Germanium OD
Analog germanium-transistor overdrive pedal for guitar with Gain, Bias and Volts controls. Aimed at players who want 1960s-style germanium break-up and the sagging-voltage character of a dying battery. Discontinued in 2024.
- Analog germanium transistor overdrive
- Gain, Bias and Volts controls
- Volts knob lowers voltage to mimic a dying battery
- True bypass, mono signal path
- Runs on 9V battery (included), 2mA draw
- Die-cast chassis, 4.75 x 4 x 2.25 in
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The Germanium OD is a compact analog overdrive built around a germanium transistor. Besides a Gain knob that sets how much of the input signal reaches the circuit, it has a Bias knob that changes the current gain sent to the transistor, so the tone can be set right at the edge of break-up. A Volts knob lowers the voltage applied to the circuit, recreating the starved sound of a battery running low.
The pedal is mono and uses a true bypass footswitch. It is housed in a die-cast chassis and measures 4.75 x 4 x 2.25 inches. Current draw is 2 mA.
The guitar connects to the input jack and the output jack goes to an amplifier. Power comes from a 9V battery that is included, and an optional 9.6VDC-200mA adapter can be used but is not supplied. The model was released in 2008 and the manufacturer lists it as discontinued in 2024.
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Specificaties
- Merk
- Electro-Harmonix
- Model
- Germanium OD
- Categorie
- Effecten en pedalen
Audio
- Circuit
- Analog
- Bypass
- True Bypass
- Audio
- Mono
- Effect type
- Overdrive
Controls
- Gain
- Adjusts the amount of input signal fed to the circuit
- Bias
- Adjusts the current gain sent to the germanium transistor
- Volts
- Controls the voltage applied to the circuit
- Footswitch
- Engages/disengages the effect
Connectivity
- Input
- Input jack
- Output
- Output jack to amplifier
Power
- Power supply
- 9V battery included (optional 9.6VDC-200mA power adapter not included)
- Current draw
- 2mA
Physical
- Dimensions (in)
- 4.75 x 4 x 2.25
- Chassis
- Die-cast
In the box
- Battery
- 9V battery included
General
- Year released
- 2008
- Status
- Discontinued 2024
- UPC
- 683274010731