The Other Green Overdrive: Nobels ODR-1 & My Tribute To It - Wampler Belle
Вставка
- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- "It must be another Tube Screamer Clone because it's green"
No, no, no no. A green color does not always indicate a tubescreamer clone. The Nobels ODR-1 has long been one of my favorite op amp overdrive circuits, and it's nothing like a ts9, ts808, or any other type of tubescreamer type circuit. It's quite original, dare I say "transparent" as a drive pedal, and has a nice, full body yet stays crunchy and crispy in milk.
We've had a lot of folks ask us to come out with our take on this particular circuit, and the Wampler Belle is that particular take:
www.wamplerped...
![What About The Nobels ODR-1? [vs TS9 & BD-2w into AC15 & Deluxe Reverb] That Pedal Show](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WjCVnFLwP9k/mqdefault.jpg)
![What About The Nobels ODR-1? [vs TS9 & BD-2w into AC15 & Deluxe Reverb] That Pedal Show](/img/tr.png)
"It must be another Tube Screamer Clone because it's green"
No, no, no no. A green color does not always indicate a tubescreamer clone. The Nobels ODR-1 has long been one of my favorite op amp overdrive circuits, and it's nothing like a ts9, ts808, or any other type of tubescreamer type circuit. It's quite original, dare I say "transparent" as a drive pedal, and has a nice, full body yet stays crunchy and crispy in milk.
We've had a lot of folks ask us to come out with our take on this particular circuit, and the Wampler Belle is that particular take: www.wamplerpedals.com/products/distortion-overdrive/belle/
Thanks for the info about this stuff, every helpful and amazing
The only thing more transparent than the overdrive is your hairline...I'll be here all week.
Brian does the Nobles ODR-1 mini have the same circuit as the original ODR-1?
I love the original but have ordered a mini?
@@leighsaunders3278 The mini have the same DNA - a little bit tighter and less bass than the big brother. Kind regards from the Nobels team - www.Nobels.com
" yet stays crunchy and crispy in milk. " That's good, because i usually play with my chain embedded in a warm milk mix with my morning oatmeal. Thanks for thinking of us warm milk people :-)
Anyone else get really excited when Brian spins up the Spectrum Analyzer?!?!
Nerd Mode: Activated!
Heck yeah!
Yes. That visual helps so much
There needs to be an entire video with the spectrum analyzer kicked in with all the major OD's - TS, Klon, Zen, ODR1, BB, etc. Would be fun to nerd out on
Keep the “physics”, Brian. The spectrum analyzer was REALLY cool! And, very illustrative. Great new pedal, as always.
Oof, yes, please bring the spectrum analyzer back.
I also found the spectrum analyzer to be very helpful in understanding that there are, in fact, differences between pedals and it's not entirely marketing and hype. Thanks, Mr. Wampler!
Pf
@@wilsondunlap DO it for EVERY drive pedal to illustrate its freq range!
Yes! Use the spectrum analyzer in more videos. I find it so helpful and interesting 😃
The best thing about Brian, beside having awesome pedals, he isn't afraid to demo other pedals and comment on them. Amazingly, most of his comments on other brand pedals are good. He isn't afraid of competition and thrives on it.....
Thank you for actually using a freq analyzer. It clears up a lot of things and gets us away from “woody, bright , fat, harsh, sparkling, etc.”
Brian Wampler and Josh Scott is a crossover everyone is asking for!
Gosh yes
Gear Nerd Heaven!
Yes!
Imagine if That Pedal Show had Bryan, Josh and Paul. Unlikely but one can dream...the connections are there.
@@ariithka yes! we should plan those post-covid
I just love your playing sir! No matter what pedal you have, that telecaster -shaped thing in your hand sounds magic!
Thank you so much ☺️
Yea man. Really appreciate your work and style. You keep it real
I agree outstanding playing very nice to listen to and you get some great tones of everything I’ve heard you play
Why must you be one of the best pedal makers on the planet? If I only had enough money to own every single one of your pedals, I would.
The Belle immediately became my favorite overdrive. The bass knob is extremely useful. Thanks for that. Keep up the good work!
Same here…I have more than 50 overdrives(including original Nobels and the new mini version)and The Belle is just fantastic!!!!Killer tones into my Hot Rod Deluxe 4 alone or stacking with other pedals!!!
