alone is interesting.

Very creamy we immediately recognize the sound of the neck pickup especially if you play a blues. Maybe you her lack some gain? But this is not an overdrive distortion.

Used on at least one clean it definitely colors the sound and lose a lot of bass that can be annoying to clean proves a major asset in saturation.

This pedal is a revelation if you play in low tunings. It will add the fire and makes you bite pierced the mix. I play with my 7 string and it's just magical.
Try it, really.

OVERALL OPINION

I left Ibanez after seeing Bill Keliher and Brett Hinds before use to see that it was all Maxon.

Although I took it's cheaper and it's better.

For the price it is unbeatable, only the Xotic can compete (if you are sure to use their strengths, more gain and low settings) but it is more expensive and not necessarily more useful.

If you use only low loss is disqualifying, but further distortion I have not found better.

All is said, it's simple, and quality.

UTILIZATION

Nothing wrong with either, the knobs are "fine" in the settings is intuitive on.

SOUND QUALITY

I only use it as a boost for gorging little input from my AMT-P1, we must admit that this is the top for this function: OD-808 boost with gain almost mini, tone at 12 o'clock, level to the max, suddenly gain of P1 at 10, it sends serious and clean! Palm mute tearing, taking off harmonics, sustain and crazy sound without retouching in Eq table!

As pure than OD, this is probably what is best for blues and rock slightly heavy, but it is not a distortion of metalheads especially with tuning Drop A. .. In this case it is a great boost which also allows to refine the sound.

OVERALL OPINION

To his cause after hesitating between a "clean boost" as the Electro Harmonix LPB-1 and between OD Boss SD-1 or other MXR Zakk Wylde.
Finest in its settings as the LPB-1, more defined in the mids that the MXR, and "everything" that the SD-1.
More if I play one day in a calmer note, I already have that in this area seems to be the top.

It's decided, I go to green ...

Maxon offers this green overdrive, MXR style in a box .. 3 potentiometers (overdrive tone-balance), a rather soft under foot switch, classic overdrive.

UTILIZATION

The handling is quick and easy, one branch, we put everything at noon and it already sounds bien.Le manual is in English or Japanese and serves notice to the OD808, D & S, D & SII, PT999 .. In short, they have a valid instruction for many of their products in order to avoid the costs.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound quality is there. It goes overdrive with a nice crunch to a pedal that inflates his amps. The supercharged sound is there, no matter the amp. In Mesa Boogie Rectifier sound is clearer as a whole, more accurate. In E1 AMT with power amp EHX Caliber same effect, it tightens the bass and adds a bump in the mid which is just great to listen.

I use a Esp Ltd EC1000, a RR24 Jackson and Ibanez GRG170DX.

I use the finally gain overdrive at 9 am grand max, I play with the tone between noon and max and the same for the balance.

OVERALL OPINION

I learned a long time for an overdrive worthy of the name .. I have at home the Behringer TO 100 and the MXR Zakk Wylde first release .. The first is very fragile but cheap and the second too much gain .. What I like most is that it goes really well with everything, in all registers and what I like the least .. No, nothing to complain about. I bought € 94 in my music store and I do not regret at all, the quality is there, so for me it's perfect. This is the viagra big sound!

See other opinions.
Analog technology.
No true bypass, which does not necessarily suit me too, I like it when a pedal switch to slap strong engagement However, the bypass is good, it does not alter the sound

UTILIZATION

3 knobs, effect level, gain and tone. Note that this knob "tone" is effective! (Which is not necessarily the case in od).

SOUND QUALITY

A beautiful OD is supposed to be the most faithful replica of the time TS.
The overdrive in any case is progressive in winning with a specific tone setting.
Here you have to like the well-known of these pedals "TS" with a medium tone pronounced texture. Here it is served!

OVERALL OPINION

Used a fortnight.
Purchased used after all the great reviews I read everywhere on this pedal. I had already tested the reissues Ibanez TS, I did not like it at all!
I can not say that this pedal is not good, however I had this as confirmation that I do not like the sound with this bump in the midrange!
I do not refereai this choice, however, for those looking for a typical "TS" sound it can be a great pick! Especially at these prices!
The price - quality ratio is excellent!

Usable in boost or overdrive. Model who needs no introduction.

UTILIZATION

Extremely simple to use, presets are provided with the leaflet, depending on the type of microphones used (single / humbucker ...). We quickly found his sound, which complements an amp with an overdrive not satisfactory, or in addition / boost thereof.

