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With a Tele Nashville, ToneX (Twin 59, bassman59, Dumble)
Hello,
Compared to the Belle Wampler, its a better match with my setup (title) because the drive goes further.
On both these pedals, the bass cut and the highs (color/spectrum) are applied before the drive. So, if you cut bass, you also reduce drive in some way.
On the belle I was short/max on drive. On the Nobels, I can just turn the drive knob a bit further :)
The consequence is that even with neck+middle+bridge (weak output) position, a nice overdriven sound can be reached with the Nobels, that could not be done with the Belle.
Thank you Thomann.
Compared to the Belle Wampler, its a better match with my setup (title) because the drive goes further.
On both these pedals, the bass cut and the highs (color/spectrum) are applied before the drive. So, if you cut bass, you also reduce drive in some way.
On the belle I was short/max on drive. On the Nobels, I can just turn the drive knob a bit further :)
The consequence is that even with neck+middle+bridge (weak output) position, a nice overdriven sound can be reached with the Nobels, that could not be done with the Belle.
Thank you Thomann.
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Jelentem!
Hf
What a lot of possibilities!
This pedal can do a lot, but it helps if you understand how it functions, that's why I gave it "only" 4 stars.
"BASS CUT" knob fully CCW + "SPECTRUM" @ noon: flat frequency response ("transparent").
"SPECTRUM" above noon: pushes the highs an low mids: you get scooped mids like Fender blackpanel amps.
If you then cut the bass: you remove the low mid push and keep the pushed highs: goed in the direction of Marshall amps.
But reducing the "SPECTRUM" knob below noon: you are left with the not reduced mids, or said in another way: after compensating for the loss of level: you have a mid pushed sound, more like Fender tweed amps.
O, and I like the gain/distortion, from non-existend to more than enough (for me).
And because this pedal has reduced upper highs, you can use it for getting rid of harsh sounding distortion pedals by placing this after it.
So yes, for me this is more a last (gain) stage pedal. Often I even do not use its distortion by keeping the "DRIVE" knob fully CCW, just using it for its frequency response.
"BASS CUT" knob fully CCW + "SPECTRUM" @ noon: flat frequency response ("transparent").
"SPECTRUM" above noon: pushes the highs an low mids: you get scooped mids like Fender blackpanel amps.
If you then cut the bass: you remove the low mid push and keep the pushed highs: goed in the direction of Marshall amps.
But reducing the "SPECTRUM" knob below noon: you are left with the not reduced mids, or said in another way: after compensating for the loss of level: you have a mid pushed sound, more like Fender tweed amps.
O, and I like the gain/distortion, from non-existend to more than enough (for me).
And because this pedal has reduced upper highs, you can use it for getting rid of harsh sounding distortion pedals by placing this after it.
So yes, for me this is more a last (gain) stage pedal. Often I even do not use its distortion by keeping the "DRIVE" knob fully CCW, just using it for its frequency response.
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Jelentem!
B
Nice tone!
This pedal sounds like the tone I had in my head when I was listening to all the nashville cats playing a nobels odr1!
It is warm, dynamic and great for rock tones!
As a boost or light overdrive I don't prefer it, although usable.
The bass cut knob is very useful and works great!
My only gripes are, the switch does a loud click sound when engaged (not great for quiet stages) and also the knobs seem a bit flimsy and easy to turn.
Otherwise, very cool pedal! Would recommend!
It is warm, dynamic and great for rock tones!
As a boost or light overdrive I don't prefer it, although usable.
The bass cut knob is very useful and works great!
My only gripes are, the switch does a loud click sound when engaged (not great for quiet stages) and also the knobs seem a bit flimsy and easy to turn.
Otherwise, very cool pedal! Would recommend!
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Jelentem!
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strong sound small package
one of the best overdrives out there in its smaller form
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Jelentem!
IH
Works great on bass.
This one works great on bass, too.
I have the older ODR mini, which lives on my board now, since it does retain all that low end.
But I noticed the sound got muddy whenever I switched from single coil basses to ones equipped with humbuckers, so I decided to give the ODR mini 2 a chance.
The bass cut function works pretty well with humbucker loaded basses. Just turn that knob towards noon, and the sound doesn't get mushy.
I have the older ODR mini, which lives on my board now, since it does retain all that low end.
But I noticed the sound got muddy whenever I switched from single coil basses to ones equipped with humbuckers, so I decided to give the ODR mini 2 a chance.
The bass cut function works pretty well with humbucker loaded basses. Just turn that knob towards noon, and the sound doesn't get mushy.
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Jelentem!
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Better than the original ODR-1 !!!
So, I have an old ODR-1, which was a gift long time ago. I never connected with it, but, because it was a gift, I kept it.
Then I tried Vemuran Shanks ODS-1, and that thing blew my mind! I went into a rabbit hole of the schematichs, and this new Nobles ODR-mini2 is actually the closest thing as it gets to the Shanks, because Shanks is based around the original ODR-1, but it is not quite the same.
Of course, Vemuran costs almost 6 times as much as this one.
So, I had to try it, and I ordered this! It got here, and from the start, it is very similar to the original ODR-1 with bass cut turned on and off, but not quite the same, this sounds way better.
Then, I went to try it against Shanks, and with some twists and turns of spectrum and bass cut, it is as close as it can get to Vemuran Shanks ODS-1!
It is a win-win for me! I saved a bunch of money and got a very transparent, yet specific, lower gain overdrive pedal that I really needed.
Then I tried Vemuran Shanks ODS-1, and that thing blew my mind! I went into a rabbit hole of the schematichs, and this new Nobles ODR-mini2 is actually the closest thing as it gets to the Shanks, because Shanks is based around the original ODR-1, but it is not quite the same.
Of course, Vemuran costs almost 6 times as much as this one.
So, I had to try it, and I ordered this! It got here, and from the start, it is very similar to the original ODR-1 with bass cut turned on and off, but not quite the same, this sounds way better.
Then, I went to try it against Shanks, and with some twists and turns of spectrum and bass cut, it is as close as it can get to Vemuran Shanks ODS-1!
It is a win-win for me! I saved a bunch of money and got a very transparent, yet specific, lower gain overdrive pedal that I really needed.
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Jelentem!
z
Tube screamer alternative
I use it instead of a tube screamer because I can get a much more defined sound and a greater range.
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Jelentem!
z
One of the Best
Truly amp-like, truly transparent. Adds a lot of rich bass frequencies, and can be tempered down with the bass cut knob (extremely useful). All the knobs are useful, all are responsive, and all work exactly as advertised, with decent range on each. This has become my "always on" pedal and replacing my previous overdrive pedals.
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Jelentem!
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Very Good versatile pedal
Just what I needed for my setup, simple overdrive that can go into harder and some softer tunes.
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Jelentem!
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Almost Perfect
This is a great pedal that works very well for me. I also owned the previous version that a bit had too much bass that you couldn't dial out, but with this one you can!
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Jelentem!