Twin over

In the mail- this is actually my first gear acquisition for 2014; a modest GFS Twin OD pedal. I enjoy saturated signals more than intensity so an overdrive unit was chosen instead of some OTT distortion. I'm still heading towards that smooth OD voicing, something a Fuchs Plush pedal would deliver but I'm not about to put all the money in a single brand name. The thrill of trying out lesser known brand names is the discovery of something personal. 

The Twin OD has 2 channels which are excellent in their respective territories.The OD channel covers drive from a slight nudge to some degree of intensity that would do some punks proud. The Boost channel gives you a clean push but spills into some drive at higher settings. From my initial test, the boost at its maximum setting, sounds very intense, in fact, there's a coarse voicing in there that simply sounds more intense than the OD channel. The magic with such 2-in-1 pedals is the endless drive permutations once you get the hang of what the master controls & gain knobs can muster.

Is this any smoother than the Fuchs' Plushes? In terms of this considerations, the Fuchs are masters of their own offerings. There is convincing smoothness in the Twin OD; the TONE knobs would give you some but the voicing remains to be within GFS' interpretations. I very happy with what GFS has to offer but a Fuchs it is not. I'm not putting the GFS name as second fiddle to Fuchs; they are very different in terms of product philosophy. It's a first wonderful purchase for 2014, definitely :-)