The first offering in the Maxon Real Tube Series is the ROD880 Real Overdrive. Based on the vintage TK999 Tube King, The ROD880 overdrive will add warmth and incredible sustain to any guitar rig. The ROD880 works very much like an additional preamp for your amplifier, and you'll be amazed at how realistic its tube amp tones actually are. When combined with the various Drive settings on your amp the ROD880 becomes a very powerful tone shaping tool.
Powered by a hand-selected 12AY7EH preamp tube, the ROD880 offers an extremely wide variety of tube tones right out of the box. When used in front of a clean amplifier the ROD880 can be used for subtle crunch all the way to full-bore metal distortion, making it perfect for use with Class A amps when they can't be cranked. When used in front of already overdriven amps the ROD880 really shines, pushing the amp over the top while still retaining note clarity and dynamic responsiveness.
The tones of the ROD880 can be fine tuned via its large, easy-to adjust control panel. Gain and Master Volume controls provide a wide variety of overdrive tones, from clean boost all the way to searing, saturated sag. Bass, Treble, and Mid Boost controls with extended operation ranges offer a limitless array of tonal options, from the classic "808" overdrive tone to beefy, full frequency chunk worthy of the heaviest metal band.
All of the ROD880's tones are kept clear and noise-free via the rear mounted, switchable Noise Reduction circuitry with variable Threshold control and a 1:2 noise reduction ratio. This tiny tone arsenal is powered via a standard 9-volt DC adaptor, allowing easy integration into your pedalboard or rack setup.
When you're ready for the real thing, the ROD880 Real Overdrive delivers.
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Specs:
- Input Impedance 500 Ohms
- Input Jack 1/4" standard phone jack
- Output Impedance less than 10K Ohms
- Output Jack 1/4" standard phone jack
- Equivalent Input Noise less than -100 dB (input shorted, IHF-A weighted)
- Max Output Level +10 dB (typical)
- Controls Gain, Master, Bass, Middle, Treble, NR Threshhold (rear)
- Switches Effect, NR on/off (rear)
- Tone Control Range (Bass) 100 Hz 0 to 28 dB (typical)
- (Middle) 1 KHz 0 to 25 dB (typical)
- (Treble) 3 KHz 0 to 22 dB (typical)
- Noice Reduction Ratio 1:2 or more (approximate)
- Tube Selected dual triode tube (typically Sovtek 12AY7EH)
- Power Consumption 175 mA at 10VDC / 165 mA at 9VDC
- Dimensions 110 (W) x 160 (D) x 72 (H) mm
- Weight 600 Grams
- Power Supply Maxon AC adaptor AC210N (120 volts in/9 volts out, 200mA regulated, Center -/Barrel +) for USA)
- Accessories Power Supply (Maxon AC210N) x 1
- Warranty Card x 1
- User Manual x 1
* 0 dB = 0.775 Vms
Download:
User Manual (.pdf)
