Nordland Electronics ODR-CS Custom Special Overdrive

Nordland Electronics ODR-CS Custyom Special Overdrive 

 

After I finished developing the ODR-1 at the end of 1992 (for Nobels), we wanted to launch an "enhanced" model with a 3-band tone control. I took my overdrive circuit out of the ODR-1 and modified a few stages. For example 3-band tone control and distortion with germanium diodes!

That might have happened a bit quickly back then - because nowadays I would have liked to have designed a few details differently, or rather I have done so.

Note: The ODR-CS is different from the ODR-C and therefore has a different sound!

• For those interested, there is the development of the ODR-CS at the end of this page.

What I improved:

• Conversion to true bypass operation

• Best Components:

  • 1% metal film resistors.
  • Maximum 5% film capacitors (Wima, Epcos, Kemet) in the signal path.

• Solid 6.3mm gold plated cliff sockets (UK).

• Gold-plated PCB plugs / sockets

• High quality, screwed large potentiometers.

• Special foot switch with an extra light pressure point.

• Small G.D.C. potentiometer.

• Improved bass and treble controls.

• Extended middle adjustment range (previously only +mids, now +/-mids).

• Adjustable LED brightness (internal).

• Smaller, stable and closed aluminum housing from Hammond Mfg./UK (perfect shielding against hum and EMC)

• Massive design such as screwed boards with double gold-plated contacts between the main and controller boards.

• 9 to 18 volt operation. Other tones are possible by operating with voltages between 9 V and 18 V. Difficult to explain: Just try it! The feel of the game changes.