SOLIDGOLD FX COMMODORE OVERDRIVE
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| $200.00 USD |
If it seems like every week I am reviewing a new Bluesbreaker pedal then you are 100% correct! It all started with the King of Tone with two Bluesbreakers in a box. The basic BB is a simple enough circuit but a very clever design. The JHS Morning Glory is the companies biggest selling pedal and the list is endless. The thing is you can mess with EQ and or the clipping diodes and you get a pedal distinctive enough to call your own. You can keep it even more transparent than the original or you can push it into a near Marshall-in-a Box territory.
Solid gold went for the medium OD more pushed part of the original neglecting a focus on the low gain aspects then added even more gain and then added a variable frequency mid contour.
Their last hot pedal from literally a year ago is the Imperial MKII Fuzz that introduced there new slider box. For a long time pedal makers were using small boxes to fit more pedals on a board. Ideal for portability but the market for hobbyists is bigger and a few makers have done the slider thing and found they could really push up the price and still sell a sh@t load.
They are not only easy to dial in ..they are fun.
CONCLUSION
Well it it has it's own vibe though it sounds lost as what it is trying to be.
Well it it has it's own vibe though it sounds lost as what it is trying to be.
Is it for Blues?. If so wheres some attention to a bit more detailed transparency? Is it for more of a hard Rock early Metal thing? If so it needs more punch, balz and breadth. As is it is a one size fits all. If so a guy can get a Boss SD-1 to do that for $60.00 USD and the damn thing will fit on your board.
Finally recent pedals that have been making the most waves are the better transparent versions. I feel the best of these is the Browne Amplification Carbon which I have. It is the gods answer for a Strat OD.
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