It's expensive, but this Nutube-equipped overdrive sounds uncannily like a good, gained-up amp channel. It's fun to put together, too!
Easy to assemble (no soldering!), and satisfying too.
Tube-like overdrive is very persuasive.
Overdrive tones that will cover a wide range of styles.
A little bit noisy.
Kinda pricey considering you're doing all the work here.
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If you’re looking at the price tag, you may be wondering why an overdrive pedal you have to assemble yourself costs over 200 bucks.
A fair question – though the assembly part is a lot of fun if you like the idea of Lego for effects fans. Soldering isn’t required but a screwdriver and socket set is. It’ll take you 45 minutes at most.
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