Stumbling across a new (to us, anyway) pedal company and new line of effects is always welcome here at Pedal of the Day, and today’s pedal falls squarely into both of these categories. The ATX Dynamic Overdrive from Enormous Door adds harmonically rich saturation to your amp, without too much coloring of your original sound, making for a nice, warm, tube-like overdriven sounds. Plus, it boasts a nice control section, with a couple toggle switches to really open up the sonic possibilities it’s hiding inside.
Volume, Tone and Gain make up the usual control section of a good number of overdrive pedals. However, the fact that each section in the range of each control knob is labeled with a number is a genius move. Rather than having to mark your settings with a Sharpie or sticker, you just have to remember three simple numbers (well, that might be a challenge, but a fun one). Plenty of volume to work with here, as well as an excellent range of gain sounds, from slight boost to tasty lead tones. The Tone knob isn’t useless, either, and will boost both the lows and the highs, depending on how far you turn it in each direction, and what style/sound you’re looking for.
Two toggle switches make for some fun experimentation on the ATX Dynamic Overdrive as well. The first is a clipping toggle, which flip-flops between germanium and LED, for either more refined or more aggressive drive sounds. The second toggle is Hi-Cut / Low-Cut, which lets you flawlessly pair the ATX with virtually any amp. These two toggles, when mixed with the main control section, really open up the opportunities the ATX has to offer, and showcase the broad range of tones available to coax out of it.
As the Enormous Door website seems to now be geared strictly towards mastering, and there appear to be no more links to any pedals on the site whatsoever, it might be safe to say that these pedals are no longer in production. If that is in fact the case, get your hands on one before they’re all gone, as the ATX Dynamic Overdrive would be a welcome addition to your pedalboard. Hopefully, they’ll be more pedals added to the lineup down the road, but for now, we’ll all just have to settle for this fantastic overdrive.
Specs:
– Switchable clipping options allow you to choose an aggressive LED or refined Germanium tone.
– Selectable Hi-Cut and Lo-Cut voicing to accommodate the character of a wide range of amps.
– Volume knob controls output level. Tone knob is a tilt EQ to brighten or darken signal. Gain knob dictates the amount of grit and attitude.
– High grade film capacitors and resistors for superior sound
– 9v battery connection and 9v power jack. (Barrel plug like Boss)
– Premium hammer-tone finish
– Fully transferable limited lifetime warranty
– 4.67″ x 3.68″ x 1.18″ (119mm x 94mm x 30mm)
– 2% silver solder
– Hand made in the U.S.A
– Thoroughly tested PCB circuit boards
– Completely true bypass
– Designed to work with guitar, bass and synth
Submitted by Mike B, Website
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