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Germanium OD-Demo

Germanium OD-Demo

Germanium OD - Demo by Dan Miller - Overdrive

Germanium OD - Demo by Dan Miller - Overdrive

Electro-Harmonix

Description

The Electro-Harmonix Germanium OD Pedal delivers classic 60's distortion based on the germanium transistor. Gain, Bias and Volts controls are on top of the pedal, not hidden inside the case. Easily dial in that perfect vintage germanium overdrive.

The Bias control adds emphasis while the Volts control helps you dial in that that sweet spot produced when your battery's voltage dips. Dial up that slightly torn speaker sound or unleash total Germanium satisfaction. The Germanium OD pedal features true bypass switching, an LED on/off indicator, and a compact and rugged die-cast chassis
Electro-Harmonix XO Germanium OD Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal

Features

  • Controls: Gain, Bias & Volts
  • 1/4" input and output
  • DC power input for battery replacement.
  • LED indicates whether effect is engaged or bypassed.

Reviews

4.25

4 Reviews

0%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

  • Lack of volume knob

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    submitted12 years ago

    byMiguel Gomez

    fromLIMA-PER��_

    the 60s classic sound is good. But... if you want to have this pedal inside a pedal chain (more than one pedal) it wont work, because this pedal doesn't have a volume knob and it only sounds good when you have the gain knob at 2pm at least. So if your gain is higher than 12m the normal volume of your instrument will be higher when the pedal is ON. So if you want to use this pedal you must have it ON all the time because when you turn it off you'll have a huge decrement of volume. In simpler terms "you cant control the volume" Do yourself a favor and get the $100.00 version of this pedal. it has a volume knob and it comes with a version of the BigMuff too. Greetings from LIMA-PER? PS: I don't know if it's only a problem I have in mine, but this pedal doesnt work with a regular 9v adapter and I've tried at least three different adapters.

  • Much more than you think

    5

    submitted14 years ago

    byJOHN HANKS

    fromMaryland

    When I first plugged this baby into my amp I immediately fell in love with it. The description will tell you about vintage 60's sounds but this thing can do a lot more. It can give you a nice clean sound or you can use it to back up a distortion pedal (DS-1 for example) and make it sound like metal. The drained battery sound can also be paired with any distortion pedal to create a cool fuzz sound. I highly encourage anyone to give this pedal a try.

  • More versatile than you think

    5

    submitted14 years ago

    byJOHN HANKS

    fromMaryland

    Don't let the 60's sound in the description fool you, you can get some really clean sounds out of this pedal. It is great to back up any distortion pedal. When you do that you can adjust the bias and voltage to produce a cool fuzz sound. Amazing must buy.

  • simply amazing

    5

    submitted17 years ago

    byMitch Menlove

    fromHighland Ut

    This is probably one of the best overdrive pedals i have ever played it so versatile i can go from blues to metal. If you have the money definetley buy the pedal.

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