Awesome switch side which I particularly keep it on all the time!!!Brian is a genius!!!
Every new OD he comes out with just proves he is one of the pedal geniuses of our time.
I had a nobles ODR -1 and your Dual fusion at the same time. The natural setting on the Dual fusion was literally indiscernible to the ODR-1. The thought never crossed my mind that it was based of that.
Brian, your Belle pedal is now my favorite Overdrive pedal of the many others that I own. You really worked some Wampler magic on this one. Thank you!
The Belle sounds amazing. I am blown away. Thanks Brian.
my psychic abilities tell me there is a full-sized Belle Deluxe coming in the future
That would be great. Much rather have the full size version. The Belle really sounds amazing.
I hope you’re right. I’ll buy any pedal derived from this one. It is amazing.
Make the Belle Overdrive Deluxe. One side being the Belle (ODR-1 with some bells and whistles), and the other side of pedal is either the Tumnus Deluxe, Pantheon, or an Ibanez Mostortion clone, or an Xotic RC Booster clone... I love Wampler pedals and both of my pedalboards are comprised of mostly Wampler pedals.
Sounds amazing! Hope to see more about the Plexi Drive mini soon too!
I love the ODR-1. First tried it with humbuckers and it was kind of boomy but with a 3S strat it's fantastic. Yours sounds great too.
I don't get it why people refer to informative content (even yourself) as "Nerd talk"!
I really like the way you display your products and especially how you describe them. Science is not something to be afraid of...
A friend built me a Nobels clone using the Aion board. It has the bass control. Easily the BEST overdrive I’ve owned. Use it every Sunday, from sparky cleanish tone to medium gain. I use it almost like a stock ODR with my strat, and cut some bass on my 335 style. Your take sounds amazing, Brian.
This pedal is .... amazing.
I have a Supro Blues King 12 amp that has gorgeous cleans, very boomy and throaty, but I never bonded with the gain on it. The gain is a fuzz circuit. Every time I wanted some gain it would be too much swampy fuzz, too much throat, for my tastes at least.
I've tried to pair my BK12 with a tube screamer and it still ended up being so damn muddy and this video explains exactly why. I was almost at a point of either replacing the speaker in the BK12 or selling it.
This pedal allows me to completely replace the amp's dirt and the sound is glorious.
The gain on this pedal is a beautiful 'crisp' and it's not an 'in your face' gain. It's simply glorious. I'm able to retain the boomy and throaty voicing of the BK12 and supplement it with the gain and tone of this pedal and the amp now sounds incredible. Thanks Brian for your passion and hard work.
It makes sense that you pull the best pedal tones on UA-cam. I'm an amp distortion guy, but your demos and your demos alone make me GAS pedals.
You, Josh and Keeley do such an amazing job at putting out useful tools! Thank you!
Awesome Demo! and Love the Whitfills Tele and Humbucker Whitfull too! Both guitars sound killer. Love the flexibility you added in the Belle. Sounds superb sir!
Neat pedal! Also neat is the ending with the chip going supernova. I want to know more about that!
Just ordered one today as after watching the Pete Thorn, Bret Papa, Sweetwater, and this video. Excited to add to the rig. I currently have a Keeley Phat Mod and Analogman POT, so anxious to see where this one fits in the mix
My favorite pedal. Love the controls and side button(pressed in). Easy to dial in what I want. Sounds great with all my amps/guitars. Jcm800 stack, Morgan Amplification head, Milkman TV40
This was fascinating. Thank you for your videos and awesome pedals.
I love this stuff! More please! I'd love to see the pink noise spectrum through a Klon (and a Tumnus), a Blues Breaker pedal (and a Pantheon), etc. And you could basically do the same thing for some classic amps: Reverb Deluxe Blackface, Tweed Deluxe, JTM 45, Plexi. Oh man there's so much you could do. You could even show how you could change things up with an EQ pedal. Thanks again!
Awesome demo, thank you sir.
That sounded so good with your tele and that’s what I play so I just purchased it online. Can’t wait for it to get here Tuesday. It’s a Wampler so I know it’s going to be good. Thanks for making great pedals at affordable prices.
Thanks so much, i appreciate that!
Learnt about the ODR1 from you, been after one ever since. Now I need yours aswell! Awesome demonstration and description as always. Red pill for life!
