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ODD Box V1 is an overdrive pedal recreating a rare boutique circuit, delivering an open, amp-like breakup that responds to picking dynamics rather than compressing everything to the same level.
Overdrive that gets quieter when you play quieter.
The hard-clipping, op-amp-based circuit of the ODD (Over Drive Disorder) delivers all of the sounds of a cranked, saturated tube amp made famous in legendary recordings. True to its inspiration, the ODD is perfect for adding a little breakup to an otherwise clean tone, or dramatically transforming your clean pedal-platform amp into a punk-rock powerhouse. To accurately deliver this popular modern tone, the ODD is built like an iconic pedalboard staple with through-hole construction using premium components, including a TLO82CP Op-Amp, 2N7000 transistors, & hand-selected capacitors & resistors. Featuring classic-inspired controls & sounds, including a UK/US Switch, the ODD can quickly flip personalities. Engaging the UK setting distorts earlier, bumps the upper-mids, and increases volume - giving this setting more of a cranked, chimey amplifier tone. The US setting has a little more clean headroom, allowing the ODD to act more like a boost at first, and better aligns with traditional tweed-based edge of breakup amplifier tones.
At a Glance
| Brand | Warm Audio |
|---|---|
| Model | ODD Box V1 |
| Product type | Effects Pedal |
| Warranty | Warm Audio limited warranty |
What Does Dynamic Response Mean on an Overdrive?
That the amount of distortion tracks how hard you pick and where your guitar volume sits, rather than staying fixed. Highly compressed overdrives remove that, which is why they feel less connected to the playing.
How Does It Compare to a Tube Screamer?
A tube screamer has a pronounced midrange hump and heavy compression. This circuit is more open and less coloured, closer to pushing an amp harder than to imposing a distinct voice.
Where Should It Go in the Chain?
After fuzz and wah, before modulation and delay. Overdrive normally sits early so the effects after it are hearing the distorted signal rather than distorting a wet one.
Why Warm Audio
Warm Audio builds recreations of the classic studio hardware most engineers will never get to own, at a fraction of what the originals cost. The company sources premium components, CineMag and custom transformers, Fairchild-grade capacitors, NOS tubes where the design calls for them, and puts them into circuits copied closely from the originals rather than approximated. It has grown from microphones and preamps into compressors, EQs, direct boxes, guitar pedals and cable.