bluesholyman
Friend of Leo's
And Uncle Larry giving it a run....
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So let me get this straight. I can buy a genuine Nobels ODR-1 mini for $80 AND an Ibanez Tube Screamer mini for $80 or buy this thing for $200, and not have the option of combining the sounds of two pedals!
Sounds pretty pointless.
So let me get this straight. I can buy a genuine Nobels ODR-1 mini for $80 AND an Ibanez Tube Screamer mini for $80 or buy this thing for $200, and not have the option of combining the sounds of two pedals!
Sounds pretty pointless.
I was thinking like you, but after watching/hearing the demos I changed my mind.So let me get this straight. I can buy a genuine Nobels ODR-1 mini for $80 AND an Ibanez Tube Screamer mini for $80 or buy this thing for $200, and not have the option of combining the sounds of two pedals!
Sounds pretty pointless.
I leave the ODR as an always on and kick the Bad Monkey at unity volume on for more drive.
Or they could call it BM-ODR (pronounced "B M Odor").Maybe Keeley will do a Noble Monkey next...
I know Keeley makes some great stuff but this seems silly. It's seems like another attempt by a pedal designer to split hairs because they need a new product. So there aren't enough OD pedals with barely perceptible differences in them already flooding the market?
I guess you're on stage and you bend down to flip a few switches to achieve a unique tone that will gobsmack the audience or listener!
I'm the first to admit that my ear is not that sophisticated so subtle differences might escape me. Then again, they are subtle.Sure you can find a couple overdrives that sound alike but I think there are more differences from pedal to pedal than you might think - even in the same category between two Tubescreamers, Bluesbreakers, Klones, etc.
It appeals to me because I never was really a fan of OD pedals, never chased tone with pedals, even when ocd came out and the keeley mods, I just thought they were alright, the bd-2 probably being the best but not up my alley, same with TS. I was turned off for a while but changed my opinion with the awesome zendrives, the Klon stuff, and the Nobels. I just didn’t pay attention to gear like that back then so I missed the boat.I'm the first to admit that my ear is not that sophisticated so subtle differences might escape me. Then again, they are subtle.
I've owned a great number of ODs in my life and I've chased tone for years. Zendrive, Tube Screamers, Blues Driver, Mad Professor SHOD, Timmy, OCD, KOT, Black Box 2, Klon clones, etc.
I guess I've got OD exhaustion and can't be moved by a new entry into an overpopulated market.
I know Keeley makes some great stuff but this seems silly. It's seems like another attempt by a pedal designer to split hairs because they need a new product. So there aren't enough OD pedals with barely perceptible differences in them already flooding the market?
I guess you're on stage and you bend down to flip a few switches to achieve a unique tone that will gobsmack the audience or listener!
I’m not knocking folks who want it or think it’s unique and fills a need. It’s their money and their decision. I just think the market is over saturated. How many shades of overdrive are there? Transparent, mild, semi mild, edge of breakup, just beyond edge of breakup, quasi hot, hot, smoking hot.If you’re happy with what you currently have then you’re all set.
Yep.It's seems like another attempt by a pedal designer to split hairs because they need a new product.