Brian, keep the engineering and physics in these videos. It makes them unique! Plus, in my experience there are plenty of guitar players that like these subjects, maybe study(ied) them in school and maybe even work in them (like me).
The ODR-1 is my always on pedal, top of 3 fav pedals.
Thank you very much and kind regards from the Nobels team - www.Nobels.com
Congratulations Brian, this Belle is a great overdrive and one I’ll have to check out!
I bought the ODR-1 mini pedal first, and found that with humbuckers it would get that bottom end boom. Works great with single coils and P-90's. Ended buying the newest ODR-1 with the bass cut switch, and it is fantastic with humbuckers!
Thank you very much and kind regards from the Nobels team - www.Nobels.com
the dubstep music playing during the inbetween bits is golden, absolutely hilarious
Great one, Brian. Always a delight to watch your vids.
Cheers
Please don‘t lose the „nerd talk“. That was super informative, thanks heaps, mate!
Always enjoy the vids, in my opinion your best publicity move was to set a no cropdusting zone at your booth at NAMM, I think more folks came to the booth with the intention of ultimate the ultimate SBD saturation, but at the same time, let’s face facts you have some cool pedals and you are great to talk to, lol
@Brian I bought this a few weeks ago and it by far has become my favorite overdrive pedal. So much gain on tap and the Bass and Color controls kick ass! But I also use it as a clean boost and "colorizer" when I'm playing acoustic or my Taylor T5z. It's just an amazing pedal!
The spectrum-analyzer time-lapse background music is hilarious. The Belle sounds awesome
underrated channel
I had my Telecaster up for sale because it just sounded blah going into my Blues Deluxe. I bought the Belle today. This pedal totally woke the guitar and amp up. If you own a Tele and aren't real happy with it, this is the solution. No more reviews or demos. Just buy it. This thing is magic. Great pedal, Brian. And yes, this is NOT a tube screamer. The Tele is no longer for sale.
Thanks Brian! I've been waiting for Wampler to make this pedal for a very long time. Just purchased through Sweetwater. Years ago I bought the Underdog Overdrive but to me this sounds more like the ODR sound than it did. Can't wait to put it to use through my blackface Fender Showman and Shaw 2x10 cab.
Tireless Brian never ceases to amaze 👌
Enjoyable video - thank you! Congrats on the new pedal - should do well with the Sweetwater partnership.
Crazy this video comes up I had been looking into this among a few other awesome ODs pedals thanks..
Thank you for using an actually good clean sound to begin with, so that we can get a better feel for your pedal!
I have a line 6, a Vypyr, and a fender mustang.. these most people don't seem to like but they have provided me endless experimentation with mixing and finding sounds on a budget...
your tone on clean amp with neck pickup is absolutely killer XD
Thanks Brian! I’m really enjoying these videos.
love these wampler pedals so much my tumnus deluxe and my velvet fuzz sound great well done brian,
I love the ODR-1. It has a very tube-like breakup to it, at least to my ears. Great video!
Fantastic video, Brian!
I just picked one of these up for bass, and I have to say this may be one of the most underrated bass drives I've heard. It totally nails that grindy John Entwistle tone. More bass players need to know about this pedal!!
Nuh-hiiice! And really digging the Belle's cricket green color tonality as well. A winner. Thanks!
I just started playing guitar (I'm a drummer who decided to learn bass not too long ago) and this and the BD-2 are without a doubt my favourite overdrives
Man that sounds really good. Seems to have an honest midrange, keeping the character of the guitar intact. I want one to use with my Tele!
I got some vouchers for a guitar store for Christmas, had a long think about what to get :) all went on a Wampler Belle! Can’t wait to play it :)
This and my Tumnus. It will be a great pair ! Thanks Brian
The characteristic you mention about the Nobels ODR-1 is the reason why I took it off my board... The boomy low-end, yes... Even with the updated version with the bass-cut switch. Your Belle seems to remedy that perfectly. Can't wait to try it out!
By the way, I LOVE your Sovereign (v2) pedal and currently have it in my gigging pedalboard... How would you compare the Belle to it?
The sovereign is boomy as hell!! Surely the odr1 doesnt have more bass than the sovereign?
Thanks! The Belle is way way different than the sovereign. Sort of like comparing beef to chicken. The Belle, being op amp / clipping diode based will have a tighter feel to it, not as much "give". It's a bit stiffer, where the sovereign can be more bouncy - almost too bouncy depending on what a person is going for.
