Product Reviews

Odysseus E. Johnson III MDiv "Reverend" 
He is having our Twin Drive Custom DDO:

Greetings Mr. Ilitch,

Didn't have the opportunity before I left to tell you how wonderful I

though that your pedal is . . . enjoyed every minute of playing it.

Next week, I'll be sending it out to be installed onto my

pedalboard . . . Good Stuff.

Jay Shobe - 35 years old, playing for 20 plus years, used pedal with variety of guitars through variety of amps:
Tested: Deep Blues

"Tone is so subjective that is hard to say better/same. I'd definitely say this pedal has more character than
what I've heard before. I didn't have to adjust the tone control.
$250 seems about right. I'd categorize this pedal as a high End pedal.
No problems at all with noise or anything.
I'd recommended it if the tone was what somebody was looking for."
 
Jay Shobe

Tested: Classic One

"I've really come to love it. Compared to my old Boss overdrive pedal, it's like the difference between painting a picture with 3 crayons vs. a full palette of oil paint. You can really dial in some subtle tones."

Sam Kearney - Playing guitar for 15 years, currently working as a session and touring guitar player. He has been in national and international touring bands. Sam is currently the lead guitar player and songwriter in the Santa Barbara based group Dead Sea.
Tested: Deep Blues, Classic One and Heavy Metal

"Ilitch Electronics LLC has recently produced a set of New overdrive pedals that are putting other name brand stompboxes to shame. The Deep Blues, Classic One, and Heavy Metal offer a variety of gain stages and unique dynamic distortion control. Built within a rugged metal casing, these pedals are road ready and extremely reliable. The Classic One has found a permanent home on my pedalboard, sending the remainder of my overdrive pedals to the closet for retirement.
I put the Classic One in a test with my Fulltone Full-Drive 2, Tubescreamer, and Boss Super Overdrive. The Classic One ranked superior in tone and allowed for the true signal of my guitar to cut through without being colored by the subtleties of the other pedals. Even the Full-Drive 2, which has become a mainstay amongst many guitarists, proved to be lifeless in comparison to the Classic One.

The inputs and outputs on the Classic One are solid and maintain a perfect signal connection.
Though a battery will give a better noise performance, for those of you who don't want to fuss
with worrying about your battery running out at a gig, the DC jack provides a consistent tone when using a 9V adapter. Loaded with true-bypass switching, insures that there is no tone
lost when the pedal is turned off.

The controls on the Classic One are fairly straightforward. The most useful being the Dyna Dist knob. Although the difference might appear subtle to the untrained ear, for the guitarist searching for just the right overdrive tone, this knob is key. When the Dyna Dist is cranked, your tone becomes rich with harmonics, backing off allows for a smoother tone, allowing a variety of overdrive characteristics to be achieved. It is this option that really sets Ilitch Electronics pedals apart from your standard overdrive pedal that only offers tone, gain and volume controls.

In the context of a full band, the Classic One cuts through the mix, even when your drummer thinks he should be upfront. This was always a problem for me, especially when using my Fulltone and Boss pedals. Now I have the ability to be heard above a pesky drummer without sacrificing any characteristics of my guitar's original tone."

 

Review submitted at Harmony Central (Click to see the original)

Price Paid: US $250

Ease of Use: 7
The pedal has a very good tone to start with. Although I had never heard of "Dyna distortion" before, once I spent some time with it, I realized this pedal has a very unique quality. It takes a little bit of time to find just the right tone since the range is very dynamic.

Sound Quality: 10
I use the classic one pedal with a crate mosfet head and a Fender Stratocaster guitar and it seems to add a more dynamic frequency range to my overall sound. It can get noisy at the full, clockwise position, but all that you have to do is roll it back just a bit. When I first tried the Ilitch Classic One, I noticed that my guitar cut through in a way I had never heard before. The highs and lows were both bright, vibrant, and in your face.

Reliability: 10
very rugged, roadworthy design.

Customer Support: 10
The company expresses great interest in customer satisfaction.

Overall Rating: 10
Great tone quality. A very unique pedal. I would recommend it to any guitarist in search of the perfect tone.

Submitted by Sado at 01/23/2005 23:32

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