The PAL 800 Gold Overdrive V3 is an overdrive pedal from PedalPalFX, a builder whose PAL 800 line aims at the gain tones of British amps. Its Gain Voicing switch offers three positions: the middle position is the most flat-response setting of the three, ideal at low gain settings below the 11 o'clock position of the Gain knob, while the lower position gives more middle and bass response and the upper position more brightness and less bass response1. A separate "#34" toggle activates a mod dear to guitarist Slash1.
Each position of the Gain Voicing switch affects the output volume level of the effect depending on the Gain knob position, so expect to adjust the Volume knob when you change voicings1.
What it does
The V3's headline additions are a three-voicing toggle switch emulating different models and a I/II footswitch with a 6 dB boost difference, arranged like the two inputs of the original amps the pedal draws from1. In practice that means you can set up two gain levels and switch between them, the way a player would plug into the high or low input on a vintage head.
The Gain Voicing switch
V3 includes a three position switch known as "Gain Voicing" that lets you get different British amps gain tones1. The three positions behave differently:
- Middle position: the most flat responding setting of the three, ideal at low gain settings below the 11 o'clock position of the Gain knob1
- Lower position: more middle and bass response1
- Upper position: more brightness and less bass response1
One practical point from Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio: each position affects the output volume level of the effect depending on the Gain knob position, so you will want to adjust the Volume knob when you move the Gain Voicing switch1.
The #34 toggle
A separate "#34" toggle activates a mod dear to guitarist Slash1. Alongside it, the Gain Voicing switch shapes the low end and brightness: the lower position brings more middle and bass response, the upper position more brightness and less bass, and the middle position sits flattest of the three, which the maker suggests for low gain settings below the 11 o'clock position of the Gain knob1.
What reviewers said
The Gain Voicing switch is worth a moment in practice, because each position affects the output volume level of the effect depending on the Gain knob position, meaning the Volume knob needs adjustment whenever you move the switch1. The middle position is the most flat-response setting of the three, and the maker describes it as ideal at low gain settings below the 11 o'clock position of the Gain knob, with the lower position adding middle and bass and the upper position adding brightness while cutting bass1.
The V4 and where to go next
Wherever you shop for this line, the controls reward a little setup time: because each Gain Voicing switch position affects the output volume level of the effect depending on the Gain knob position, plan to rebalance the Volume knob after changing voicings1. PedalPalFX also builds other amp-style drives, including the PAL 959 Plexi Emulator Overdrive, and the "#34" toggle on this pedal activates a mod dear to guitarist Slash1.
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Sources (1)
- PedalPalFX PAL 800 Gold Overdrive V4, Delicious Audio, 2025-06-17
