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Friedman BE-OD Overdrive Pedal

Overdrive Pedal for Electric Guitar, True Bypass, with Volume, Gain, Tight, Presence, Bass, and Treble Controls
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Big British Tone for Your Pedalboard

The Friedman BE-OD overdrive pedal puts the intense tone of their BE100 amplifier onto your pedalboard. This is a wide-ranging, British-flavored overdrive that can be pushed well into high gain territory. The controls from the legendary amp are all here: Volume, Gain, Tight, Presence, Bass, and Treble knobs allow you to dial in everything from smooth breakup to sustaining metal tones. If you want the sonic flexibility of Friedman's BE100 guitar amplifier in a compact pedal, Sweetwater guitarists recommend the Friedman BE-OD overdrive pedal.

Friedman BE-OD Overdrive Pedal Features at a Glance:
  • British-flavored overdrive pedal based on the Friedman BE100 tube amplifier
  • Explore a wide tonal range with controls for Volume, Gain, Bass, Treble, Tight, and Presence
  • Won't affect your tone when disengaged, thanks to true bypass switching
  • Ranges from mild breakup to aggressive distortion
  • Perfect for adding aggression to any guitar amplifier
  • Can be powered between 9 to 18-volt DC (power supply not included)
Put the sound of a Friedman amp on your pedalboard, with the Friedman BE-OD overdrive pedal.

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Overdrive
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • True Bypass: Yes
  • Power Source: 9-18V DC power supply required (sold separately)
  • Power Usage: 7mA
  • Height: 2.25" with knobs
  • Width: 2.5"
  • Depth: 4.75"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: BE-OD

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Rated 5/5

Happy new pedal day...but

I have been wanting to get this be od for some time now and have spent several hours jamming on it today. Overall it's a great sounding pedal,high gain boosted jcm800 in a boxish sound,, but my boss waza craft metal zone in custom mode sounds very close if not almost the same. As always Sweetwater has the fastest shipping and best customer service.
Music background: Part timer
Rated 5/5

Great tone!

I bought this pedal to give some life to a 30 year-old Peavey Rage 158. I know, right?!

Since the purchase, I have had a difficult time finding the tone I kept hearing other users post on YouTube videos. I tried every setting and the tone just came back muddy and muffled. I pretty much was ready to throw the pedal and my amp under the bus when something lucky happened. The pickup selector switch was damaged by FedEx when my guitar was shipped. I finally got around to having it replaced, when, voila, the tone out of my "rig" finally came through!

So now I can write a review based on all the facts. And in my mind, the facts support a 5-star rating. This pedal is driving a delicious tone through an old, solid state amp that wasn't all that good even in its best day. Until now! Setting the gain to 12 o'clock delivers. Heck even 9 o'clock has gain for days.

FYI, this pedal doesn't come with its own power source. Friedman's instructions recommends a 9-18V center negative adapter. I emailed Friedman customer service to find out what they recommended and I heard back from Dave Friedman himself! He strongly recommended a 9V adapter to minimize background noise, and his advice was on-point. I bought this adapter from Sweetwater, so make sure to order one of these along with the pedal if you need one.

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While I can only imagine what this pedal will do when run through a good tube amp, this pedal has been a great purchase even given the limitations of the amp I'm using. I'd recommend this pedal to anyone looking for a heavy British style tone.
Music background: I try my best!
Rated 5/5

Great Pedal

This thing turned my Bad Cat Cub into a fire breathing monster. I was worried a pedal with this much gain would play nice with the Bad Cat but I was thankfully wrong. It has a really tight percussive gain and has that 4x12 thump character to it with a ton of clarity. Exactly what I was looking for. My only complaint is it seem a little noisy compared to others. I supposed that's to be expected with these types of distortions though. You really don't notice it once you start playing.
Rated 5/5

A great overdrive with lots of options.

Overdrive pedals have come a long way over the decades. I bought my first tube screamer in the early eighties, and many other different brands over the years trying to get that eighties hair metal tone. The Friedman BD-OD gives you the capabilities of going from a great blues driver, to a modern scoop machine. A cool option with this overdrive is you can remove the back cover and there is a trim knob to reduce the gain output, and this pedal has tons of gain. I set my trim knob at three o'clock, and set the gain on the front of the pedal at two o'clock, fine tune the bass, treble, and tight control, and you have the tones of early Van Halen, Warren DeMartini, George Lynch, ect.
I put my BE-OD in front of my Soldano hot rod 50 on the low channel and there's tone for days.
Highly recommended.
Music background: Musician for over forty years
Rated 5/5

Great pedal

I really like this pedal. Very smooth distortion. The response and dynamics are excellent. My favorite feature in the "tight" control. I can dial in the perfect amount of low end tightness but still maintaine an aggressive sound.
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