Studio Daydream KCM-OD Gold V9.0 Overdrive

We’ve got another Klon-inspired beauty to bring to you today, only this one takes everything up a couple notches. Recently, we had the pleasure of checking out the KCM-OD Silver V10 from Studio Daydream Handmade Pedals, and today we’re bringing you their next version, the KCM-OD Gold V9.0 Overdrive. Looking and sounding similar to a certain horsie-laden and ridiculously expensive pedal from the ’90s, this one has a couple tricks up its sleeve, giving you one of the most diverse and tunable klones we’ve ever seen…

This Special Version of the KCM-OD lavishly uses luxury audio-grade parts and has been tuned. It is equipped with a charge pump IC 27V booster circuit. It has extremely low noise as a result of the creative methods applied, such as careful selection of the parts to be used, placement of the circuit pattern with heavy consideration of noise reduction, and star ground wiring (single point grounding).

Using the 2 switches to toggle between modes, which are for clip mode (3 modes) and bypass mode (2 modes), as well as the FAT knob, an even wider range of sounds can be created. Through the bypass mode switch, it is possible to toggle between Buffered, which is a bypass that uses the buffer amp with an established reputation for performance, and True, which is a true bypass that is characteristic for having a small change in tone during the bypass. As a result, it is possible to avoid overlapping buffers for series connections of effects.

In addition, the FAT knob, which newly allows for step-less adjustment for the first time with this V9.0, can push out a bit of the sound from the low side and increase the harmonic components at the same time. It produces the original constant when it is set at the Normal position. The housing has been shaped from aluminum, and the military-grade DALE RN55 is used on the circuit board, along with Panasonic and WIMA film condensers. All of the electrolytic condensers used are luxury audio-grade products by Nichicon, and the germanium diode, which is an essential part that determines the quality of the distortion, is a rare Japanese deadstock product by UNIZON.

Like it’s little sibling, the KCM-OD Gold V9.0 Overdrive gives you THOSE mythical sounds we all chase, but with more tonal options on-board, and more tones to discover. Sounding fantastic in a live or studio setting, this reliable gem will quickly become a staple on any pedalboard. Cheers once more to the crew at Studio Daydream Handmade Pedals on a faithful looking-and-sounding re-imagining of a classic – more info is available on their website, as well as in our in-depth demo video below. Cheers!

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