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Nobels ODR-1
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The video of the "NEW ODR FAMILY"...
Nothing beats the original good old New ODR...
Not even the newer older old new New ODR...
Truly Nobels has become prolifically ODRferous.
Shops in the US are just getting them in stock this week. I ordered the Mini2 and hope to receive it in a week or so!
The original designer of the Nobels ODR-1 is offering an improved version of his design:
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And some backstory if you are interested:
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I’ve owned one and it’s a very nice pedal. Never tried it on bass though, sorry.
Custom Overdrive / ODR-C
The beginning and why do I copy myself? The first project will be the improvement of my overdrive pedal, which I developed in 1992 (for Nobels). In the fir...
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And some backstory if you are interested:
Development of the ODR-1
The idea It must have been like this in the summer of 1992. We were in Spain to attend a meeting with our UK distributor, JHS. In addition, we visited a wh...
nordland-electronics.de
I’ve owned one and it’s a very nice pedal. Never tried it on bass though, sorry.
The ODR-Mini2 has arrived! I only got to spend about ten minutes with it today and compared it to the original ODR-Mini. Nothing really ground breaking here to report, the M2 sounds like a Nobel ODR. With all knobs at noon on both pedals, and the Bass knob with no cut on the M2, the M2 seems inherently very slightly less bassy than the original mini. As I understand it, the bass cut knob, on the Nobles that have that feature, is before the gain/overdrive stage. I think I could achieve a similar result by placing a HPF before the original mini, but I'll have to try that later. I found that as I cut more lows on the M2, I'd have to turn up the volume a bit to compensate for cutting the low frequencies. All in all, I like it! The bass cut feature really cleans up the muddy lows allowing more mids to come through and adds articulation to the overall sound. If you, like me, found the ODR too bassy and muddy, I'd suggest checking out the new ODR pedals with the bass cut feature, it's a worthy upgrade. Now, only if they would add a clean blend knob for us bass players, that would be the bee's knees!!!
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Mine arrived this afternoon so I stuck in straight onto my board and tested it out at a gig and... I really like it!
Wouldn't worry about a clean blend on this as for a non bass specific pedal there is a lot of low end.. I took some off on the pedal itself. Not had a tonne of time to go through the pedal more but these are the settings I used in the pic to give a nice crunchy/creamy/overdriven rock bass tone.
Wouldn't worry about a clean blend on this as for a non bass specific pedal there is a lot of low end.. I took some off on the pedal itself. Not had a tonne of time to go through the pedal more but these are the settings I used in the pic to give a nice crunchy/creamy/overdriven rock bass tone.
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Not trying to revive a dead thread, but I have a Vemuram Shanks ODS-1 coming in this week. I’ve tried the Belle, Mini ODR, 30th Anniversary, Standard BC, VX-XO, Buckarti Boo, Nordland (with and without Thrutone mod)and the Tone Ranger take on the circuit; I am excited to try what people consider to be the most luxury version of the pedal
Really intrigued by this, and tempted to get one.
But am really satisfied with what I use already, and have plenty that I don't actually use already, and more important musical gear needs that I ought to prioritize.
I just happen to have a thing with drives.
More so than any other effect type I am drawn towards acquiring different flavors, even if I have no practical use for them.
I mean I could totally see myself using this, but I already have pedals that fills it's niches, and I don't think this would actually be a viable replacement.
But am really satisfied with what I use already, and have plenty that I don't actually use already, and more important musical gear needs that I ought to prioritize.
I just happen to have a thing with drives.
More so than any other effect type I am drawn towards acquiring different flavors, even if I have no practical use for them.
I mean I could totally see myself using this, but I already have pedals that fills it's niches, and I don't think this would actually be a viable replacement.
Put it to use on a couple of gigs yesterday and I've got to say it does not disappoint. SUPER heavy pedal being a brass enclosure but it sounds great. The two trimmers add a lot of functionality to the pedal and morph how it sounds in a big way. This ODR might have the most bass of any of them I've tried as I found myself dialing out more than usual with one of those trimmers to get it from being too big on the gig. The top end on this version sounds great; your signal with a touch of grit and muscle. I know they're pricey but if you have it it's worth it IMO; right out of the box this one is right there with the Buckarti Boo as being the best one I've tried. The Buckarti Boo has a little more rasp in the top end, this one is much smoother but also can get right nasty if you want it to. Doesn't feel as closed off as the production model ODR-1's which I appreciate. I used it to drive the front end of my Tyler Flip Top yesterday and it was just tube saturated bliss. Highly recommend!
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Ummm... at $500 CAD there's precisely zero chance I'd ever give that pedal a go. And for all that money, you still get the added annoyance of side jacks. LOL!
That's a no-brainer; hard pass.
That's a no-brainer; hard pass.
Wow yeah definitely didn't pay that much for it; and wouldn't frankly, found this one on a deal on Reverb so maybe I lucked out. If you love this circuit I can say it's definitely one of the best ones I've played and I've tried a bunch. Also still cheaper than a vintage 90's unit by a third, so I'll take that.
Just picked up an ODR-Mini secondhand. What a fantastic pedal for bass.
I love drives that have more mid range breakup like this and the tone hammer. Sounds to me like tone hammer’s AGS minus the compression it has, which is a lot.
Mines at the start of my board always on.. Big fan
Do you mean the bass part from the Stranglers' song? To my ears, it sounds more like rat style pedal. Nobels is softer...IMHO...
