Friedman BE-OD

Not an overdrive....

This pedal is no tame overdrive to get your tone a little crunchy. If that's what you want, you may want to stay clear of this stomp box. This is an -honest to God- distortion pedal. It's also the best sounding distortion pedal I ever bought. And like all great distortion pedals, this one goes right in front of the amp, that's where it does it's best work.

Killer sound !

High quality pedal, I love the tight knob, I can get any tone with it, from grunge to blues and everything in between.

Great for high gain sounds mostly

It responds great to the guitar potentiometers, but the main feature is high gain stuff. I used it with jhc - double Barrel - morning glory side. It gives "balls" to the Friedman.

Great pedal

I play it trought Mesa Boogie Express 5:50+ combo at badroom volume and it sounds great. I have an Mxr Evh 5150 overdrive and it sounds great too, but to me the Friedman BE OD have more natural and organic sound. The sound is rich and open, even at the high amount of gain it stays clear and articulate. When you play a chord you can hear every single note. The evh 5150 sound more darker and compressed.

Fat Distortion

This thing rips and is an absolute machine. Should be on everyone’s pedalboard.

Simply amazing!

I’m not sure words can even describe how good this pedal is… It came yesterday and today I tested it for the first time on my band’s rehearsal. Plugged it into an old, very used and abused Bugera in the studio and it just made a rock/metal monster out of it. Very thick and convincing overdrive and a real amp feeling. Straight out of the box sounds simply amazing. All sounds are very easy to dial and the knobs are very responsive.

Watched nearly every video about it before the purchase, but all the videos can’t really represent how good this thing sounds. A must have pedal on every board! And now my amp can stay at home for rehearsals and smaller venues.

the best distortion ever

the best distortion I ever play in my life

BEst OverDrive

I bought this pedal because I needed to play metal and hardrock with a band and the only amps we had were a Fender and a Vox, which are great amps, but without pedals they won't do metal. When I first played this pedal I immediately fell in love with it and it has continued to impress.

It is also a versatile overdrive: it could be used as just a boost, it could be used for chugs, for leads, for 80s style metal, but also for modern stuff.

If you are looking for an overdrive pedal for the heavier stuff, look no further, this is the pedal!

Sovereign !!!

great pedal from the first moment it came I liked it! wide range to make your overdrive / distortion sound, and of course I am in love with the tight potentiometer

The best overdrive pedal ever

This pedal is worth every penny you spend on it.... a great sounding overdrive pedal that sticks that low end thump into any amp.