@@wampler_pedals Sounds great and solves that bass hump - which doesn't look like much on the spectrum analyser, but adds up for us bedroom players :( I sold my ODR-1 Mini because of this.
@MorGuitarz - I recently picked up a used Roadhouse Strat in which the previous owner had installed the EMG DG20 SA pickup set. The top tone knob is "EXG" which is an equalizer circuit that functions in the same manner as the ODR-1's Spectrum knob.
Without thinking about it, as soon as I got it I plugged it into my pedal board and hit an E chord. The EXG was set around 7, and I forget where I had the ODR's Spectrum was set, but that E chord caused me to nickname my 2x12 with Heritage H30 55hz/75hz combo "JL", because all I heard was the sonic equivalent of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom"! LOL
I am so getting this pedal. I have an ODR and have never been able to use it with the rest of my gear cuz its too boomy for rhythm guitar Thanks Brian for solving that problem.
Did you check the the ODR-1 with bass cut?
@@nobelsofficial5766 yes I have. Or at least I know it exists. But they are hard to get where I live( Montreal) . I'm keepin the one I have cuz I use it in the studion a lot when I have time to dial in the tone I want. For live gigs, the Belle seems to offer a versatile option.
Cheers
@@sebastienboisvert3268 We have no clou why the dealers in Canada ignore Nobels Pedals!?
Loved the analyser explanation.
I finally got to the “guitar is fun” part of the learning curve this summer. A couple of weeks ago I got Belle as my first pedal - that’s it between my Classic Vibe Tele and a little Vox Valvetronix. I have no idea if a Nutube preamp is even pushable, but who cares? I love what happens when I kick that switch.
Love the spectrum analyzer! Would be cool to see that most "transparent" of pedals the Timmy run thru it (and the mxr mini Timmy for comparison). The Belle seems really versatile, would love to see you stack it with your new plexi drive mini!
Sounds great Brian…I especially like the humbucker sound. Kudos
Cool, a space-saving excellent overdrive without the weaknesses of the ODR- 1. It would be interesting to hear the Belle versus the Timmy V3. (:-) Thanks for the great video! After tests: The Belle is way better and clearer then the Timmy V3. The Belle is now on my pedalboard. Excellent pedal from Brian Wampler. I recommend it to every guitarist.
I had a Nobels Distortion plus special, used it on one recording. Regret letting it go. It had a cool noise gate. It did have a unique tone to it. I like their line booster that has a remote control. Which I think would be cool to add a post boost to any amp. Plus it has some eq too.
Thank you very much and kind regards from the Nobels Team - www.Nobels.com
That's pretty cool. I've been wanting to try an ODR-1 for several years. Glad to see it's a tiny clone too.
That's freaking awesome Brian Can't wait to check one out soon 😉 Just finished the demo and was thinking this would be the perfect Tele tool and IS but works great w HBs too Congrats Brian fantastic 👍 pedal Enjoy the tone people
Brian Wampler is a TONE WIZARD...and a helluva guitarist too!!!!🤠🙂❣
I think we should amend Brain Wampler to Tone Wizard Brian Wampler. I'm just sayin'...
I just got my Belle, and it richly deserves the huge praise it’s getting. A perfect match with my mini-Ego compressor. The Belle is the “just a little hair’” pedal, while the Keeley SuperPhat+ handles the main (Classic) Rock tone, and the Friedman Dirty Shirley brings the big guns. They all stack beautifully. Love the Belle!
David, give Brian & Brent Mason's Hot Wired 2 a shot! Feeling like that pedal is a bit underrated, and running the Hotwired 2 in front of the Belle is tough to beat. The compression switch and bass control on the Belle combined with a dry mix on the Hotwired's right channel, plexi-ish drive on the left and 3 way switches on both sides *should* give you whatever you're hoping to hear. In theory. I'm running with it.
Just want to say, I love the Belle with my strat. Thank you for a great pedal!:)
Belle sounds better than the original. Excellent work!
The newer model ODR-1 has a bass cut dip switch on the inside. I think this definitely helps with reducing the boominess you mentioned. Can't wait to try the Belle.
I absolutely love the sound of this pedal! My only complaint is how loud and tough the switch is, and it even makes an audible pop in the signal when activated.
This is a great video. The bass control knob on the Belle is a crucial addition.
