The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2 is an Old Blood Noise Endeavors distortion pedal, currently around $219. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess and the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion. It pairs well with the Park P50 Classic and the Fender Twin Reverb Head.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2
Old Blood Noise Endeavors · pedal
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2 is an enhanced version of OBNE's unique multi-mode distortion pedal combining distortion with filter, gating, and modulation in hand-built boutique quality. The V2 refines and expands the original Excess features with additional tonal control.
- distortion
- modulation
- boutique
- experimental
- filter
- noise
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2 is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Ambient
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Noise Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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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. - Shoegaze
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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 V2
Pedals that stack with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
8% matchElectro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
8% matchFulltone OCD leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Caroline Guitar Company Somersault
Caroline Guitar Company
6% matchRun Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2 in the signal chain, clear of Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2's own gain stage
Ashdown Studio Compressor
Ashdown
6% matchAshdown Studio Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
5% matchWalrus Audio Fable's full voice goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2's own modulated character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay
Alexander Pedals
5% matchRun Alexander Pedals Radical Delay after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2 in the signal chain, clear of Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Cheaper alternatives
Tone City TC Model M V2
Tone City
65% similarityShared character: noise, distortion, s_build_quality
Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost
Electro-Harmonix
65% similarityShared character: distortion
Walrus Audio Kangra
Walrus Audio
64% similarityShared character: filter, modulation, s_build_quality
DOD Gonkulator Ring Modulator
Dod
63% similarityShared character: noise, distortion, modulation
Electro-Harmonix Goose
Electro-Harmonix
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
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Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
73% similarity“is an enhanced version of OBNE's unique multi-mode distortion pedal combining distortion with filter, gating, and modulation”
Aria Lil' RAT Distortion
Aria
67% similarityShared character: filter, distortion
Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
pedal
66% similarityShared character: noise, distortion
Benson Amps Portable Distortion 424 MKII
Benson Amps
63% similarityShared character: distortion
Beetronics Vezzpa
Beetronics
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Spaceman Polaris
Spaceman
90% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2?+
The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess, the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion, the Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion. Budget picks: Tone City TC Model M V2, Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost, Walrus Audio Kangra. Boutique upgrades: Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil, Third Man Store Third Man Hardware x Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil.
What pairs well with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Park P50 Classic, Fender Twin Reverb Head, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi — What Park P50 Classic brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around.
How much does the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess V2 cost?+
Around $219 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
Compare
- vs Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil
- vs Third Man Store Third Man Hardware x Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil
- vs Beetronics Vezzpa