Maxon OD808 vs Revv Amplification G4-V2
The Maxon OD808 and the Revv Amplification G4-V2 are both pedals sharing full, dynamic. The Maxon OD808 leans smooth and warm. The Revv Amplification G4-V2 leans high gain and saturated. Current prices: $134.09 vs $194.91.
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Blended 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.34% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
- dynamic
Maxon OD808
Maxon · pedal
Revv Amplification G4-V2
Revv · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$134.09via Reverb
$194.91via Reverb
The Maxon OD808 is the original overdrive designed by Susumu Tamura in 1979, effectively the same circuit as the Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, which was built as its export-market twin under a different badge. Its diode sits in the negative feedback loop of the amplifier stage rather than in a separate clipping stage, producing a smoother, milder, more natural-sounding overdrive than harder-clipping circuits, closer to the character of a driven tube amp than a distortion pedal. Compared to the later TS9, it sounds a touch softer and clearer, with a less pronounced midrange hump. It responds strongly to picking dynamics and guitar volume, cleaning up naturally as you back off. It suits blues, classic rock, and any style built around a smooth, amp-like overdriven tone.
The Revv G4 V2 is a high-gain distortion pedal distilling the Red channel of Revv's Generator series amplifiers. It is voiced thick and saturated with an extended low end and a strong high-end presence, producing a scooped, aggressive tone with long sustain suited to modern metal and hard rock lead and rhythm playing. A three-way Aggression toggle sets the character: the red setting gives full saturation and thickness, the blue setting tightens the response by reining in extra frequencies, and switching it off yields lower-gain classic tones and dynamic blues breakup. Compared to Revv's Purple-channel G3 the G4 is the blunter, heavier voice, with reviewers describing the G3 as a scalpel and the G4 as a sledgehammer.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- smooth
- warm
- transparent
- harmonically rich
- high gain
- saturated
- aggressive