Overdrive pedals user reviews
- 08/21/17
Joyo JF-14 American Sound - "American Sound Pedal"
This is a preamp/DI pedal, not your typical overdrive pedal. Its designed to be a substitute for the front end of a guitar amp or used as a DI box. It can be used live through a guitar amp or through a PA or for direct recording. The key to makin...
- 05/26/17
Ibanez TS7 Tube Screamer - "Great Tube Screamer!"
Got this b/c I found out that they have the Orig JRC 4558 Op Amp Chip and have the orig TS-9 (80's models) circuit path/components! New TS-9 reissues DO NOT!! I think it sounds alittle flatter than my Biyang OD-8 (TS808 clone) but WAY tighter and I o...
- 04/19/17
Analog Man King of Tone V4 - "A stompbox that's hard to get, but which suits my expectations."
I use a Fender Super Sonic 22. The King Of Tone has joined my pedalboard to complete it in the disto / od / boost section. I use it with all my electric guitars – Strat, Tele, Les Paul, SG, ES335. The stompbox is supplied by an external supply – ...
- 12/03/16
Bogner Wessex - "A 'clean' overdrive"
I've been using this overdrive combined with the Harlow and the result is awesome. The Wessax alone already sound very good, the sound stays focused at whatever saturation level and the tone control is both very musical and efficient, and entirely...
- 02/24/16
Maxon OD-820 Overdrive Pro - "A very good Maxon unit"
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 class...
- 12/06/15
Joyo JF-02 Ultimate Drive - "Lives up to the hype!"
I use the JF-02 with Fender tube combos, Silvertone tube head and a Marshall 18 watt combo. Battery is easy to change. I have tried this pedal with my 1962 Strat and Epi-Dot. I don't know how power hungry it is yet. I do intend to try it at 18 volts....
- 05/21/15
Proel DS-10 Blues Distortion - "PROEL - 'Magic' Pedal"
There are hundreds of Boutique pedals and many promise more than they deliver (Klon comes to mind as an example) I was put on to this pedal by accident and just happened to find one on ebay. I didn't know what to expect, but what I got was EXACTLY wh...
- 05/21/15
Electro-Harmonix East River Drive - "East River Drive - a great journey!"
I did not own a TS808 clone as such - I had a couple typical ODs and transparent ODs and was quite happy with them. There weren't too may online demos of the East River Drive (ERD) and not any dissenting voices, so I took advantage of my Thomann revi...
- 05/20/15
Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion - "Bringing overdrive and distortion together in harmony"
Before I decided on buying Boss’ OS2 I spent a great deal of time researching and trying to find a good overdrive pedal that would suit my needs. I already had the DS1 at the time but that distortion pedal has its own place in my arsenal of tones and...
- 05/08/15
Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer Vintage - "It is a Classic Piece of Gear for a Reason"
Back in the eighties I walked into my local music store, and in the display case was a used green pedal. An Ibanez TS-808 Tubescreamer for sale for only $10. I had the money in my pocket, and having an unhealthy love of gear I bought the pedal. I ...
