Electro-Harmonix Mod 11, Nano Operation Overlord & Bass9 Bass Machine

Three new units from Long Island in familiar formats

Electro-Harmonix always has something new up its sleeve. Each of this particular trio, released in the latter half of 2019, represents a particular strand of EHX’s extensive catalogue. The Mod 11 follows the tradition set by the Canyon Delay and the Oceans 11 Reverb, both of which provide 11 distinct variations on their nominative effect chosen from a rotary switch. It was inevitable there would be a modulation variation at some point. The Bass9 is the latest 9-series pedal following on from the

B9, C9, Key9, Synth9 and Mel9 pedals, which all endow your guitar with the sound of nine variations of a particular genre of keyboard instrument. Interestingly, this one provides a mixture of bass guitar sounds as well as bass keyboards. Finally, the Operation Overlord is the latest instance of a pedal initially released in a larger format, now shrunk down to a more pedalboard-friendly ‘Nano’ size. None of the three nine-volt pedals support battery power, but they do include an adaptor as part of the package.

Tech Spec

ORIGIN: USA TYPE: Modulation pedal FEATURES: Buffered bypass, Momentary footswitch mode, Tap Tempo, FX: Tremolo, Harmonic tremolo, Vibrato, Univibe, Chorus, Rotary, Flange, TZF, Phase, Pitch, Filter CONTROLS: Depth, Rate, Volume/Colour, Modulation Type, Mode button, Bypass footswitch CONNECTIONS: Standard input, standard output, Tap input POWER: 9V DC adaptor (supplied) 150mA DIMENSIONS: 71 (w) x 112 (d) x 50mm (h)

Tech Spec

ORIGIN: USA TYPE: Drive pedal FEATURES: Buffered bypass CONTROLS: Volume, Dry, Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Boost button, Hi/Norm/ Lo input level switch, Bypass footswitch CONNECTIONS: Standard input, standard output, Boost footswitch input POWER: 9V DC adaptor (supplied) 50mA DIMENSIONS: 71 (w) x 112 (d) x 50mm (h)

Tech Spec

ORIGIN: USA TYPE: Bass simulation pedal FEATURES: Buffered bypass, Programs: Precision, Longhorn, Fretless, Synth, Virtual, Bowed, Split Bass, 3:03, Flip-Flop CONTROLS: Dry Volume, Effect Volume, CTRL 1, CTRL 2, Mode knob, Bypass footswitch CONNECTIONS: Standard input, standard outputs x 2 (Effect, Dry) POWER: 9V DC adaptor (supplied) 100mA DIMENSIONS: 92 (w) x 118 (d) x 53mm (h)