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TC Electronic Cinders Overdrive Effects Pedal

TC Electronic

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The TC Electronic Cinders overdrive pedal brings coveted vintage tube amp tone to your rig with its all-analog circuitry. Designed for guitarists who want singing leads and full-bodied rhythm tones, the Cinders overdrive has an extremely responsive and dynamic feel. Its overdrive captures the warmth and richness of a cranked tube amp while remaining transparent enough to ensure your playing still shines through the mix.

All-Analog Circuitry Emulates Tube Amp Distortion

At the heart of the Cinders overdrive is an all-analog circuit that convincingly recreates the harmonic complexity and touch sensitivity of distortion from a tube amp pushed to sweet overdrive. The Cinders delivers the singing sustain, warm midrange and smooth compression that makes classic tube tone so addictive. Whether you pick softly or aggressively, the Cinders overdrive responds like a great tube amp by cleaning up beautifully as you lower your guitar volume.

Retains Clarity, Articulation and Vintage Tone at Any Volume

Some overdrives can make chords sound unfocused and muddy. The Cinders overdrive retains impressive clarity so your chord voicings and melodic lines come through articulately. Notes bloom rather than get blurred together. This transparency is essential for cutting through a mix so every nuance of your playing is heard. Thanks to its excellent dynamic range, you can achieve rich, harmonically complex distortion tones at bedroom levels with the Cinders overdrive. Crank the Drive knob to experience the same saturated tube-like tones produced by a loud amp pushing its power amp section hard. The Cinders overdrive gives you cranked vintage amp tone anywhere without having to deafen your audience.

Simple Controls Make Dialing in Your Tone Intuitive

The Cinders overdrive keeps things simple with just Drive, Volume and Tone knobs. The Drive control sets the amount of gain, taking you from mildly broken up to heavily saturated. The Volume knob adjusts your output level. The Tone knob lets you shape your EQ by cutting or boosting treble frequencies. With just these three knobs it's easy to find your perfect tone.

TC Electronic Cinders Overdrive Effects Pedal
TC Electronic Cinders Overdrive Effects Pedal
TC Electronic Cinders Overdrive Effects Pedal

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  • Transparent Tube-Like Overdrive
  • Super Wide Gain-Range
  • True Bypass

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Most Liked Positive Review

5

Love this pedal

I love this little pedal. I picked it up a few days ago and it's already become my main "always on" pedal. I mainly play a Les Paul through an Orange amp, and I wanted a "transparent" OD that would give me a bit of crunch and brighten things up a little without getting tinny. "Cinders" delivers. The name is apt: imagine just a bit of warm, somewhat delicate crunch around the edges. The drive knob actually has a HUGE range -- rolled back, it's a barely detectable sort of "clean plus" sound. It shines as a sort of light crunch between 11 and 1 o' clock, and then accelerates into overdrive. It's also really responsive to your playing -- even with a fair amount of drive, the tone cleans up a whole lot when you play softly, and gives you a nice satisfying crunch when you play harder. It works really well before other fuzz and distortion pedals, too. I really like how it sounds in front of a [well known fuzz pedal whose name sets off the profanity filter! Ha]. For me, it makes the [aforementioned fuzz pedal] sound how I wanted it to sound: lots of fuzz, with a bit more depth, articulation, and responsiveness. I *don't* know how it would sound with a brighter guitar and/or amp; it may work fine, but I could also imagine it being perhaps a little thin with a strat. I did play it with coil tapped humbuckers though and liked the sound. I did see a couple of bad reviews on YouTube, and all I can say is that if what you want is massive rocking overdrive from this one little pedal, this is not the right pedal for you (probably the Grand Magus is more what you're looking for). So if "subtle" is not your style, and you're not interested in giving your dark guitar and/or "stronger" distortion pedals a bit more crunchy definition, you may be disappointed. But that was exactly what I was looking for, and I am super happy with my purchase. Tons of value for the money.

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Most Liked Negative Review

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Its ok

upset that it did not come with a power cord/adapter.

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  1. Home Studio5
  2. Performances5
  3. Outdoor Events / Games3
  4. Professional Recording3
  5. Amateur Recording1
Cons
  1. doesnt sound as good through my higher watt head1
  2. Needs better case1
  3. May be too subtle or bright for some1
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  1. Experienced7
  2. Novice1
Pros
  1. Excellent Sound Quality6
  2. Versatile5
  3. Responsive3
  4. Compact1
  5. Good Selection Of Effects1

Reviewed by 16 customers

  • Great for the price

    4

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted3 years ago

    byMike

    fromAnchorage, AK

    Looking for my first overdrive pedal. Got this pedal on clearance. Happy with it. Sounds great. Runs well off of battery.

  • Throw this at a low-watt tube head and let it scream

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byzach

    fromkentucky

    I play this OD through a 15 watt orange head and a pair of 10" Warehouse American Vintage speakers and when you really work this thing it screams like no other even at the lower drive levels, I liked this pedal much more than the ibanez i have

  • Great sound and build quality for the price!

    4

    submitted6 years ago

    byRiver City Audio

    fromLouisville, KY

    I'm really impressed with the sound and build quality for the price. Rugged case and sturdy knobs. Feels solid. I also like the simplicity of the design. The only thing I'm not a fan of is the pedal activates when you release the footswitch rather than when you first press it. The pedal sounds great. It doesn't bury the natural sound of your guitar. It has a nice range from light to medium overdrive (Klon-ish flavor). I tried it with a Fender Deluxe Reverb, Sovtek 50H and Boss Katana 100 MKII. Sounded great through each. It's a keeper.

  • BEST EFFECTS PEDAL GOING

    5

    submitted7 years ago

    byRocker Dan

    fromWisconsin

    The best break up effects pedal out there.This pedal gives the best sound of a overdriven tuba amplfier and along with the tone and drive controls gives the user unlimited effects of most tube amps and at any volume! Think of it the exact saounds you strive for in a natural tube amp.The best of both worlds as this gem sounds like everything from a overdrie tube amp to a ZZ Top or Black Sabbath sound.

  • ONE PEDAL WORLD

    4

    submitted7 years ago

    byRocker Dan

    fromWisconsin

    If I had one pedal to choose from,this would be the one.I keep other pedals till a birthday or Christmas and give them to my kids or friends since I really only use this one! I play a Gibson Les Paul mainly but own a Gretsch dual Jet and a Fender Telecaster all three from Guitar Center,but when this pedal arrived I fell in love with the sound! If it is ZZ Top or Black Sabbath or anything in between this pedal can and will handle it.Best value as some pedals cost three tor four times as much and do half the work if that!

  • Awesome

    5

    submitted7 years ago

    byWenol7

    fromDeMossville ky

    Worth every penny. Lights up my single coils like they should be. Put a boost in front of it and it flys. Perfect.

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