OVERDRIVE- COLUMBO AUDIO ELECTRONICS Plexi Breed ...total KILLER !!!!

 COLUMBO AUDIO ELECTRONICS PLEXI BREED OD 

$230.00 USD

None of this is new a lot of pedals boast to cover all the classic Marshalls. They never do. Often it is really nothing but gain. You are expected to believe that more gain in the pedal is supposed to be a different model. In short there is a lot of bull in many Marshall pedal ads. 

For a start the only classic that has significantly more gain is a JCM 800. This pedal does not do an 800. It is a good sign 

if it claimed it could do that I would want to see much bigger pedal.

As for the actual amps the 1987 is a 50 watt Plexi. The '87 amp does have more gain and a very aggressive sounding voice, the 1959 is the 100 watt Super Lead which is killer fat with rich thick lows and lower mids. It was never capable than more than a excellent crunch. You seldom hear it on a recording without a boost or a Fuzz put thru it. The JCM 45 was a beefed up Fender Bassman. It was actually a bit light in the bass end but it had killer sustain and a beautiful singing quality.

The big, big, big, surprise is that this pedal nails the actual amps in question.

The old model is the horizontal version. You can now also get the more board friendly vertical model.

The layout is unique. Each model of amp is accurately voiced and on a 3 way switch. You have a basic level control and a tone control that lets you get the right overall sound with you rig. On the real vintage amps you had a bright and normal input. Each input had a pair of jacks and a volume for each and a knob for each next to the jacks. 

(check the amp picture)

A player would would chose one or the other channel or put a short patch cord going between the extra jack on each channel and have both teamed up. I have always done the paired up thing on my Marshalls and blended the two with the bright a bit hotter. So on the pedal you get two controls to allow you to create the same setup.

CONCLUSION

First what it isn't is a larger than life OD

that is based off of the sound of a recorded Marshall with a Fuzz and a booster overloading the amp and lots of post production EQ added.

What it does is reproduce the original

3 amps uncannily accurate.

This is the work of Luco Columbo.

I tip my hat!!! Well done!

HANDS ON
So I just got the pedal today. Is it is as impressive as it seems here?

Let me just say ...it is the Ferrari of the Marshall-in-a Box pedals.

....just buy one!!! 

...it is the only thing more you need to know!!!  :-)

WARNING

Luco has done it again.

Check out my new Post :COLUMBO AUDIO ELECTRONICS TRILOGY

This time you get a JCM 800, the Silver Jubilee and the JCM 900.

WTF ...I tried to talk myself out of it!!!

It didn't work ...mine is in transit do in a week!!! LOL