Throbak Overdrive Boost guitar effects pedal demo with Telecaster and Blues Jr amp

[emoboi311]

great it's jack black

[rlipil]

have one - luv it. but it sounds like pure shite in this vid thx to a bright guitar thru a bright amp and the pedal treb set past noon.

[gangtwanger]

For me, the magic lies between 3:00-FULL on the gain knob, but the important thing to remember is that the bass/treble knobs interact with each other, so for me, if I want the pedal to really-sing, I have to back the treble off to the point where it's below the bass setting (In other words, if you set the bass at 3:00, set the treble @ 1:00.... or if bass is @ 12:00, then set treble @ 10:00). This is how you get more midrange (since there is no MID knob). Like I said, the controls interact.

[shawnmetts]

Glad to see this pedal in the smaller form factor. Looks well made with all the modern features. Really want to pick one of these up!

[StratmanSixtyNine]

It needs to be played through a Strat.... The tele-copy doesn't sound good through it.

[fridgeslayer94]

@StratmanSixtyNine lol, tele-copy sound so negative, like it's not as good as the teles fender makes. It's probably just as good if not better

[StratmanSixtyNine]

I emailed Jon (Throbak) the other day concerning how the Throbak ODB compares to the Colorsound Overdriver. He said in silicon-mode, the pedal is exactly the same as the Colorsound. He said he improved the treble/bass functions as well to give it more flexibility as compared to the Colorsound.

Basically, the Throbak ODB is a spot-on clone but with much more versatility. Gearmann pretty much wanked off this whole demo, doing its sound and capability absolutely no justice.

[gangtwanger]

I'd love to see someone run one of these through a big amp. I've only been able to try mine through combos.

[gangtwanger]

Pair this pedal with a Fender Custom Vibrolux, and you'll have sonic-nirvana. Seriously. Best guitar tone I ever heard. It was as if the stars suddenly aligned for me. And that pedal loves humbuckers (It loves single-coils too, but it REALLY-LOVES HUMBUCKERS).

[gangtwanger]

There's a lot more to this pedal. It's designed to be a modified Colorsound Overdriver, and there are a lot of really-cool silicon fuzz tones in there if you raise/lower the bass/treble knobs - They're extremely-interactive. And on the lower gain settings, you can get the Klon/overdriven clean amp sounds. The master vol. is invaluable. This pedal takes some getting used to at first, but once you understand it's potential, you'll never part with it.

[cristcap]

After see this video, a month ago, I had no choice, my board was asking me one of it, It's has just arrived and is great, as you said. Thanks for your great videos.

[josroge]

This is supposed to totally rape the Klon tonewise. It would be cool to see a side by side of the two... Hmmmm what do YOU think GMD?

[Shamilt3]

I just bought one of these and cant wait to put in after my od/dist line on my board!!

[mikajacksonwarrior]

i love the second fuzz setting

[joepete1977]

I own this pedal, loaned it out and never got it back. IT can get a noisy when the levels are high but it sounds pretty cool. Lots of different tonal options, I miss it! I even used it with my bass for a pretty cool sound

[Rambo29]

Sounds chewy

[JD0x0]

my favorite setting on this pedal is treble all the way down, bass almost all the way down, silicon, master full, gain 75%

[gangtwanger]

@JD0x0

I agree. I learned not to be afraid to back either of the tone knobs way, way-off. The bass and treble are extremely-interactive. LOTS of sounds in there. Nails 70's Jeff Beck. And this pedal really cuts through in a live band setting. No worries about competing with the drummer. Great natural overdriven-amp tones. I knew right away that I would never sell mine (Nor will I sell my SS Pro Bender, AM Sunface & Beano Boost, or my Fulltone OCD Ver. 4 - They're all keepers).

[movingstereo]

do you keep all the pedals you test?

which is your favorite over drive pedal?

which is your favorite fuzz pedal?

thanks

[whowouldno]

jack black ? is that you ?

[BrianGuitarShred]

Are you paid or sponsored to do this? You add at least 10 every week, if not every day, heh...

[gearmanndude]

no...I wish someone would pay me for this stuff though! I'm just a gear dork....

ROCK!

GMD

[BrianGuitarShred]

wow, you kick ass man. Solid reviews and you don't even get paid. Do you own a store?

[peaveypower212]

i know its annoying but u gotta make a video of you playing im convinced your jack black

[gangtwanger]

@peaveypower212

Who's Jack Black?

[peaveypower212]

@gangtwanger your kidding

[gangtwanger]

@peaveypower212

Yup. Sure am.

[skurtix]

@gearmanndude I'll pay you $1 for every video you say Skurtix every time you stomp a switch on the pedal

[CaldaroneRyan]

@gearmanndude How does it compare to the pedal it's cloning ( Colorsound Overdriver /Boost ), I'm sure the ThroBak is significantly lower in retail price. Their Tone Bender clone is pretty spot on.

[DMac604]

you rule too \m/

[TheTim37]

WOW

[787Bisurdaddy]

What is this business with the non-relic Telecaster? I don't understand. I think you know that we all want the relic Tele and not some imposter!

Actually, I don't really care, as long as it ROCKS! And this box ROCKS!