NAMM 2019: Tsakalis Audio Works may have just devised the quintessential boutique overdrive pedal

NAMM 2019: Greek pedal co Tsakalis Audio Works has just announced details of what could be one of the highlights of the effects calendar this year, the Six B.O.D.

The Six B.O.D. claims to combine sounds from three iconic boutique overdrives - the  Timmy, Bluesbreaker and KOT - within a single enclosure.

Six modes are onboard: booster, two overdrives, two distortions, and the first overdrive into the second distortion, with control over volume, gain, mood (overall tone) and highs.

An internal voltage doubler and voltage switch enable players to choose between 9V and 18V using a 9V power supply, while Tsakalis also reckons its use of cap-less technology achieves “a whole new level of touch sensitivity and overall musicality”.

Given the Six B.O.D.’s price tag of €210, this could be the boutique overdrive to beat. It’s available post-NAMM from Tsakalis Audio Works.

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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.