SOUND QUALITY

Used with many types of Fender guitars (Nash and t-52 s-64) or Gibson (Epiphone Sheraton, Jacobacci Studio), I find it more incisive guitars with fender kind. The chorus sound is incisive, organic, and leaves much reflected the colors of the guitar.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over 5 years, it is very suited to his blues / rock I was looking for, it is adequate as rhythmic solo. I never left and is even considering finding him a little sister as was supposedly some SRV ...

This is a classic overdrive pedal, a POT for adjusting the effect of overdrive, one for volume and one for tone.
An input and an output mono 6.35 6.35 mono, powered by a 9v battery or 9v power supply such a negative center boss.

UTILIZATION

Configuration is very simple 3 POTS, no need manual need to pedal quickly found the sound, the whole being to know your stuff.

SOUND QUALITY

Yes the effect is present and perfectly realistic, it's not a distortion or a fuzz or a treeble boost, the sound is that of an overdrive.
Respect of the instrument and the amp, it does not spoil or the soul and the stamp or sound.
I use as a single pedal with a strat is a twin reverb, I've taken a lot of fun.
Now I use it with either a Strat, a Tele or a copy of SG, I rarely used alone (+ CP9 maxon OD808, OD808 or V3 + OCD) and mostly in a bassman 100 head. But in a WEM ER15 ...
I do not hate anything in the sound of this pedal.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since September 2006, at the time I had to buy United States;;
Younger I had an overdrive pedal ARIA, but so much the effect of breath.
the POTS are sensitive and can easily disrupt a hitch and when used the pedal with a battery change is not practical.
United States import, duty free the value taken was excellent.
I do it again this choice.

Analog overdrive with overdrive adjustment, tone and balance. Battery or DC 9V (not included)

UTILIZATION

It makes the coffee so it's pratique.En Simple input amp boost with overdrive is 0 to open the sound, or pushed to overdrive with the "add a channel". In home studio is war too. Simplissime .. to use.

SOUND QUALITY

All the controls are set usable (and I have already served) even the most extreme, if the situation is ready.
It's a classic for studio recording also.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been 4 or 5 years old and I cursed myself for not having taken one earlier.
If it was to remain a choice between the OD808 is hard and the tube screamer ...

What technology is used? ANALOG
What is the connection? AUDIO

UTILIZATION

The general configuration is simple? YES
Editing sounds and effects is easy? YES
The manual is clear and sufficient? YES

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough? YES
Which instruments do you use? LTD EC 400 EMG MICRO AND SINGLE RECTIFIER MESA AMP.

OVERALL OPINION

How long you use it? 2 MONTHS
Did you tried many other models before buying it? YES
What is so special that you like best? SOUND
How would you rate the quality / price? GOOD
With experience, you do again this choice? YES

The Maxon OD-808 Overdrive is a reissue of the vintage pedal of the same name. This is a tube overdrive emulation pedal, although no tube exists inside the pedal. It is an analog device consisting of 1/4" connections for input and output and the ability to be powered by either a nine volt battery or AC adapter. It isn't rack mountable since it's a stomp box.

UTILIZATION

If you have experience using other overdrive and distortion pedals, you'll feel at ease with the Maxon OD-808 Overdrive since it's got basically the same configuartion as most of the others out there. It's so simple to understand that even if you're not familiar with other pedals, you should be able to see what's going on here. The three parameters that the OD-808 has include knobs for overdrive, tone, and balance, the latter of which is just another word for overall level. No manual should be necessary as this should be super simple to understand.

SOUND QUALITY

The tone of the Maxon OD-808 Overdrive is pretty awesome to say the least. It's got that classic tube overdrive sound before, much in the same vein as the Ibanez TS-808 or other Tube Screamer pedals. This one does seem a bit more transparent to me, so it's cool to have another option for this type of pedal. I don't know how it would be compare to the original vintage version of the OD-808 as I've only used the reissue, but this pedal sure sounds great. I don't know that I prefer it to the TS-808 but it's pretty close and still has a fantastic tone that adds a nice overdrive without getting muddy.

OVERALL OPINION

The Maxon OD-808 Overdrive is a great pedal and a good deal if you're looking for a transparent overdrive pedal that can still give you a good amount of crunch and drive. It's actually quite reasonably priced considering that it's a Maxon, although it is of course a reissue. I'd definitely be curious to hear it compared to the original as I've yet to have that ability. I'd recommend checking out the OD-808 if you're in the market for any sort of tube overdrive pedal.

