The No. 1 Signature is an analog overdrive pedal from Nordvang Custom, a builder whose pedals are hand-built by the owner/proprietor from what Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson calls "the very finest components available"1. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as "as close as we can get to the tone and feel of the Klon", placing it among the Klon-style overdrives players reach for when they want that circuit's character2.
What it does
As a Klon-style overdrive, the No. 1 Signature sits in the family of pedals built around the transparent gain-and-boost character associated with the original Klon. The maker's own framing is direct: "the new No.1 Sig is as close as we can get to the tone and feel of the Klon"2. For a player, that means a gain pedal intended to sit between clean boost and light overdrive territory, the role the Klon design is known for.
How it relates to the original No.1
The Signature shares its name with the company's first pedal, the No.1 Overdrive. The two are related but not the same circuit: Henrik Nordvang describes the Signature's aim as being "as close as we can get to the tone and feel of the Klon"2.
The No. 1 Signature is not a replacement for the original No.1 Overdrive. The circuits differ, so the two pedals are not interchangeable in a rig2.
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Sources (2)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2019-07-23
- No. 1 Signature by Nordvang Custom, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
