Sunday, June 14, 2020

OVERDRIVE- COLOMBO AUDIO ELECTRONICS Novanta Distortion ...warning!

$170.00 USD
 COLOMBO AUDIO ELECTRONICS NOVANTA DISTORTION 
From Italy comes a new boy to the game. This OD
claims to be a Marshall JCM 900. Which would suggests a pedal with a lot of stick. More on that later.
It is an OpAmp pedal in the Tube Screamer, Rat tradition. The layout has the standard gain and level but the two way EQ is not your standard highs and lows but more about subtle changes to the voicing in the mids and highs. 
CONCLUSION
The description suggests a fairly aggressive sound. 
The sound is warm and rich but It lacks any bite though there is nice growl to it. It has a nasty buzz to it. The video sounds like is just pulled off the mic in the PC so you it could have a bit more lower mids and bass than what you can hear. They have a second video that appears in house but it sucks beyond comprehension and if it is in house they should pull it! 
Full pop on a AMT B 2 is the same money doing an amp from the same era. 
Or the AMT B I is $40 cheaper! Even the B 1 will eat it alive!


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