This includes the pedals CHARACTERISTICS sound of the famous TS 808 used by SR Vaughan, Keith Richard, Popa Chubby and so on.
Small, lgre.
Three buttons: Drive, Balance (volume) and Tone.
Switch.
Socket for power supply or 9V battery industry.
The simplicity in the service of efficiency.
For the record, the TS 808 Has manufactured during the 70 and 80. This silent pedals manufactured by Ibanez but the components (including JRC4558, an essential component in the TS 808) taient manufactured by Maxon. So Maxon today resumed manufacturing (with the famous JRC4558) of this PDAL of legends often imitated but rarely itch. Why pay twice the real TS 808 while the Maxon OD-808 is 100% the same from the looks of course.

UTILIZATION

Large variety of sounds.
Crunch (Henrix Jimi, SRV)
Overdrive slobbery (Rolling Stones: Jumping Jack Flash, it means Keith even through the pearl).
Boost for solos, SRV had two. One for her and the other in Boost.
Consolidated level, it is not greedy.
It is only my opinion but when I branch I'm in heaven.
Gives a good color of the medium for guitars and amps transistors.
But used with a good guitar and an amp lamp. IEA IEA CARAMBA

SOUND QUALITY

In his clear, Drive 0 and varying the tone, you get beautiful clean sounds, round and warm.
Using the Drive, you pass in the Blues (SRV, Hendrix, Chubby) and the Rock.

APRS research, I take this wonder DCID rather than buying a real TS 808, which also costs between 250-500. See for yourself but for me it's seen it all.

OVERALL OPINION

Maxon thank you to revive the legends.
My notes are not EXAGRES, oh no my friends!

It's an overdrive, but it is above all a boost that gives a good sound on an amp lamp. Tube screamer, even when that means a "crier of tubes", so it made for plutt be plugged into a amp lamps.

Three knobs: gain, volume and tone, which is afficace trs.

UTILIZATION

Three buttons rgler very easy. A green box mtal sober look solid. A visible LED. It's simple and effective.

SOUND QUALITY

L I think for the 1st time in fifteen years, I want a super pedals that does exactly what I expected. I was looking for one pedals it to improve the sound of the Marshall that I use in BPS. I could not get a sound that I like, the sound was too rough. With the OD808, I put the gain of the clear 3 / 4 to get his limit and the overdrive on it, I add the Maxon, gain 0 or third base and volume. Frankly, sounds superb. Pout done to make the most of his respecting and the sound of the guitar and the sound of the amp. The OD808 is transparent but adds a little something, and that little something is of high quality trs if you like that little something: a grain "crmeux" but rpond tr s well to the nuances of the game's top class, I swear!

Dernire a precision: I play mainly rock band (influences: AC / DC, Baby Chaos, Queen of the Stone Age ...)^. I use a Les Paul. With the pedals, I get a size for the rock.

OVERALL OPINION

I hsit long time, but APRS have read a lot of criticism on diffrent pedals overdrive, I looked into this small small Maxon. Since I have, I expect one thing to play again with BPS. I've never had a sound so good while in dpart, I found the sound of the Marshall JCM 900 compltement rotten. With a fender or a Mesa Boogie must be total nirvana. Branch a wah is gnial. I love the pedals so I want to buy me another, especially another vintage or reissue Maxon. I conquered.

So this is an overdrive, so the signal is pushed the limit of saturation or saturation by increasing the frequencies wishes ... (Am I clear?)
it is an analog pedals (which makes reference with its high-end gear (it does not sound as dnature effect numrique).

However, the knobs are not numerous enough to correct an eq

UTILIZATION

Congig super simple, one volume knob, one for the Tone (severe acute) and one for potatoes (more or less fishing).

there is even no need for manual

SOUND QUALITY

I use it with a Marshall head era (1972) 1959 super lead (the models), and with the pedals (needless to say that with this type of amp I will not put a pedal Simulation crap that will rot my sound), the sound is amlor in treble and midrange, more harmonics all over ..

we find immediately the sounds of legendary bluesmen hendrixiens.

Edit of 17/08/2011

This axis pedals st enough in the medium, and now many references used to obtain softness with more bass without the gaudy print.

I drop the doc note 6 (I sold the pedals ago logtemps in my qute the overdrive now I'm on a Wampler Ecstasy (from years of this Lumire maxon).

