Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This is the NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive pedal – a brand new, sub $50/€50 transparent overdrive pedal!
At Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/LKOG7j
Get more info here: nuxefx.com/6ixty5iveod.html
NUX themselves say that the ‘6ixty5ive is based on 60s black panel Fender amps, as well as the Vemuram Jan Ray pedal – which all screams “Timmy” to me! The Paul Cochrane Timmy pedal is the father of the transparent overdrives, and pedals like the Jan Ray – and now, by definition, the ‘6ixty5ive – have been influenced for years by its wonderful pristine clean boosts, its edge of breakup and overdrive tones, and its ability to add a little bit of magical grit to your guitar tone without taking away any of your instrument’s unique character.
Hence transparent, and hence the ‘6ixty5ive having a lot to live up to. The front of the pedal has four controls – Level, Gain, Bass and Treble – and on the top, you'll find a Saturation Trimmer mini pot. This control, NUX says, lets you tweak saturation levels. (Just a note: the Jan Ray features a very similar looking Saturation Trimmer!)
Apart from that, the ‘6ixty5ive is resplendent in a sparkly brown finish, and it’s housed in a solid-feeling metal enclosure. You can power the peal via a 9-volt battery, or via a power supply.
So, for around the $50 mark, how good can it be?! We’ve seen other great affordable transparent drives before – the Caline Pure Sky, for example – and in this video I aim to see if the ‘6ixty5ive can join them. To that end, I try the pedal out in as many different musical genres as I can, from pop, funk and blues to indie, classic rock, punk, alternative rock, and even a little attempt at metal! I use my Fender Telecaster for single coil tones, and my humbucker-equipped Epiphone Les Paul, and I also try the pedal into an overdriven amp, as well as doing a couple of loops where we really test the pedal’s controls, including the Saturation Trimmer, and hear how close it sounds to a genuine Paul Cochrane Timmy pedal.
Here are some links to the various playing samples and info bits:
00:00 Hello!
00:28 Introduction to the NUX ‘6ixty5ive OD
02:06 Pedal controls and features
02:40 Today’s rig and plan
Pushed clean tones
04:18 Clean reference tones and turning on the ‘6ixty5ive
04:56 Blues progression
05:19 Southern rock picked arpeggios
05:38 60s rock rhythm tone
05:49 Poppy barre chords
06:18 Ringing open indie pop chords
06:45 Surf pop riff
07:02 Funky rhythm chords
07:16 Country ballad arpeggios
07:29 Country lead sound
07:42 Strummed folk pop chords
Overdriven Tones
07:59 Kings Of Leon inspired riff
08:12 Droning indie chords
08:24 Fat indie rhythm chords
08:52 Choppy barre chords
09:10 Upbeat indie barre chords
09:33 Indie octaves
10:02 Edgy indie barre chords
10:16 Groovy classic rock riff
10:42 Hendrix inspired classic rock riff
10:59 Driving rock riff
11:13 AC/DC inspired classic rock riff
11:30 Airbourne inspired rock riff
11:52 More Hendrix tones
Heavy Overdrive Sounds
12:02 Classic hard rock riff
12:19 Glam rock riff
12:35 Hard rock melodic lead
12:58 NWOBHM riff
13:17 Foo Fighters inspired modern rock riff
13:35 Alternative rock riff
13:59 Pop punk riff
14:24 Melodic pop punk lead
14:40 Punk rock power chords
14:53 Less Than Jake inspired punk riff
15:17 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning)
15:33 Modern rock palm-muted power chords (Drop D)
15:57 Rage Against The Machine inspired groovy riff (Drop D)
16:13 Metal chugging riff (Drop D)
16:30 ‘6ixty5ive as boost into an overdriven amp
17:20 Epiphone Les Paul classic rock loop
20:13 Les Paul rock loop w/ Saturation Trimmer test
22:26 Single coil loop: ‘6ixty5ive vs Timmy comparison
26:13 My thoughts
27:10 What I like: sounds
28:46 The Saturation Trimmer
30:02 Price, build quality, battery power
30:53 What I don’t like
31:58 What other cheap transparent overdrives are out there?
33:29 My conclusions on the ‘6ixty5ive and why you should buy it
My setup was as follows: I ran the ‘6ixty5ive straight into my Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 head. That went from the amp’s Red Box DI straight into my Focusrite Scarlett 2i4, which went into Logic Pro X. That's it. No post-processing on the sounds was done. Oh, and I used my Boss RC-10R to play the loops.
Here’s some links to those bits of gear:
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H&K Black Spirit 200 head: thmn.to/thoprod/447827?offid=1&affid=1250
Boss RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station: thmn.to/thoprod/470055?offid=1&affid=1250
Focusrite 4i4 (the new 2i4): thmn.to/thoprod/467952?offid=1&affid=1250
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Enjoy!
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Backing music from the YouTube Audio Library: Duck In The Alley – Track Tribe.
#NUXPedals #TransparentOverdrive #OverdrivePedals
*Note: certain links in the description are affiliate links. If you click said links and purchase anything as a result, I will receive a small commission. This doesn’t cost you anything extra, but it does help to support the channel. So, if you do that, thank you very much!*
@nuxaudio
This is the NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive pedal – a brand new, sub $50/€50 transparent overdrive pedal!
At Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/LKOG7j
Get more info here: nuxefx.com/6ixty5iveod.html
NUX themselves say that the ‘6ixty5ive is based on 60s black panel Fender amps, as well as the Vemuram Jan Ray pedal – which all screams “Timmy” to me! The Paul Cochrane Timmy pedal is the father of the transparent overdrives, and pedals like the Jan Ray – and now, by definition, the ‘6ixty5ive – have been influenced for years by its wonderful pristine clean boosts, its edge of breakup and overdrive tones, and its ability to add a little bit of magical grit to your guitar tone without taking away any of your instrument’s unique character.
Hence transparent, and hence the ‘6ixty5ive having a lot to live up to. The front of the pedal has four controls – Level, Gain, Bass and Treble – and on the top, you'll find a Saturation Trimmer mini pot. This control, NUX says, lets you tweak saturation levels. (Just a note: the Jan Ray features a very similar looking Saturation Trimmer!)
Apart from that, the ‘6ixty5ive is resplendent in a sparkly brown finish, and it’s housed in a solid-feeling metal enclosure. You can power the peal via a 9-volt battery, or via a power supply.
So, for around the $50 mark, how good can it be?! We’ve seen other great affordable transparent drives before – the Caline Pure Sky, for example – and in this video I aim to see if the ‘6ixty5ive can join them. To that end, I try the pedal out in as many different musical genres as I can, from pop, funk and blues to indie, classic rock, punk, alternative rock, and even a little attempt at metal! I use my Fender Telecaster for single coil tones, and my humbucker-equipped Epiphone Les Paul, and I also try the pedal into an overdriven amp, as well as doing a couple of loops where we really test the pedal’s controls, including the Saturation Trimmer, and hear how close it sounds to a genuine Paul Cochrane Timmy pedal.
Here are some links to the various playing samples and info bits:
00:00 Hello!
00:28 Introduction to the NUX ‘6ixty5ive OD
02:06 Pedal controls and features
02:40 Today’s rig and plan
Pushed clean tones
04:18 Clean reference tones and turning on the ‘6ixty5ive
04:56 Blues progression
05:19 Southern rock picked arpeggios
05:38 60s rock rhythm tone
05:49 Poppy barre chords
06:18 Ringing open indie pop chords
06:45 Surf pop riff
07:02 Funky rhythm chords
07:16 Country ballad arpeggios
07:29 Country lead sound
07:42 Strummed folk pop chords
Overdriven Tones
07:59 Kings Of Leon inspired riff
08:12 Droning indie chords
08:24 Fat indie rhythm chords
08:52 Choppy barre chords
09:10 Upbeat indie barre chords
09:33 Indie octaves
10:02 Edgy indie barre chords
10:16 Groovy classic rock riff
10:42 Hendrix inspired classic rock riff
10:59 Driving rock riff
11:13 AC/DC inspired classic rock riff
11:30 Airbourne inspired rock riff
11:52 More Hendrix tones
Heavy Overdrive Sounds
12:02 Classic hard rock riff
12:19 Glam rock riff
12:35 Hard rock melodic lead
12:58 NWOBHM riff
13:17 Foo Fighters inspired modern rock riff
13:35 Alternative rock riff
13:59 Pop punk riff
14:24 Melodic pop punk lead
14:40 Punk rock power chords
14:53 Less Than Jake inspired punk riff
15:17 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning)
15:33 Modern rock palm-muted power chords (Drop D)
15:57 Rage Against The Machine inspired groovy riff (Drop D)
16:13 Metal chugging riff (Drop D)
16:30 ‘6ixty5ive as boost into an overdriven amp
17:20 Epiphone Les Paul classic rock loop
20:13 Les Paul rock loop w/ Saturation Trimmer test
22:26 Single coil loop: ‘6ixty5ive vs Timmy comparison
26:13 My thoughts
27:10 What I like: sounds
28:46 The Saturation Trimmer
30:02 Price, build quality, battery power
30:53 What I don’t like
31:58 What other cheap transparent overdrives are out there?
33:29 My conclusions on the ‘6ixty5ive and why you should buy it
My setup was as follows: I ran the ‘6ixty5ive straight into my Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 head. That went from the amp’s Red Box DI straight into my Focusrite Scarlett 2i4, which went into Logic Pro X. That's it. No post-processing on the sounds was done. Oh, and I used my Boss RC-10R to play the loops.
Here’s some links to those bits of gear:
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H&K Black Spirit 200 head: thmn.to/thoprod/447827?offid=1&affid=1250
Boss RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station: thmn.to/thoprod/470055?offid=1&affid=1250
Focusrite 4i4 (the new 2i4): thmn.to/thoprod/467952?offid=1&affid=1250
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Enjoy!
-----
Backing music from the YouTube Audio Library: Duck In The Alley – Track Tribe.
#NUXPedals #TransparentOverdrive #OverdrivePedals
*Note: certain links in the description are affiliate links. If you click said links and purchase anything as a result, I will receive a small commission. This doesn’t cost you anything extra, but it does help to support the channel. So, if you do that, thank you very much!*
@nuxaudio
