NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive | Amazing transparent overdrive/Timmy tones for under $50! Review & Demo

This is the NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive pedal – a brand new, sub $50/€50 transparent overdrive pedal! NUX themselves say that the ‘6ixty5ive is based on 60s black panel Fender amps, as well as the Vemuram Jan Ray pedal – which all screams “Timmy” to me! The Paul Cochrane Timmy pedal is the father of the transparent overdrives, and pedals like the Jan Ray – and now, by definition, the ‘6ixty5ive – have been influenced for years by its wonderful pristine clean boosts, its edge of breakup and overdrive tones, and its ability to add a little bit of magical grit to your guitar tone without taking away any of your instrument’s unique character. Hence transparent, and hence the ‘6ixty5ive having a lot to live up to. The front of the pedal has four controls – Level, Gain, Bass and Treble – and on the top, you'll find a Saturation Trimmer mini pot. This control, NUX says, lets you tweak saturation levels. (Just a note: the Jan Ray features a very similar looking Saturation Trimmer!) Apart from that, the ‘6ixty5ive is resplendent in a sparkly brown finish, and it’s housed in a solid-feeling metal enclosure. You can power the peal via a 9-volt battery, or via a power supply. So, for around the $50 mark, how good can it be?! We’ve seen other great affordable transparent drives before – the Caline Pure Sky, for example – and in this video I aim to see if the ‘6ixty5ive can join them. To that end, I try the pedal out in as many different musical genres as I can, from pop, funk and...