Nobels ODR-1 30th Anniversary Edition | The BEST overdrive pedal just got BETTER... Review & Demo

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This is the Nobels ODR-1 30th Anniversary Limited Edition overdrive: a new and improved version of the iconic transparent overdrive pedal that’s being released in a run of 5000, so grab one while you can!

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You probably all know the ODR-1 – it’s long been the tonal weapon of choice for Nashville’s top session players (like Tom Bukovac), and in recent years it’s started to become one of the main stompboxes in discussions about transparent overdrives among the masses.

And now, in its 30th year, Nobels have celebrated by revamping the pedal, giving it extra features, and decking it out in a wonderful gold sparkle finish.

The 30th Anniversary ODR-1 is based on the Nobels’ team’s best sounding vintage ODR-1 from the 90s (when apparently they sounded the best ever!), so it should give slightly different results compared to the ODR-1 Bass Cut model and the ODR-Mini that you can currently find in stores.

The 30th Anniversary model also packs a feature I think every ODR-1 fan has been screaming for for years: a variable Bass Cut control knob. This lets you precisely tweak the amount of low end in your tone, so you can remove any unwanted flubby bass frequencies for amazing tonal clarity, while still keeping your sound thick, fat and rich. Alongside the Bass Cut knob, the pedal also features the standard ODR-1 controls: Level, Drive, and Spectrum.

For €199/$169, then, this could be an awful lot of pedal, and in the video I put it to the test in as many different musical styles as I can, using my Fender Telecaster for single coil tones, and my Epiphone Les Paul for the humbucking sounds. At the end there’s a special treat: a comparison/shootout of the ODR-1 30th Anniversary Edition pedal and my ODR-1 Bass and ODR-Mini pedals.

There’s a bigger, more in-depth comparison of the three pedals here:

Here are some links to the various playing samples and info bits:

00:00 Hello!
00:15 Introduction to the ODR-1 30th Anniversary Edition
01:56 Pedal controls and features
04:07 Today’s rig and plan

Pushed clean tones
06:20 Clean reference tones and turning on the ODR-1
06:52 Soul pop riff
07:02 Country ballad arpeggios
07:15 Country lead sound
07:28 Blues progression
07:50 Ringing open indie pop chords
08:16 Ascending droning indie chords

Overdriven Tones
08:29 Fat indie rhythm chords
08:53 Edgy indie barre chords
09:06 Garage rock riff
09:22 Choppy barre chords
09:40 Upbeat barre chords
09:53 Southern rock picked arpeggios
10:12 Droning indie chords
10:33 Kings Of Leon inspired riff
10:49 Groovy classic rock riff
11:14 AC/DC inspired classic rock riff
11:31 Airbourne inspired rock riff
11:43 Hendrix inspired rock riff
12:00 Driving rock riff
12:14 Quacky classic rock riff

Heavy Overdrive Sounds
12:23 80s rock riff
12:43 Hard rock melodic lead
13:04 Classic hard rock riff
13:21 NWOBHM riff
13:41 Glam rock riff
13:56 Foo Fighters inspired modern rock riff
14:13 Alternative rock riff
14:37 Pop punk riff
15:02 Melodic pop punk lead
15:18 Green Day inspired punk rock riff
15:45 Punk rock power chords
15:57 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning)
16:13 Modern rock palm-muted power chords (Drop D)
16:38 Rage Against The Machine inspired groovy riff (Drop D)
16:54 Metal chugging riff (Drop D)
17:28 Hardcore punk riff (Drop D)
17:43 Heavy metal lead sound (Drop D)
17:58 More hardcore punk (Drop D)

18:24 ODR-1 as boost into an overdriven amp

19:13 Fender Telecaster indie rock loop
21:48 Epiphone Les Paul hard rock loop
24:14 Telecaster indie loop: ODR-1 30th Anniversary vs ODR-1 BC vs ODR-Mini

27:02 My thoughts
27:26 What I like: sounds
30:27 Looks, build quality, collectability
31:16 Is it worth the money?
31:50 How similar is it to the other ODR-1 pedals?
33:33 My conclusions on the ODR-1 30th Anniversary pedal and why you should buy it

My setup was as follows: I ran the ODR-1 straight into my Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 head. That went from the amp’s Red Box DI straight into my Focusrite Scarlett 2i4, which went into Logic Pro X. That's it. No post-processing on the sounds was done. Oh, and I used my Boss RC-10R to play the loops.

Here’s some links to those bits of gear:

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H&K Black Spirit 200 head:
Boss RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station:
Focusrite 4i4 (the new 2i4):
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Backing music from the YouTube Audio Library: Duck In The Alley – TrackTribe.

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