Pearl Overdrive OD-05
The Pearl OD-05 Overdrive is a compact pedal that uses a JFET-based circuit to produce a warm, tube-like overdrive character. Its Drive control sets the amount of gain, from a mild boost to a saturated crunch, while the Tone control shapes the high-frequency response, allowing for darker or brighter output. The Level control adjusts the overall output volume, which can be used to boost the front of an amplifier even at low drive settings. The pedal features a true bypass footswitch that completely removes the effect from the signal path when disengaged, preserving the original guitar tone. It operates on a standard 9V DC power supply, with no battery compartment, and is housed in a durable metal chassis. The simple three-knob layout makes it straightforward to dial in a range of overdrive tones suitable for various playing styles.
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User Reviews of the Pearl Overdrive OD-05
- Submitted by Joe from Edinburgh (18 points) on Apr 4, 2010
- This is a true sleeper classic pedal. Blows away any other tubescreamer type pedals I have tried (and I've tried them all) Pre-drive Parametric EQ takes a bit of tweaking but gaurantees to find the sweet spot for your particular guitar/amp combo. Has the same chips as tubescreamer (2 of them)
- Good Points: Built like a tank and sounds just plain awesome (with a bit iof tweaking)
- Bad Points: Can get slightly hissy if eq is maxed
- Price Paid: US$0.00
- Purchased At: private
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