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Maxon OD808 Overdrive Pedal

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The quintessential overdrive pedal ? often imitated but never matched. Identical to the original circuit and featuring the JRC4558 IC chip, the OD808 reissue offers smooth, natural overdrive similar to a full-up tube amplifier. Incredibly transparent, the OD808 responds to individual playing dynamics and lets the true tone of your instrument shine through. Learn More...

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Maxon OD820 Overdrive Pro Pedal

Knobs for Drive, Tone, and Level.

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Maxon set the standard for overdrives with the OD808 - now they raise the bar with the OD820! Unique voltage-doubling circuitry offers increased headroom, yielding the smoothest, warmest, most transparent overdrive ever! The OD820's specially designed circuit reacts precisely to every picking nuance and playing dynamic, making any instrument or amplifier come alive! Features true bypass switching and 9-volt battery.

Vintage Series
"So amazing, they're already classics." At Maxon, they don't believe you should have to wait 20 years for your effects to become classics. That's why they developed the Maxon Vintage Series - the absolute ultimate incarnations of 5 of the most popular effects for guitar. Find out what it really means to own a classic - own a Maxon Vintage Series Effect today!

About Maxon
Since their humble beginnings as a guitar pickup manufacturer in 1966, Nisshin Onpa Co., Ltd. (Maxon) has strove to supply musicians with the ultimate tools of the trade. Highly respected for their manufacturing prowess, Nisshin Onpa has designed and manufactured some of the most famous music products of our time, including many of the most sought-after guitar effects units and wireless systems from today's top suppliers. In addition, Nisshin's own brand of Maxon products has achieved a legendary status among Tone Freaks and Gearheads across the globe due to their superior quality and unsurpassed tone.

Over 30 years since their inception, Nisshin Onpa is once again offering Maxon products to the discerning musician. Their line of Reissue Series compact Guitar effects and the all-new line of Vintage Series effects are the absolute ultimate tone machines and offer uncompromised sound and superior manufacturing quality for those of us who will accept nothing less than the best.

Technical Info

Input Impedance: 500K ohms

Input Jack: Õ in. standard phone jack

Output Impedance: 10K ohms

Output Jack: Õ in. standard phone jack

Output: 1

Controls: Drive, Tone, Level

Switch: Normal/Effect

Max Output Level: 16dBu

Equivalent Input Noise (A-weighted): -107dB

Residual Noise (A-weighted): -98dB

Max Amplitude: 46dB

Delay Time: n/a

Power Supply: 9V Manganese dry cell battery (S-006P) x 1 or special AC adaptor

Power Voltage: DC9V (Battery)

Current Consumption: 19mA (9V)

Dimensions (W x D x H): 117 x 150 x 60 mm

Weight: 500g

Accessories:
9V Manganese dry cell battery (S-006P) x 1
Warranty Card x 1
User's Manual x 1
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Maxon OD820 Overdrive Pro Pedal Reviews

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"I have owned the Fulldrive, DistortionPro, Rat, OD-9 OD-808, TS-9, Variadrive, and the Tube Factor. This one is the smoothest a"
Feature:
Gain, tone, volume...Your basic setup.

Value:
A bit pricy but worth it!

Sound:
This is the best overdrive pedal bar none. Of course, overdrive and distortion is very subjective depending on your picking technique, how hard or soft touch you have and what amp you're using. However, this pedal, for me, is the absolute best. I have owned the Fulldrive, DistortionPro, Rat, OD-9 OD-808, TS-9, Variadrive, and the Tube Factor. This one is the smoothest and most versatile of any of them. Plus if you turn the gain down to zero, it works as a fat boost. Amazing!

Submitted: 09/05/2003
Style of Music: Rock, mostly
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