The Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter is an Old Blood Noise Endeavors overdrive pedal, currently around $209. Close alternatives include the Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive and the Pigtronix OFM. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Divided by 13 JRT 9/15.
Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter
Old Blood Noise Endeavors · pedal
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Beam Splitter is a boutique signal splitter and parallel routing pedal from OBNE, providing multiple independently buffered output channels for complex, creative parallel effects routing in hand-built boutique quality. The Beam Splitter enables wet/dry blending, parallel effects loops, and complex signal chain configurations.
What stands out
“dry blending”
— from the listing
“the old blood noise endeavors beam splitter is a boutique signal splitter and parallel routing pedal from obne”
— from the listing
“providing multiple independently buffered output channels for complex”
— from the listing
“A versatile, high-quality tool for complex signal chain design”
— from the reviews
“The Beam Splitter delivers clean, independent multi-channel signal splitting in OBNE's hand-built boutique format”
— from the reviews
- dry
- parallel
- complex
- buffered
- boutique
- parallel effects loops
- wet dry blending
- complex signal chain design
Price updated Oct 23, 2026
Amps that pair well with the Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
12% matchWhat Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Divided by 13 JRT 9/15
Divided By 13
12% matchDivided by 13 JRT 9/15's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing goes after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter in the chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head goes after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter in the chain
Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head
Revv
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter
Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter
Ampeg Rocket Watts
Ampeg
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Ampeg Rocket Watts after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter
Port City Pearl Head
Port City
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Port City Pearl Head goes after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter in the chain
Pedals that stack with the Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter
Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
8% matchWhat Colorsound Power Boost brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Crayon
Electro-Harmonix
8% matchWhat Electro-Harmonix Crayon brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchKeep Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter in the signal chain, clear of Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
6% matchAshdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay
Alexander Pedals
5% matchKeep Alexander Pedals Radical Delay after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter in the signal chain, clear of Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss DD-200 Digital Delay
Boss
5% matchBoss DD-200 Digital Delay's shimmer voice goes after Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
tonal matchMatthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost sits in the same chain slot as Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter
NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor
Nux
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor in front of Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter?+
The closest matches in character are the Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive, the Pigtronix OFM, the Mesa Boogie Highwire. Budget picks: MXR M294 Sugar Drive Mini, Electro-Harmonix Mainframe, Dunlop MXR M294 Sugar Drive. Boutique upgrades: Walrus Audio Harvester, Strymon Riverside, Beetronics Wannabee.
What pairs well with the Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Divided by 13 JRT 9/15, Orange Little Bass Thing — What Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around.
How much does the Old Blood Endeavors Beam Splitter cost?+
Around $209 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).