BJFE / BearFoot fx Guitar Effects Community

If memory serves, BJ afforded the opportunity for each of the owners of the SYOD to "upgrade" to the Sparkling Orange Over Drive specifications. The Sparkling Orange was a mod that was circulated and found to be a bit less "trebly". As I recall, nobody opted for the mod which meant to me that everyone was pretty content.

I love mine and would not part company with it. I play through a THD Flexi 50 which is anything but a dark amp. The SYOD into the HBOD makes a good combination. I still like it solo as well. Don't be surprised if the honeymoon lasts for a good long while!!

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For me, the Sparkling Yellow was a bit bright initially, but after a while I was able to find the settings that worked for me. At the time, I was playing through single coils and a rig which didn't need help being bright, but now that I have a Les Paul, the SYOD matches up better. Really sounds great through the humbuckers.

I owned the little purple overdrive for a bit, which is the same circuit as the syod in a different box. I used to use and orange ad30 and it was absolutely perfect in my rig. Honestly it kind of depressed me, as I was having trouble justifying keeping that pedal with the price I payed for it, but it just sounded TOO good.(note: the orange is an incredibly dark sounding amp)

I traded my orange for a dr. z maz 38, which is a very bright up, and the LPOD was gone within a week. It was just too bright and too much treble with the rig no matter how I tried to dial it in. I think it definitely prefers a darker sounding amp. I would love to try a syod only voiced for use with a brighter amp.

I'd also love to try the model R, but that's another story all together.

i too owned the little purple od but could not justify the price i payed for it...so it went to another owner...i miss my SOOD though...traded that for a halophaze in my time of gas....ARG