A couple years ago, one of our favorite pedals ever came into the shop: the Geckoplex EP-5 Tape Delay from Gecko Pedals. It’s been a long wait, but well worth it, as we bring you their newest release, the O-Face Modulated Overdrive! This is an effects unit unlike any we’ve ever seen, so let’s dive right in and see what all the knobs and buttons and stuff can do…
In short, the O-Face is like having four pedals in one, combining a tremolo, a tone-vibrato, a pulsed gain, and a killer-sounding original overdrive. It all starts with a fantastic sounding pure analog high-output drive circuit. This original circuit was very carefully designed to produce the most authentic overdrive possible, sounding as much as possible like a tube amp being driven hard at high volume. It then adds an industry first: independent optical knob modulation on each of the overdrive control knobs! With the simple push of a button, any of the three overdrive controls (Gain, Tone, and Volume) can be set to oscillate automatically, as if the knob were being turned back and forth by invisible knob-turning elves.
Just as the legendary Uni-Vibe pedals used an LFO-driven incandescent bulb shining onto photo-sensitive resistors to achieve its phasing, the O-Face uses a very similar technique. However, rather than using an incandescent bulb, the O-Face uses LEDs that will never burn out, and rather than a single bulb, the O-Face requires 4 separate photocell lights to achieve all of its modulations. Each modulation has its own independently configurable Speed, Depth, Waveform Shape and Phase, allowing nearly endless different sounds to be created.
To top this all off, an illuminated ring in each pushbutton pulses to show the exact waveform for each modulation. Tap Tempo, Presets, MIDI and more make this option-filled unit a must-have for any pedalboard or recording studio setup. Thanks to Riley and Gecko Pedals once again for sending this one our way to test out – be sure to head to their website for lots more info on the O-Face Modulated Overdrive, and be sure to check out our demo video below!!
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