Nobels ODR-1X

About the Nobels ODR-1X

The Nobels ODR-1 is a more transparent, full-range overdrive with a cult following. Despite being a 'green' pedal, it is not a Tube Screamer: it lacks the TS mid-hump and instead sounds like your own amp turned up. It comes in several versions (the standard ODR-1, the Ltd with a full Spectrum bass knob, the ODR-S, the newer ODR-1X and a mini), and the sound has been widely copied and modelled.

In one paragraph

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Listings of the Nobels ODR-1X we watched from listing to sale typically went in 65 days (9 watched), a slow; it sells for a median of €90 over the last 90 days across 21 recorded sales, with most examples landing between €85 and €95. New, it costs €148 at Thomann (read 6 October 2026), so a used one at the median saves about 39%. There are 58 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay Germany, from €88 asking, a median ask 47% over the sale median. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.

What owners have said elsewhere

Paraphrased from 363 discussion threads among 12 owners, 2024-2026. No names, nothing quoted.

Owners are unusually united on the ODR-1: many call it a favourite and one of the best overdrives of recent years, an always-on pedal that cleans up nicely with the guitar volume. The key thing to understand is that, though it is green, it is not a Tube Screamer; it is more open and natural, without the TS mid-hump, and sounds like your amp cranked. Its one real quirk is a bass-heavy voice, so owners value bass control: pick a version with a full Spectrum bass knob (the Ltd or newer models) rather than the internal switch, or trim the lows with an EQ. Against a Tube Screamer, some prefer the ODR-1 outright for its openness, while others treat them as different tools that pair well, the transparent ODR into a mid-humped TS. If you want to try the sound cheaply, it is well represented elsewhere: Line 6 added it to the Helix, the Keeley Noble Screamer combines an ODR-1 and a TS808, and the Wampler Belle is often called close to the vintage ODR-1.