The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess is an Old Blood Noise Endeavors distortion pedal, currently around $219. Close alternatives include the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion and the Rainger FX Air Space Invader 2. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess
Old Blood Noise Endeavors · pedal
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess is a unique multi-mode distortion pedal from OBNE combining distortion with filter, gating, and modulation options in hand-built boutique quality. The Excess is one of OBNE's most distinctive creations, offering distortion with voice modulation and experimental tonal capabilities beyond conventional gain pedals.
What stands out
“Experimental and ambient guitarists who want unconventional distortion with built-in modulation find the Excess a distinctive boutique option”
— from the community notes
“OBNE's creative multi-mode distortion with modulation and filter options, praised for unique experimental character”
— from the community notes
“The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess is a unique multi-mode distortion pedal from OBNE combining distortion with filter, gating, and modulation options in hand-built boutique quality”
— from the listing
“The Excess is one of OBNE's most distinctive creations, offering distortion with voice modulation and experimental tonal capabilities beyond conventional gain pedals”
— from the listing
“The combination of distortion and modulation creates experimental tonal possibilities beyond conventional gain pedals”
— from the reviews
- distortion
- modulation
- experimental
- filter
- ambient
- modulation and filter options
- experimental tonal capabilities
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Ambient
- Electronic
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Shoegaze
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Punk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP
amplifier
19% matchStack the Excess's experimental modulation and distortion on top of the 1959SLP's own thick plexi saturation for a wilder texture.
Comes later in the signal chain
Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head
Dumble
18% matchPush the Excess' experimental, filtered distortion into the Dumble's legendary blues breakup and the two textures compound into something strange.
Comes later in the signal chain
Pedals that stack with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
14% matchThe Excess' experimental, filtered distortion gives the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost a genuinely strange new texture to push into.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
13% matchThe RAT's dark, cutting distortion stacks with the Excess's own experimental, filtered gain for something stranger than either pedal alone.
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
10% matchKeep Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess in the signal chain, clear of Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
9% matchThe Excess' experimental, filtered distortion feeds the Memory Man's lush analog echo a saturated signal to trail off. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
8% matchWhat Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Roland SDE-3000D
Roland
7% matchPut Roland SDE-3000D after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess in the signal chain, clear of Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Cheaper alternatives
Mooer Liquid Color
Mooer
65% similarityShared character: modulation
NuX NPB-S Bumblebee Small Pedalboard
Nux
43% similarityShared character: modulation
Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher
Electro-Harmonix
42% similarityShared character: filter, noise, ambient
DOD Gonkulator Ring Modulator
Dod
42% similarityShared character: combination, noise, modulation
Boutique & premium upgrades
Similar character
Aria Lil' RAT Distortion
Aria
56% similarityShared character: filter, distortion
Rainger FX Air Space Invader 2
Rainger Fx
43% similarityShared character: filter, noise, distortion
Mooer MDS4
Mooer
42% similarityShared character: distortion
Dunlop MXR M78 Custom Modified OD, also known as the Bad Ass Modified OD
Dunlop
40% similarityShared character: filter, distortion
Systech Harmonic Energizer
Systech
40% similarityShared character: filter, distortion
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
99% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess?+
The closest matches in character are the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion, the Rainger FX Air Space Invader 2, the Mooer MDS4. Budget picks: Mooer Liquid Color, NuX NPB-S Bumblebee Small Pedalboard, Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher. Boutique upgrades: Third Man Store Third Man Hardware x Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil.
What pairs well with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster — Stack the Excess's experimental modulation and distortion on top of the 1959SLP's own thick plexi saturation for a wilder texture..
How much does the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess cost?+
Around $219 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).