Ibanez OD850 V1 Original Narrowbox (1975-1978, Pre-owned)

This is a all original Ibanez OD850 overdrive pedal, circa 1975-78. This pedal is in really good condition for its age, and has been well looked after. This pedal was based off the original Big Muff, and features the Maxon circuit that was also used in the well loved OD-801 pedal.

Even though Ibanez call this pedal an overdrive, in reality this is a great sounding fuzz pedal. The circuitry is a copy of the original Big Muff circuitry, but with a modified tone stack, refining the high end response and taking out any harshness in the higher frequencies, giving more of a soft clipping response than a hard clipping response.

The pedeal features Sustain, Balance and Tone controls, giving you a control over how much fuzz you want, the overall output of the pedal, and the bass and treble response. This pedal is argued to sound darker than the original Big Muff, giving you a massive wall of sound, giving a great colour of tone especially on heavy chords and lead passages.

This pedal does not run on a 9v power supply, it can only be powered via a 9v battery that sits within the housing of the unit.

This pedal is a great example of giving you a peek into the guitar realm in the 70's. With the superb Japanese build quality and the condition this pedal is in, it would work great on a modern pedalboard, or as a collectors piece for the budding vintage pedal enthusiast.

This pedal does include the original box it was shipped in, and also the original instruction manual.

This item is a pre-owned item and comes with a 3 month warranty.

This has been tested and serviced in house here at Muso Tech.