Cornerstone Cio-Ant vs Maxon OOD-9

The Cornerstone Cio-Ant and the Maxon OOD-9 are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Cornerstone Cio-Ant leans warm and dynamic.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

40% — somewhat different

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • mid-forward
Citation fame
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Price
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$159via Reverb

Description

The Cornerstone Cio Ant is a limited edition of the Italian boutique builder's Antique TS-style overdrive pedal, handmade in Italy. The Cio Ant shares the core Antique circuit delivering warm, mid-forward overdrive in the vintage Tube Screamer tradition, complemented by the Hot Mode dual boost for extended versatility. As a limited cosmetic variant, the circuit and tonal character are identical to the standard Antique series. The Italian boutique construction and premium component selection apply throughout. Suited for blues, rock, and country players seeking premium boutique quality with a Tube Screamer-inspired foundation.

The Maxon OOD-9 is an overdrive pedal from Maxon providing Tube Screamer-style mid-boost overdrive character with Japanese manufacturing precision. Maxon is the original manufacturer of the Tube Screamer circuit and their OD-series pedals represent the most authentic implementations of the TS circuit from the designers who created it.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Country
  • Rock
  • Blues
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Tonal lean
  • warm
  • dynamic
  • transparent
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