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for 6 months.

I couple of distortion pedals with pedals and a Boss DS2 Boss CS3 Compression), and well with distortion, overdrive adds a lot of nuances in the saturation, allows for example to make it last super long notes (Santana) and add the brilliance with which I will flap their ears from the beginners of this notice.

my opinion is that this kind of small analog pedals transcendra your sound if you have good stuff but not turn the sound, if you play with an electric 200 euros and a 5-watt amp park, will be a funny but not as a pod ..

Edit of 17/08/2011
I do not refer this choice

That says it all! I regret its lightness makes it easy to move as soon as one pushes the cable that feeds it. Note that it comes with a battery (see the selling price, it is not a favor). Access to the battery is not very easy.

UTILIZATION

The manual is in French. Damage, but its usefulness is very limited. With three buttons, you get there without leaving St Cyr.

SOUND QUALITY

This is where you get the slap. I use either to boost slightly the amp, or with the gain in depth for a blues sound. The sound is to die for. You want to eat it. In boost mode, the sound is slightly compressed, with a hint of saturation. By pushing the grain gives a sound very hot (if not hot) with a very soft attack, but this. The agreements are nevertheless accurate in the sense that clearly hear every note and not a mush of sound. The 808 is especially relevant with a tube amp (hence the name tube screamer). I tried on a modeling amp, it's still beautiful, but less convincing. I use with a layer or an LP and it sounds the thunder! Ca severe crunch! Note that the amp and guitar are met. It's not a pedal that standardizes the sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two months. I've used other distortion pedals (Boss Turbo Distortion and Bluesbreaker, Crunchtone Line 6), but none as good as the 808. In fact they do not have the same purpose: the more saturated Line 6, but works less well as a boost). None has a grain as pronounced as the 808. I tried it in a store, out of curiosity, I knew in the first seconds of listening I will go with. Since then, I let her go. For the value, there are two approaches. Either one considers that it must cost twenty euros to make, then it's too expensive, or you look at other pedals distortion / overdrive, which are null and cost over one hundred euros, the price is justified. If I do it again this choice? In your opinion?

I believe that everything has been said, only catch a little too lightweight it moves all the time lol ...

UTILIZATION

Using three very simple potentiometer. you can get a small palette of its very interesting

SOUND QUALITY

I use a crate amp and a guitar ibanez SZ mainly.
I used to get a vintage drive that I did not with my amp.
It is also used in the solo to give more grain in the acute and it is interesting to res verse with other distos ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had one week and I admit that it's not bad I had a DS before, but not top 2 in the role I gave him.
the price is not too bad for an analog effect (if I remember correctly)

and I think I will remake this choice.

A true overdrive pedals, ranging from simple to Global Warming crunch barely perceptible sound, grainy saturation trs 70 ', rich in harmonics, but not at all hollow, so with his tr s "vintage".
It is well rdition of the original MODEL popularis by SRV and others, Ibanez has taken over the manufacture of such MODELS APRS leaving few years, changing them later. Warning, this is not a simple reproduction with the look, it's the same model, with the same components, same manufacturers ... In fact, it's as if you buy the pedals of SRV, but new!

UTILIZATION

Config 'ultra simple: banche, we play!
Gain progressive tonality a trs simple, ranging from the less acute, less serious sound (instead of accentuating the default, this works in reverse pedals) and, with the Tone O, are identical and the bass sound like tufts (the Eric Johnson), and background, these are serious blows that are a little without becoming shrill treble!
The balance is in the same spirit: 0, we have a bypass, and background, the effect of the pedals is at the max!
SIM-PLI-SSIM!

SOUND QUALITY

Then, we take a drop of thirty years!
Hello crunch SRV, or drive to JIMI!
It's warm, singing, full of harmonics, it seems that adding a lamp in the amp!
Whether with a Start or a Les Paul is the absolute foot!
By comparison, I also possde Ibanez TS9, the census be rdition Tubescreamer the original, and well I can tell you that there is no photo, the Ibanez sounded much more "modern" the Maxon.
From blues to mtal, you can do anything! Of course, for the mtal, it will already have a good distortion amp, pedals or upstream, but according to rglages, it will add gain, volume, and according to the tonality we will more rounded attack or ...

OVERALL OPINION

Happiness!
A good scratching (the likes of Start US or a relic, or a Les Paul std or custom), the pedals, and a good amp lamp (same way: Ashdown, Peavey, Fender hotrod, Marshall dsl), and we can all attack!
I rept, but if you are looking for the grail of the old drive, the pedals are for you!

