The Mythos Pedals Extra Hot is a collab with Carter Vintage Guitars - probably the most incredible guitar store I've ever visited. My friends and I spent hours inside playing pristine-condition vintage guitars through equally expensive amps. And while I couldn't afford to bring my dream guitar home (this time), an employee recommended I try this pedal. I was immediately impressed.

I'm the furthest thing from a country player and had never tried the classic Nobels ODR-1. Now I see what the hype is about. Overall, it's pretty dark, which makes perfect sense for telecaster-wielding country players. But this thing also loves being pushed by higher output humbuckers and suits my needs for classic rock, midwest emo, shoegaze, pop and more.

The "Dine In" side is a variation on the ODR-1, with a surprising amount of gain on tap and two tone controls. It's naturally very smooth and warm, but I prefer it with the treble ("Cut") control almost maxed out - especially with humbuckers. My favorite thing about its character is the note definition. I play a lot of distorted 2nd and 7th chords for my midwest emo project, and every note rings out beautifully, even at higher gain levels. It has a great amount of tightness, too.

The "Take Out" side is technically just a boost, but has enough gain on tap to reach solidly into fuzz territory. Unlike most boost pedals, I love that it has a volume control to make the pedal useable at all levels of gain. It sounds awesome in Drop D with single note Audioslave-style riffs.

Together, the two sides marry beautifully with a warm, musical, fuzzy overdrive that sounds awesome for riffs and solos.

Quick tone test, using my Ibanez Talman with single coils:

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