American Wizard Toneworks Ozma Overdrive - Pedal of the Day

American Wizard Toneworks Ozma Overdrive

Posted By Pedal of the Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in American Wizard Toneworks, Overdrive / Distortion | 0 comments



A couple months ago, we reviewed a fuzz pedal that was about as simple as it gets, options-wise, that still hasn’t left our main pedalboard: the Hive Fuzz from American Wizard Toneworks. Killer name aside, AWT recently sent us another great pedal, with minimal controls and loads of great tone, and we’re going to take a look at it today. May I present to you, ladies and gentlemen, the Ozma Overdrive.

As it turns out, 2 control knobs and 1 toggle switch are all you really need to make your amp come alive, and your tone to vastly improve. The main knobs are Volume and Gain, both of which boast high levels of their respective sonic duties, and which work well together to form, create and help shape the overall sound that will pour and ooze right out of your amp.

The toggle switch features 3 different voices for the overdriven sound, producing differing levels of output, tone, clarity and grit. Each of these three clipping options can be useful in any given musical scenario, and since there are only 2 main knobs to work with, have these three extra options really open the versatility and presence that this pedal is easily capable of.

As with a number of pedals we’ve been featuring recently, the Ozma Overdrive is a simple, no-nonsense piece of gear, but doesn’t sound like it when you actually play through, or listen to it live or on a recording. Stripped down, bare-bones gain is the name of the game here, and American Wizard Toneworks continues to shine with their classic-looking and sounding pedal lineup. Thanks again to them for sending the Ozma over to check out – we’ve waiting with much anticipation to see/hear what pedal the future will deliver from them next.

 

 

Specs:
Volume & Gain controls
3 position voicing switch
Bright blue LED indicator
Quality Neutrik brand 1/4″ jacks
9V DC “Boss Style” power jack
True bypass

 

Submitted by Mike B, Website

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