Overdrive meets Treble Booster with the Orion Effects Black and White pedal
German manufacturer Orion Effects has just announced a new two-in-one pedal it claims can do both overdrive and treble boosting in one unit. It’s called “Black and White”. Let’s take a closer look…
Black and White
The concept is actually not unusual. The Orion Effects Black and White combines anย overdriveย circuit (supposedly the best the company has ever built) and aย boosterย circuit that can also be used as a treble booster.
The overdrive – or black – channel has black knobs which controlย level, sound, distortionย andย saturation. These can, with the appropriate setting, also be driven into self-oscillation. The booster – or white – channel has controls labelledย levelย andย filter, andย can be turned into a treble booster using the filter control. This dampens the bass frequencies and makes the channel act like a traditionalย treble booster.
Parallel Circuits
Both circuits run parallel to each other, so to mute a channel you simply turn down the respective level control. That means that the white channel does not feed into the black one.
Made in Germany
The pedals are built by hand in Osnabrรผck, Germany, which makes the Orion Effects Black and White slightly more expensiveย atย 269 โโeuros than standard mass-produced products. It certainly falls into the boutique sector of the pedal market, so expect high quality throughout. You can check the pedal out in the demo video below.
RRP – EUR 269
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