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Visual Sound Open RoadItem ID: OpenRoadODOverdrive Pedal with Drive, Tone, and Volume Controls 
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From Our Research Team:Another instant classic from Visual Sound!Visual Sound's Open Road overdrive pedal is a cousin to the Route 808, but provides a more amp-like, open sound with a less pronounced midrange. This yellow guy is all about tone. The Open Road offers a thick, clear low end along with shimmering highs — with sweet, but not overstated, mids. Use this for amp-like tones or as a truly organic-sounding overdrive that lets full chords ring out clearly, or kick out searing leads that will punch through any mix. Take a trip on the Open Road!Visual Sound Open Road Overdrive Pedal Features:
Sweet overdrive tones with Visual Sound's Open Road! Open Road Image Gallery
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Reviewsbased on 3 reviewsOpen Road rocks! Visual Sound is a great company!
by Dave from Niles, MI
First of all, Sweetwater is a very professional company and got me my pedal fast (no, I DO NOT work for them :-) As far as the pedal: very transparent, no bottom end loss, smooth highs, no mid hump..... read more [+].EXACTLY what I was looking for. The tone control gives me a lot of great sounding options as well. I have the Route 66 so I have the TS sound covered. I just don't understand why the Open Road pedal doesn't get more attention than it does. It's a lot cheaper than "boutique" overdrive pedals and sounds just as good if not better (believe me, I've tried A LOT of them!). I can't say enough good things about Visual Sound products and their customer support. I will continue to shout from the rooftops about VS pedals. Thanks again! close [-]
March 16, 2012 Music Background: Working musician, studio engineer an overdrive that is NEVER leaving my pedalboard
by Brad Spead from Grand Rapids, MI
I wrote a review on this pedal close to a year ago, and i have only recently been able to purchase one (being a college student sucks sometimes). I just have to say, this pedal is even better than i r... read more [+]emember it the first time i tried it out, Visual Sound knocked it out of the park.April 26, 2011 Music Background: active musician, hobbyist It really does sound like a cranked amp, and there are so many tone possibilities. There's no mud when doing chord work, but it still packs some serious punch on power chords with the gain cranked, and its got some nice grit when doing lead lines. I run mine stacked with a VS Jekyll & Hyde set to 2 different boosts, and all my gain bases are covered. Best part of this pedal, when you roll back your guitar volume it cleans up fantastically! Almost sounds like the pedal isn't even there. Really transparent sound, great price, great pedal. Thanks Visual Sound for a real keeper!! close [-] the next pedal on my board...
by Brad Spead from Grand Rapids, MI
I'd seen videos and read reviews of this little guy for quite awhile, but alot of stores didn't carry it (which is a shame, cause they'd sell dozens!). I recently found a shop that had one in stock an... read more [+]d was giddy to try it out. I plugged it into a Marshall first (set to as clean a sound as i could get) and this pedal tore things up! (in a VERY good way!). The write-up is very accurate, it sounds much more like a cranked tube-amp than an overdrive pedal. Full chords ring through and shimmer, power chords have great punch, the only downside is theres not enough mids for a high-gain solo (but thats what a Jekyll & Hyde or Route 808 pedal is for!) July 21, 2010 Music Background: active musician, hobbyist, blues/rock/jazz/fusion guitarist I also tried this pedal out through a Fender Blues Jr. and it sounded awesome. The tone knob responds like a presence knob on an amp, and i couldn't find a single setting that i didn't like (the suggested settings in the manual sounded awesome!). I didn't have the money to buy the pedal that day, but i plan to purchase it very soon! I've already got a Jekyll & Hyde from Visual Sound, and i think that this pedal, combined with the J&H will give me every tone option i could ever want, need, and use. Visual Sound makes awesome stuff, and they really stick to their guns with customer service (i've had several e-mails answered by Bob, the owner and founder of the company). This pedal isn't for everyone (especially not metal-heads, sorry guys, check out the Son of Hyde if thats your taste!), but its great for blues, classic rock, or to add an extra gain stage to your amp (responds especially well with tube-amps!). It doesn't fight your gear, but responds really well and interacts well with a tube amp, and other pedals. I can't wait to add the Open Road to my pedalboard! close [-] Also popular
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