Visual Sound V2JH Jekyll and Hyde Overdrive Pedal

When you first see the seven knobs, 2 switches, and 2 buttons on this pedal, you can be a bit overwhelmed. In the box is a quick set-up guide with a bunch of different distortions / overdrives / combinations you can try out. All you really have to do is set up the pedal for one of those and make your own tweaks from there.I mainly use the overdrive for chords and when i want to throw a lead in there, i turn on the Distortion as well.The bass boost is a great feature, but for me it's always on because it gives a wicked bottom end boost that's impossible to resist. The sharp/blunt switch is like night/day as well. If you're familiar at all with "presence" controls on some amplifiers, sharp would be a 10 and blunt would be a 0 on the "presence" control.The pedal itself is a tank. I'm pretty sure you can drop it off a building and it'd still work just fine. I haven't tested this hypothesis, so don't take my word for it.I haven't checked out the battery life in it yet, only because this is an addition to my pedal-board and i have a 9V power-supply i use for it.There's also a built in noise-gate that cuts output from the pedal if the input signal is small enough. It's adjustable, but only internally. It helps keep noise under control, but if your amp/guitar combination is really active it won't help feedback much.All-in-all I recommend this pedal to ANYONE if they're playing blues, rock, punk, even metal. The pedal is really intuitive to use even though it has a plethora of options to play with. The quick set-up guide has some pretty great settings to start you off with, and the bass boost just makes everything SO MUCH BETTER. One small additional detail though; the pedal sounds about 3x better going into a Tube-driven amp than a solid-state amp. Of course that depends on the quality of the solid state amp, and my subjective, personal opinion.

This thing is pretty famous for having good sound. I thought it sounded cheap. Here's why:1. There's a noise gate. And no way to adjust it. Why not just clean up the circuit? No noise gate needed. Noise gates do this annoying 'breathe breathe breathe' thing that I just can't tolerate. They also take away my ability to play dynamically. Sometimes some notes need to be quiet… Not if you're playing through a noise gate. It's either full bore or it's off. What that means is that the VS pedal would also cut the sound off my other pedals - like the delay. I don't need a pedal turning off and killing everything coming from my effects loop switcher. Instant deal - killer.2. It doesn't play well with others. I am playing through Eventide, One Control, Mesa… It is all pro-end gear. This VS pedal was the worst sounding piece of gear on my whole rig. Digital distortion has its place… But this pedal made a $6000 guitar rig sound like crap.3. Buy a real *analog* and *tube* distortion pedal if you can. Really. They sound far better! My suggestion: Seymour Duncan Twin Tube (tube). Or a Mesa OD. Or the J Rockett Tim Pierce OD. Any of those will put this pedal to shame and sound organic and natural.I ended up returning this pedal very disappointed.

I love this pedal! It's extremely versitile and a must have! Perfect for any guitarist that plays all types of genres of music. Can reach a wide veriety of tones! From warm, articulate overdrive to high gain distortionn you name it! Only downside to this pedal is that it's somewhat noisy. But it's nothing a simple noise gate pedal can't fix. Satified with my buy. I would recomend it to anyone looking to start building a rig!

This is one of the BEST distortion pedals I've EVER owned! Unlimited tonal options and ease of use make it my go to pedal LIVE on stage and in the studio.

This is a must have on my pedal board. Great tones and versatility.

There are seven knobs and two switches on this pedal that makes for a steep learning curve, but it is the real deal. The pedal packs two pedals in one. The overdrive channel sounds like vintage TS808. With the right drive, tone, and volume, I've been able to get a good neck pickup blues rock-sound of Cream or Led Zeppelin. The distortion channel which has 4 knobs takes a lot of tweaking, but I've finally been able to dial in the George Lynch on Dokken Tooth and Nail sound on the bridge pickup. The gear I am using: Jackson DK2 HSS with Seymour Duncan TB-4 JB, STK1, STK1, Fender Princeton 112 Plus 1X12 solid state amp.The pedal does have a steep learning curve, but the foldout instructions have several examples of different styles to use as a baseline for experimentation.

Ive owned mine for 6 years (old style V1 series) and borh channels on sounds exactly like the overdrive on my Carvin Legacy amp. The green channel on sounds a lot like the ibanez tubescreamer and is nice for chording, and blues. The red channel sounds a lot like my friend's a mesa dual rectifier. Then again, this pedal is plugged into my tube amp, if you use a solid state amp the sound will be different. It looks intimidating with all its knobs but it gives a vast array of sounds. From 50s to today, its the most flexible overdrive/distortion pedal in the market. The two in one pedal design saves space and clutter from extra cables and adaptor plugs.

It's like two pedals for the price of one. Both are fabulous and you can use them together for even more effects. Made in the USA, and hand wired with lifetime warranty. What more could you ask for?