Clarksdale V2 Delta Overdrive Pedal Review

A really very nice pedal!!

This pedal is so versatile. It is a great overdrive and does SRV type tone in spades. Buy one, you'll see... It's never leaving my board. It takes the Tube screamer to a new level... Really !

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Truly Fantastic OD Pedal

I couldn't be happier with this pedal. I've had it about a week, as of this review, and it's a breeze to dial in a smooth tone that is very forgiving and simply makes soloing feel easier. With the gain dialed to about 3 o'clock, it sustains for days. Yet, at the same time, it somehow remains quite touch-sensitive and dynamic at high-gain settings. It has none of the "squishiness"… read more that you often hear with OD pedals when you dime the gain. I dig the low-gain tones, as well. And, it's quite useful as an EQ/compressor (when run on the "smooth" setting) to use with other OD pedals, when run at zero gain. My other OD pedals are a Barber Small Fry Burn Unit and a Fender Pugilist, and they are both good pedals (especially the Barber). But, if I could keep only one of my three OD pedals, I would choose the Wampler Clarksdale, hands down. Obviously, you're not going to get this pedal for thrash metal. But, for great blues lead tones to Santana-type tones to great classic rock tones, this pedal is amazing. All that said, I recognize that an Ibanez tube screamer can also sound great, for $100 less. However, to me, the distinguishing factors of this pedal are: (a) it seems to have a significantly bigger gain range; and (b) it has a three-band EQ. To me, the extra $100 or so is worth it to get the three-band EQ alone. It's an extremely useful EQ that allows you to adjust the tone to suit pretty much any guitar/amp combo, which is not something you get with the traditional single tone control on most tube screamers and tube screamer mods.

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This is the one pedal

I could have saved myself a lot of money over the last two years by starting off with the Wampler V2 Delta Overdrive pedal. Rather than a review of technical specs that you can easily find on video reviews, I will simply say I was looking for a pedal that would add some Texas Blues tone, has a great range of overdrive, and is well built. This pedal is the one. I have bought several… read more other pedals that are nice in their own right (blues driver, TS 808, and a few others), but this one nails exactly what I was looking for. Playing a tele or a strat through a deluxe reverb or Princeton reverb with this in the chain is like heaven on earth. It's consistency despite volume levels is amazing. Whether you are looking to add a little overdrive and keep it relatively clean, or want to play some down and dirty Texas Blues, this is the one. As always, Sweetwater and my Sales Engineer, Stephen Oppenheim, had it in my hands within a day or two in perfect condition, and made sure it met my expectations.

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Replaced my Plumes

Extremely tickled with this pedal. Had an issue with my Plumes. And end up sending it back and exchanged it for the Clarksdale. Very happy with this pedal. It will do the classic tube screamer and more. The EQ is very flexible and you can do everything from boost to full out overdrive. So many tube screamer style pedals get very fizzy. This one is extremely well done.

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Love it!

I play for fun and just for fun to relax..got a very stressful job.This is actually the first pedal iv'e purchased. I have a Vox vt40+ modeling amp so i can try different sounds to get idea what i like. Did a lot of looking before i decided on the Clarksdale because of tone a features , this thing is awesome and sounds like i bought a better amp..As a novice i doubt my opinion… read more matters to people with real skill. But if this thing can make me play better that's saying a lot..

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