I don’t think the Germ OD was ever intended to be a high gain pedal with sustain. It’s more of a boost pedal that pushes your amp a bit for some added crunch and dirt. The ability to starve the voltage is a bonus missing from most boost pedals of this nature, and adds a bit of crackly fizz to the tone. I would appreciate it as such, and try not to think of it as a distortion or fuzz.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/electro_harmonix_40dc_100_eu_netzadapter.htm ???

A faulty power supply? Can you test it?

I’ve got a v.1 also, and mine doesn’t have a volume issue. I haven’t looked to see if there’s a trimpot for the gain on it yet, but I’ve adjusted the trimpot on my reissue before with success.

You might also consider the Signal Pad.

Are you using the power supply provided by EHX?

I can’t wait to get one. Right now I’m using a Presounus Bluetube DP, which is pretty good for a budget 2 channel preamp, but the tube feature is kind of a bogus gimmick. All I hear is a bit of grainy distortion added to the signal when the tube is introduced. The bulk of the signal is still solid state. IIRC, the EHX Mic Pre’s signal path is entirely tube driven :love: I’m hoping it will complement my RODE NTK nicely.

Hi Tim!

Here’s the setting I use to get an early 80s Electric Mistress type chorus (think Police or Pink Floyd). The blend switch is on, btw.

Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of the manual. Also, I rarely ever use chorus or flanger with a distortion pedal. I’m more likely to overdrive a vintage amp for a bit of dirt. But I might use a fuzz pedal, like Big Muff Pi or a Fuzz Factory, along with a slower pitch-bending flange setting.

Wow, really? That seems peculiar. Why have a continuous rate pot AND a toggle switch for 2 fixed rates? (more of a rhetorical question) That seems kind of obtuse.