NUX XTC OVERDRIVE
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| $50.00 USD |
NUX has brought out a line of 'Re-issued pedals. I believe
it came out in 2010. They have the Steel String Stinger
which is a Dumble. It looks like the one Vertex brought out a few years ago so I am a bit wary of it at the moment.
The Plexi Crunch looks cool. We will see and hear it next week. The Recto Distortion is a take on the MESA Rectrofier that should follow after the Plexi.
The XTC is a take on the hot channel of the Bogner Ecstasy 100 watt head.
About the best a designer can do within the limited constraints of designing a pedal to a budget is to get mids to resonate at the amps frequency.
On the whole pedals duplicating a real amp are more impressionistic than accurate. there are exceptions but they are not cheap.
CONCLUSION
Well it does a nice wall of sound thing and the overtones are rich without any buzz in the highs. The low end has nice nasty growl. The overall sound is a bit course but WTF
at $50. I have heard the Bogner pedals and I can not fault their tone.
I Even own a ATM B1 which is Bogner-in-Box that is killer.
Bottom line ...not a convincing Bogner. BIG BUT ...it has a good Brit sound of it's own going on.
Good enough for me!
HEADS UP
If you are looking for a serious Bogner sound on a budget a good choice is the
AMT Legend B1. I got one on sale for $80.00 USD. they have been around
for years so you might find one used.
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