I did a video recently on running an ODR1 at 18V vs 9V. I was curious to hear if this had any impact on the bass response…. We frequency analyzer for me though. Brian is a mad scientist 😂
Your products are amazing!! They really help me get my own sound 💕
Well my birthday is next month... I love the sound of this.
This beauty and the Tumnus Dlx are my favorite things from Mr. W. SO good.
I really love the Nerd Talk. And your Pedal sounds Great!
You've made a really great pedal here, Brian! I got my Belle today, in fact, and I'm a bit embarrassed that it is actually my first Wampler pedal. (To be fair, had there been a Terraform in stock, I would have bought it...lol)
This may sound a bit weird, and I know how we classify or categorize a pedal is just a matter of semantics sometimes, this is an overdrive, that is a distortion etc. I only bring this up because the Belle strikes me as a very creamy mosfet distortion, even though I know we're calling it an overdrive...it feels a bit like I'm hearing a Rat saturated in heavy cream with a bit less gain potential....lol.
I will say that this is one of the few pedals that actually does retain a very usable clarity when I back down on the volume of my guitar. I have treble bleeds installed, but I've found that not many pedals can really pull this off - WELL DONE, SIR!!
Great video!! I just realise that I have that Spectrum Analyzer....that will give me hours of free fun to come.
Clean tone at the beginning didn’t get enough attention!Very sweet!! nice pedal too!
I have the ODR-1 running into a Tumnus deluxe running into the King of Tone into my faithful Dr Z Z-28.. I love the ODR-1, it fits nicely with everything. I use the Tumnus to shape the tone a little. Love the Belle, can't wait to try it out myself.
Thank you very much and kind regards from the Nobels team - www.Nobels.com
Seriously? Advertising on Brian’s channel? Did you get permission?
My number one pedal is my Wampler Tweed57 and my boost and drive is the Nobels ODR1. Very basic for most people but for me, I couldn't ask tor more. I used to have loads of pedals but these two in combo have kicked out a lot of other pedals off my board, even more expensive and boutique ones. The 3rd pedal that made it to join the combo was simply another ODR1 with the bass cut LOL
I have that green drive...but mine is a silver one! LOL Love it!
I love it when you geek out. That spectrum analyzer is interesting. I only have experience with pedals in my front room and I always wondered if I would like particular pedals it in a mix? My favorites....might not be my favorites and how often has that been the case, especially with a bassist who won’t turn it down. Really happened once and I couldn’t hear the guitar riff so I didn’t quite know where I was suppose to sing.
Right on Brian! Love my ODR1 and can't wait to try a Belle
sweet pedal. and those whitfills! I have a Whitfill S that is so sweet. cheers
How about a combo pedal with the Belle on one side and the Tumnus Deluxe on the other? Call it Beauty & the Beast!
*Disney has entered the chat*
Jokes aside, fantastic idea.
That sounds like the perfect pedal.
Beautiful sound!!
Ordered mine yesterday and stoked!
The spectrum analyzwer gives me the "why" it sounds different. I've wondered this with countless pedals. Thanks, Wampler!
Yeah Id love to see more of it, having a visual on frequencies is super helpful but it also doesn’t tell you anything about the character or the feel.
love the EQ flexibility, but the Belle doesn't seem to have that low mid growl coming as quick in the attack. The attack of the ODR sounds compressed, its just immediate- Belle looks very useful and sounds great
The ODR-1 is often cited as "too bassy" by guitarists - but maybe that's why it's my favorite dirt pedal on a bass!
These pedals aside I just grabbed the Tumnus and love it! Wow impressive pedal.
That huge drop above 4K when the Nobels is activated confirms my complaint. Clarity goes out the window, unless you start with an absurdly bright clean tone. Wonder if the Belle does any better there?
Nice demo. Just bought a Belle from GC online today.
This sounds great, Brian! I am going have to give one a go!
Belle? 🤔 that's a Jewel of a pedal 💎Yes Sir! I'll have one! Thankyou Kindly🤠.👍😁👌👏🖖. (Sometimes when i'm navigating the pedal universe, it becomes so overwhelming i'll drift off course. So i'll set course for a particular bright shining star. The name of that Star is Brian Wampler. He always helps. Thankyou Brian Wampler, good on you. GOOD ON YOU ALWAYS!
I own both, I love the ODR-1 and the belle. They sound great ran together.