

The TOD (Transparent Overdrive) by Carl Martin is a high-gain overdrive pedal designed to replicate the sound achieved by Dizzy Mizz Lizzy guitarist Tim Christensen's rig, which featured a Boss Turbo Overdrive into his Marshall Stack. The pedal is housed in a compact, pedal-board friendly die-cast case with 4 knobs and one switch.
Key Features and Specifications:
- Power: 9 V DC (regulated), 50 mA minimum, 2.1 mm female plug, center
negative (-)
- Power consumption: max. 11 mA
- S/N ratio: 54dB
- Input impedance: 1M Ohm
- Output impedance: 3K Ohm
- The Level knob adjusts the overall output level of the TOD.
- The Drive knob adjusts the amount of overdrive from light crunch to maximum
overdrive with loads of sustain.
- The Edge knob is a midrange/presence filter, allowing control over midrange
frequencies and presence.
- The Tone knob is a high cut filter, allowing fine-tuning of tone by
filtering out high frequencies.
- Bypass switch button with active buffered output and red LED indicator.
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Mint
$235
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