RELATED: check out more effects pedals reviews from Performer Magazine On the gain scale, it sits below a lot of distortion pedals, but high enough above tamer “overdrives” and blues-based pedals. For leads, there’s plenty of sustain, and the “1” pedal has a nice sharp response. Rhythms can be nice and chunky, but when backing off on the volume knob on the guitar, things can clean up easily while still retaining some bite. Inside the pedal are two trim pots, one for adjusting the reverb’s decay time, the other for a tone that can brighten or darken the decay. Can’t wait to turn it up!Ī photo posted by Performer Magazine on at 8:31am PDT Got a cool new “brown sound” pedal sent to us for review. Part of that “Brown” sound is Reverb, and it’s not a standard spring type sound, more like a studio quality hi-fi version. The Presence knob acts like it would on an amp, adding brightness and tighter response. Increasing it adds high-end frequencies that can cut, but don’t get harsh.

The controls are simple, but slightly different than the usual stompbox: the Brown knob controls the Overdrive, but even at zero, it still has plenty of gain. The idea is to plug this pedal into a clean amp, and let the pedal do all the work. The new Mad Professor 1 overdrive pedal really brings that “brown” sound in a small package, and at a fairly affordable price. There have been amps, pedals, processors and plug-ins that have all claimed to get it. That “brown” sound that guitar players have been seeking since 1978 can been elusive. The Mad Professor 1 overdrive pedal convincingly dials in that vintage “brown sound” made famous by Van Halen, with the added bonus of believable reverb to complete the tonal execution.

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