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Overdrive pedal from Maxon belonging to the Vintage series

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  • delayedbisdelayedbis

    A very good Maxon unit

    Maxon OD-820 Overdrive ProPublished on 02/24/16 at 02:56
    It's an OD stompbox in the purest Japanese tradition, used on guitars and synths, it makes both tube and solid state sounds shine, can't be compared directly with models from different ranges and/or giving different sounds.


    A must have for classic rock and blues, it produces a soft, progressive drive, always accurate :bave: velvety sound.

    The assorted reissue distortion is also a killer with high gains, harmonics flow out by themselves. On my shortlist for other sonic contexts.

    Uses battery or a 9V supply, "reissue" format, pistachio green color that looks fine side by side with my two AD999 by the way.

    Three very sensitive, progressive knobs, the OD works fine with my amp/pic…
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    It's an OD stompbox in the purest Japanese tradition, used on guitars and synths, it makes both tube and solid state sounds shine, can't be compared directly with models from different ranges and/or giving different sounds.


    A must have for classic rock and blues, it produces a soft, progressive drive, always accurate :bave: velvety sound.

    The assorted reissue distortion is also a killer with high gains, harmonics flow out by themselves. On my shortlist for other sonic contexts.

    Uses battery or a 9V supply, "reissue" format, pistachio green color that looks fine side by side with my two AD999 by the way.

    Three very sensitive, progressive knobs, the OD works fine with my amp/pickup/volume setup.

    THE SOUND: it's smooth, dense, homogeneous, creamy with a very efficient tone control.

    Pros: reactivity, flawlessly built, simple to use, respects the incoming signal, true-bypass, designed to provide a very specific medium color, which is very much part of its appeal...

    Cons: all ODs are known to eat out pat of the low end and this one is no exception, plus sometimes a little background noise at high level...

    A choice to be made again ;)
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