OVERDRIVE- DEMON FX Freedman BE-ODx...no not a typo but a clone

 DEMON FX Freedman BE-ODX 

$40.00 USD

For about 5 years Demon sold a Tube Screamer clone. Or at any rate the label said Demon. The truth is this is tied in with Mosky and Mosky are tied in with Mogoo ...and Mogoo make forgeries .

These are very good forgeries because when put beside the real pedal they are at minimum sound about 98% dead on or thereabouts.

I bought an Fulltone OCD pedal...yes it came in a white casing and actually said Fulltone. I got it to review. Lucky for me it sounds great because I can hardly put it on Reverb. Clones and copyright infringements are unlawful but must be proven. Forgeries are criminal.

Mogoo will get a cease and desist letter from Friedman. Cloning the guts is not the problem but the copyright infringement on the box is. Mogoo got slapped on the wrist by the Chinese government a few years ago so they stopped selling forgeries for a few months and then popped up on an AliExpress store for 2 or 3 months then disappeared but popped up again a few months later. At the moment 

the US and Chinese government are not kissy, kissy 

so Mogoo will have a free hand.

This is all just stupid. No one is fooled. Most clones do not sound as good or are not accurate.They are these days at least good enough for pro use. In short you can gig with them and not have a sh@t sound. The guy buying this has no intention of buying a Friedman anyway. If  he can not get this he will get a Joyo or a Caline.

CONCLUSION

Well these are not the ideal by the book reviews but the pedal sounds impressive. They will likely be a bit noisy and definitely tad muddy but nothing you do not find in pedals at 4 times the price. I found the actual Friedman both muddy and a bit thin compared to the very best OD's like LPD Pedals, PedalPalFX, TechNtone and Colombo Audio. These pedals have great detail in their tone and killer dynamics that can be expressed by your touch. Big BUT! They all cost $200 or more. One really impressive thing as they appear to be hand made and use with thru hole construction. Great for mods and easy repair.