February 8, 2009

Dirt Review: Blackstone Appliances Mosfet Overdrive 2Sv3

Stashed under: Reviews - Overdrive / Distortion — grygrx @ 11:27 am

Conclusion:

I think this is a very high quality pedal that is designed with the serious gigging artist in-mind. You can spend quite a bit of time getting this pedal configured to sound good with your gear, and just leave it alone forever after. Despite not being designed or recommended for bass, I found that after switching the internal capacitors (see video) to larger values I was able to get a little more low-end out of the pedal. Frankly, it wasn’t that bad to begin with! This pedal isn’t designed to be an over-the-top type drive, but rather a natural two-channel grit with an amp-like response and I think it succeeds with flying colors. As of this review it has taken a top spot for me as a low gain dirt pedal.

It’s a wonderful time to be a bass player.

As always, if you have any questions, leave a comment or let me know

Note: A rating of 5 = acceptable and should considered a ‘good’ basic score

Sound Category: Dual Channel, Tweakable, Low Gain
Versatility: 7
Sound: 8
Value: 7
Overall: 7

6 Comments

  1. Finally, yes! Thanks for finally reviewing this one, I’ve been wondering for a year!

    Comment by ZombiCrow — February 9, 2009 @ 3:26 pm

  2. Wow, I’m really impressed with this. A lot more than I expected. Bravo.

    Comment by Brandon — February 10, 2009 @ 12:27 am

  3. blackstone says you have to run this pedal first in your chain, has it worked ok for you run after other effects?

    Comment by IPS — February 15, 2009 @ 3:21 pm

  4. There is a buffer/non-buffer switch inside the pedal. This would allow you to run it after other pedals. That said, I liked it better in first position… so it might not be a great match with germ fuzzes (or other boxes that ALSO like first position).

    Comment by grygrx — February 15, 2009 @ 3:42 pm

  5. well with my current setup it would only be after a sansamp thats on all the time, and a tuner.

    Comment by IPS — February 15, 2009 @ 4:56 pm

  6. so noting that it takes top spot for a low od for bass. how is does it compare to a cream pie since you have one now? this could be a solution for me to starve off my desires for one again =)

    Comment by irvinz — February 16, 2009 @ 2:57 am

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