Interstellar Audio Machines marketed its authentic Octonaut Hyperdrive as, “The one overdrive you’ll ever want.” Nicely…

The brand new model gives increase primarily based on the Klon Centaur; its secret sauce is Germanium diodes that mix dry sign with drive. With knobs for Quantity, Drive, Ton (treble/tone), and an inside change that alternates between true-bypass and buffered, the Octonaut is easy-peasy. In a small housing, it’s additionally good for placement alongside different pedals.

Designed so as to add low to medium overdrive (not excessive acquire), the pedal provides muscle to blues solos, heats up a clear amp for heavy rock, or pushes a high-gain rig to glory. Armed with a superstrat and a crusty Marshall combo pushed to a unclean candy spot, the Octonaut delivered a slim (however helpful) vary of gainy analog flavors nestled between ZZ High and early Van Halen, whereas including poppin’ contemporary harmonics with cozy midrange. This pedal is good for aggressive blues-rock with an even bigger, more-open sound and greater headroom.

The Octonaut Hyperdrive delivers semi-transparent overdrive tones and expressive dynamics with inspiring richness – that, and it places guitarists within the Klon church at a fraction of the fee.

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