Wednesday, November 16, 2022

OVERDRIVE- AXESS OBViouS Boost/OD___NEW___ should this be discontinued ???

AXESS OBVIOUS BOOST/OD
$200.00 USD
A new kid on the block. The guy seems to specialize in switchers, controllers, 
MIDI gadgets and problem solving hardware. He has an impressive list a mile long of who uses his come to the rescue boxes. This is however his first FX.
Apparently it's a MIAB. Ok MIAB inspired. Actually it is upper medium to more high gainish OD.
The layout is output, input which is usually gain, treble, and a 3 way switch for bass. You have a choice of 3 clipping diodes. The second stage has more compression and the third is both more dirt ad saturation.
CONCLUSION
First the thing screams gimmick if its an MIAB.
What's with the gain called input and the bass not just a knob so you can pick your own sweet spot. The boost is really just leaving gain back. In short it is another jacked up OpAmp/ts circuit. Fair enough but who needs the bullsh*t.
I own the 50 watt amp it claims to be 'inspired' by. WTF!!!!
If my amp had nothing but upper mids and strident highs with no balz 
I would have one major turkey on my hands. 
WHY?
The guy is an expert at getting an untampered signal from one spot to another with his interface gadgets. 
We need guys that can do that. Maybe however he should stick to that. At $200.00 USD the choices for OD's are at minimum over 1000. I have done over 2000 posts and at least half are dirt pedals and I never run out of another one. Do I ?  
Last week we got Mike Soldano's pedal. 13 prototypes and two years work and just $30 more. Need I say more? 


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