Nobles ODR-1

dangriffiths

I did a big ole shootout recently with 5 different ones and I think the gold Nobels is the best value but the Vemuram was the one I kept.

Lebarque

dangriffiths said:

I did a big ole shootout recently with 5 different ones and I think the gold Nobels is the best value but the Vemuram was the one I kept.

Which ones did you try, Dan? Tempted to snag a gold Nobels, but I need true bypass. Don't want to spend Shanks money. Wampler Belle no good?

NicoAdie

Love mine, I had an OD-3 previously to fulfil that low gain OD purpose, but much prefer the Nobels, less shrill and the spectrum control works beautifully.

Shipwreck

Thanks folks. It's my birthday today so feeling totally indulgent (!)  The gold one seems v appealing with the extra parameter. Any better deal than £129?  

TimmyO

Shipwreck said:

Thanks folks. It's my birthday today so feeling totally indulgent (!)  The gold one seems v appealing with the extra parameter. Any better deal than £129?  

Hadnt heard of that but it looks ace. Imho it needs the bass control - it was way too much low end for me which is I guess why the BC version exists (and that gold one, and the Nordland)

I did love the character of the drive though 

dangriffiths

Lebarque said:

dangriffiths said:

I did a big ole shootout recently with 5 different ones and I think the gold Nobels is the best value but the Vemuram was the one I kept.

Which ones did you try, Dan? Tempted to snag a gold Nobels, but I need true bypass. Don't want to spend Shanks money. Wampler Belle no good?

Green Nobels, Gold one, ODS, Belle and Atom. 

I have tried a bunch of Wampler and never liked anything I have tried for some reason. Odd as I know most love them. 

Juno had the Gold one cheapest when I looked again. I would say it was mighty close to the Vemuram so go for that if you don’t want to pay the extra (which is a lot more to be fair). 

Shipwreck

so I've been back on this forum for less than a week and already bought my first pedal since 2021.... 

lincolnblue

I bought one a while ago and love it. I was using a klon clone before but didn't get on with it. This I find is perfect for an always-on drive or to give just a bit more gain. It can get quite dirty if you want it to though

monquixote

I had one and it sounded really nice, but it had so much bass it wasn't usable with my setup. 

I'd try a BC version. 

Shipwreck

First impressions are pretty good. I've been looking for something between my always on pre amp pedal and a wall of sound fuzz - this feels tactile and tasteful. (Dare I say "amp like"...?"

Lebarque

dangriffiths said:

Lebarque said:

dangriffiths said:

I did a big ole shootout recently with 5 different ones and I think the gold Nobels is the best value but the Vemuram was the one I kept.

Which ones did you try, Dan? Tempted to snag a gold Nobels, but I need true bypass. Don't want to spend Shanks money. Wampler Belle no good?

Green Nobels, Gold one, ODS, Belle and Atom. 

I have tried a bunch of Wampler and never liked anything I have tried for some reason. Odd as I know most love them. 

Juno had the Gold one cheapest when I looked again. I would say it was mighty close to the Vemuram so go for that if you don’t want to pay the extra (which is a lot more to be fair). 

So I tried the Shanks at The Guitar Show. Presume we are talking about the Shanks ODS-1 here? It was excellent. Sigh....the cost. No love for the Atom, @dangriffiths ? I ideally want true bypass. Or do I just suck it up and get the gold one?

smudge_lad

Lebarque said:

I ideally want true bypass. Or do I just suck it up and get the gold one?

Or the Nordland ODR-C / C+

Dominic

I love the circuit ........great OD but the original is just too Bass Boomy to be useable with anything
The Nordland with the Bass cut / Spectrum control and EQ is just perfect

ChrisCox1994

get the bass cut one, or if youre feeling fancy get the nordland ODR-C

Haven't tried the Keeley thing but that looks great as well.

dangriffiths

Atom was the weakest of the bunch for me - partly as it seemed to have less usable range on controls. If you want to try it without spending much then gold is the best way. 

daveyh

Dominic said:

I love the circuit ........great OD but the original is just too Bass Boomy to be useable with anything
The Nordland with the Bass cut / Spectrum control and EQ is just perfect

It’s extremely useable with a tele, which is exactly why it got popular in Nashville. 

DoctorX

Not just Tele’s, Bukovak uses ODR-1’s with Les Paul’s, ES-335’s and just about every other type of guitar under the sun.

Shipwreck

Dominic said:

I love the circuit ........great OD but the original is just too Bass Boomy to be useable with anything
The Nordland with the Bass cut / Spectrum control and EQ is just perfect

I'm really enjoying the bass pot on the gold model. It helps fine tune the low end in conjunction w/the spectrum dial for different pickups etc 

Emiel

DoctorX said:

Not just Tele’s, Bukovak uses ODR-1’s with Les Paul’s, ES-335’s and just about every other type of guitar under the sun.

I remember Bukovac saying that he doesn't have any problem with the pedal being bass heavy as he cuts a lot of bass on his amps (I guess this comes from being a session man).

I had the ODR-1 BC and the Nordland ODR-C and currently own the Karma ODR-10 and the Nobels Gold Anniversary. The Karma is classic Nobles, really big and bass heavy sounding, but at the moment the Gold Anniversary is my favourite. I don't know what Nobels changed internally but even with the bass cut off it is a lot less bassy and more open sounding than the others. 

DoctorX

The gold one is fantastic. I got one last month and got a Kingsley Harlot around the same time. I was surprised by how much I preferred the gold Nobels over the Kingsley. It’s very quickly become my favourite overdrive (I bought a second one so I can have one on each of my pedalboards).