OVERDRIVE- VAN WEELDEN Royal Overdrive ....Royal indeed!!!

 VAN WEELDEN ROYAL OVERDRIVE 

Not solely meant for styles leaning towards Jazz, Fusion or genres that are propelled by stellar improvisation ...but if you lean in that direction you best keep reading. lol

The first thing to keep in mind are the 2 switches at the top of the pedal. The manual will guide you thru how to use them. they are meant to make the pedal match perfectly to your amp. They work!!! it is not a goofy gimmick. Yes you could experiment but on the whole the wrong choices make the pedal sound like crap and the right ones make your amp sound great.
The pedal has a very broad level of gain from a light gain thru to good high gain.
so it is unusually versatile.

The pedal is the very best of any 'warm' sounding OD  I have heard.
It never sounds soft or mushy. The highs are very natural bright and clear
but firm without a trace of becoming emasculated.
The mids are rich and organic even with the mid boost on.

I prefer a bit of aggression but I can not fault this guitar for not having any as it was never the objective of the design. For Fusion and similar type playing styles it blows anything I've heard away. You can get a great Dumble 'thing' but it can get fatter and dirtier sounds that still complementary to the style.
In fact my only bitch is that so far it is only available in Germany with a price and straight forward
shipping charges and options. So for the vast majority of us non German residents you have to write to them for a price.
Finally... the price.

The pedal is a whamping $780.00 USD. WHOA!!!

Still if you are a Jazz guy and you want a quality modern voice for your sound.
It is worth it.