Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

[TimmyPage]

Just saw this pop up on my youtube feed, and it sounds pretty cool:



There's also a link to the description on Chicago Music Exchange's online store. [LINK]

I wonder how much different it is to the 805, most of the CME teamups I've seen have been pretty cool touches to the original pedal.

[Mincer]

Re: Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

This is our new Overdrive sold exclusively through Chicago Music Exchange. It is sort of a more open take on an 805.

[GilmourD]

Re: Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

This is our new Overdrive sold exclusively through Chicago Music Exchange. It is sort of a more open take on an 805.

Dave, how would you compare it to the 805? More/less gain? Different base EQ? Will it always be excusive to CME?

[Mincer]

Re: Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

To my ears, same gain range (maybe a little more on the high end) with less mids. Like someone scooped the middle out.

[Max Gutnik]

Re: Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

Just saw this pop up on my youtube feed, and it sounds pretty cool:

I wonder how much different it is to the 805.

The 805 is very mid-focused. Forza is voiced more evenly throughout the frequency band.

[GilmourD]

Re: Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

To my ears, same gain range (maybe a little more on the high end) with less mids. Like someone scooped the middle out.

The 805 is very mid-focused. Forza is voiced more evenly throughout the frequency band.

So, for me, the 805 would still be the choice.

Once the semester ends I need to test drive the 805 I have on my board. I'm so used to the MXR Classic Overdrive pedal in GT-OD mode. I imagine I can further tweak things with this.

[Scott_F]

Re: Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

Interesting strategy with the exclusive CME angle. I hope that works out well. I love to watch business strategies in action. I have purchased several pieces of gear from CME and they have treated me very very well.

[papersoul]

Re: Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

Will be checking this out.
I did not like the mids on the 805 one bit. That also keeps me away from the Palladium. But this...hmmm...

[Mincer]

Re: Seymour Duncan Forza Overdrive:

Compare any sound clips, and you can immediately hear it. There tends to be a bit of a blacklash against TS-flavored drives these days, and no one would ever mistake the Forza for a TS-flavored drive. Plus, it looks really cool.