Studio Daydream Handmade Pedals KCM-OD Silver V10

The KCM-OD Silver V10 is a handmade overdrive pedal from Studio Daydream Handmade Pedals that sits in the klone family: pedals modeled on a famous and long-discontinued original circuit. Pedal of the Day describes its range as "ranging from a gorgeous clean boost up to a low-mid gain overdrive when cranked up," which puts it in territory shared by boost pedals and overdrive pedals alike¹.

What it does

The Silver V10 follows the control layout players know from any klone of the original pedal: Gain, Treble and Output. Pedal of the Day notes that "Gain, Treble and Output are necessary in any klone of the original pedal," so the pedal behaves the way a player used to this circuit expects¹.

Internally, the pedal is equipped with a 27V booster circuit utilizing a charge pump IC, which raises the internal supply voltage above what a standard 9V input provides. The reviewer attributes the pedal's noise performance to its construction: "a careful selection of parts and construction of board design results in an extremely low noise finish"¹.

The pedal uses buffered bypass rather than true bypass. Pedal of the Day frames this as part of its role in a rig: "Utilizing buffered bypass as well, the KCM-OD Silver V10 seeks to build a solid foundation for your tone"¹.

The klone connection

Studio Daydream positions the KCM-OD as a recreation of the original circuit that has become expensive and hard to find. As the reviewer put it, "we love a good recreation of that famous mythical pedal that we (and most others) can no longer afford"¹. A Gold V9.0 variant of the KCM-OD was also covered by Pedal of the Day, indicating the design has shipped in more than one version².

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