Maxon’s version of classic TS-9 Tube Screamer

Maxon

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Review by bonedo

Demo by ProGuitarShopDemos

Demo by Godlykelnc

OD-9

- Fuzz engine based on vintage Shin-Ei / Univox Super - Fuzz
- Square Wave clipping with upper octave harmonic
- Level and Expand controls
- Parametric Tone circuit with Frequency and Cut/Boost controls
- Unlimited variety of tonal colors
- Mechanical True Bypass Switching

Water’s powerful parametric EQ covers a massive frequency range from a hefty 100 Hz to ear-splitting 5 kHz. Select a frequency and then boost or cut to tweak your tone with pinpoint accuracy.

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Demo by Dennis Kayzer

Review by Music Connection

Review by The Gear Page

Fuzz Elements - Ether (FE10)

The FWA10 Water narrows the playing field by taking the authentic Ram’s Head replication of the Fuzz Elements Earth and adding a parametric EQ circuit to the mix.

Water’s powerful parametric equalizer covers a massive frequency range from a punchy 100 Hz to ear-splitting 5 kHz. Select a frequency and then boost or cut to tweak your tone with pinpoint accuracy.

By manipulating Water’s EQ, the user can dial in the entire palette of Big Muff variations, from the more mid-heavy, musical snarl of the original Triangle-Knob Muff to the harmonically-rich sustain of the Ram’s Head all the way through to the super-compressed, scooped-mid mayhem of the Green Russian Sovtek’s.

The FWA10 Water: Why settle for one Muff, when you can have them all?

Demo by Ray Suhy

Review by Premier Guitar

Fuzz Elements - Water (FWA10)

Looking at the MAXON Limited Edition OD-9 Creamdrive circuit, you’ll realize that this is not some redesign being cleverly marketed as a reissue – this is THE original OD-9 (TS-9) circuit, yet with the addition of true bypass switching. Even the PC board is the same one that Maxon’s been using for the past 30+ years, complete with empty slots where parts for the FET switching circuit have been left out!

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Review by gearnews

Review by Guitar World

Demo by MusicGearz

Demo by Valentin Rousseau

OD 9 Creamdrive

In 1994, one Bill Finnegan (and two engineers from MIT) sat down and created the Klon Centaur, one of the most talked-about circuits of all time. While it was at its core an overdrive circuit, it boasted several innovations that put it ahead of the rest of the stuff out there. For one, it included a robust power supply that provided a theoretical 27 volts of headroom from a nine-volt supply. Perhaps more notably, the Centaur thrust the idea of dual-gang potentiometers into the groupthink of pedal development. While these weren’t cutting-edge tech in 1994, very few pedals utilized them. In fact, the Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe is one of the only popular pedals I can remember using one (C100K in fact).

OD820 Overdrive Pro