All adj t said ...

UTILIZATION

The PDAL is very simple to use, three potentiomtres: Drive, balance, tone, but many possibilities. These are potentiomtres trs effective! She asks all the same extensive testing as a function of the guitar and amp used everything changes ... It can also serve a booster's a bit dull, that provide a rich overdrive trs.

SOUND QUALITY

It is simply the best overdrive pedals I've experienced nothing wrong. I use a Fender Telecaster and a Fender FM212 amp, the sound is rich and sharp, I love it!

OVERALL OPINION

The price may be a few pedals in lev but worth it if you are looking for an overdrive sound rock and blues that provides warmth and precision, and a beautiful sheen, this PDAL is for you.

Nothing to add from the comments given below

UTILIZATION

Nothing to add from the comments given below

SOUND QUALITY

For my part, I just customized my OD-808 reissue, replacing the JRC chip installed in next-generation standard by a former JRC chip in 1984. In short, the sound is now much, much warmer. We can now truly speak of his creamy, very different from what the OD-808 restored until then (and before the manipulation, the sound was already very good). In short, I believe that now my OD has definitely become one of the best tubescreamers available. Because it also respects, and more than before, the sound of my guitar (Gibson Les Paul Signature Gold Top, 1974) and my amp (Princeton clone homemade). the link for the change: bruynooghe.fr
For the manipulation, you need a good soldering iron températre adjustable, the desoldering braid a noose to wedge the pedal and of course a former JRC chip that can be found on Ebay, but more and more rarely (station so the price!). Finally, it is better not to risk it when you're not so sure of himself or entrust this job to a specialist. I think now put a true bypass switch brand or Fulltone Banzai. I see

OVERALL OPINION

Super Tubescreamer

Added: blends perfectly with a Roland Jazz Chorus (the 50 in my case). I was really surprised, because so far I only used that with my Hot Rod.

So I'll just repeat but hey never mind.
Very typical overdrive pedal vintage (used among others by SRV to name him)
Metal box.
Three knobs: overdrive, tone, balance. The latter being the volume.
A switch and an LED.
Alim by mains or battery (9V).
It is not very green so pretty mimi ^ ^
8 because I still prefer the real, and equalization for true bypass.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is made of three knobs, it happens very quickly to his right. It's a pedal that vintage is in overdrive but is still quite versatile. Indeed, one can spend a boost to overdrive a very tough through the small channels crunch crunch reminiscent of some vintage amps.
The manual provides several examples to exploit the possibilities of the pedal up.

SOUND QUALITY

So there! Admittedly, the sound is excellent, there is really a vintage spirit.
In his clear, we come to make the sound of a guitar plugged into any amp transistors very warm perfect for a little blues.
With distortion, this pedal excels at Blues, Blues / Rock in the Rock but also a little on the edge of Péchu Hard Rock guitar and as the amp used.
Personally I use it mostly with Strats, Les Paul and SG (and therefore quite varied) on a Marshall JCM 900 amp and it happens to sound truly great and different depending on the guitars.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this pedal for some six months. I had a Boss SD-1 before and we must recognize that the difference is clear!
I love the versatility of the well it is still very typical vintage (which is the goal).
I used several overdrive and I must admit that the only really suited me was the Ibanez TS-808 but is definitely overpriced. Trying on the Maxon I had the same feeling (but for about € 150 less).
I regret that I still have the true bypass pedal especially at this price!
I would do without hesitation that choice (even if a TS-808 is better because it is already a pure vintage!) But I recommend to all lovers of the old Blues / Rock sound for vintage tube amp without ...

Great pedal, the overdrive of choice.
There is a small problem BYPASS, but little cunning to build a moderately experienced knows STOMP BOX-selection effect for two balls.
I 3 I select the likings of my needs and I put online to reach saturation sounds which borders on absurdity. But we never change. All mounted in BYPASS on one of my little STOMP BOX-selection.

UTILIZATION

It does not get easier ...

SOUND QUALITY

Very good sound with a lot of heat which the best response is used in conjunction with a tube amp ...

We also use some of the Overdrive to "warm" the sound of a piezo micro electro-acoustic guitar in a "live", it is sufficient to reduce the minimum overdrive and set the level.

OVERALL OPINION

I use 3, it is a "MUST"!

The only downside is that this pedal is not equipped with a real BYPASS.