INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO
BY ProGuitarShop.com
BY BRETT KINGMAN
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Guitar phenomenon Michael Angelo Batio was in a dilemma. He is twice the guitarist, and he plays twice the guitar. But he didn’t have twice the overdrive he needed to keep up with his blistering licks and double-handed pyrotechnics. That’s why he teamed up with Denmark’s T-Rex Engineering – a producer of high-end and custom effects pedals – to create Michael Angelo Batio Overdrive. You only have to listen to Mr. Batio play to hear what this pedal can do – add an exquisite overdrive to your guitar sound.
Michael Angelo wanted a pedal that would give him creamy, classic overdrive without clouding his unique touch and tone. T-Rex produced an overdrive unit with a sound sweet enough to make an angel cry – but with an earthy bite and punch! From a medium blues crunch to a rock guitar wail, Michael Angelo overdrive covers the full spectrum of overdrive distortion.
Let there be no doubt: the Michael Angelo Batio Overdrive was created for this guitarist and his brand of melodic heavy rock – moody, moving, majestic. But the core of this pedal is a warm, natural-sounding smooth distortion that will appeal to any guitarist looking for the holy grail of overdrive.

The outer knobs are set all the way up. 100%.
The map is set on the distortion channel but with the gain very low.
The middle knob is set at about “10 o’clock” as viewed on a clock.
About a 30 to 35% delay volume setting matched with the volume of the amp.
The delay is set for 2 repeats at approximately 320 ms.
Gain, Tone and Level knobs, input and output jacks, 9-12 VDC or 9 V battery, industrial design with metal finish, Michael Angelo Batio’s logo and signature.
See more of Michael here: www.angelo.com
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Eingangsimpedanz @ 1 kHz |
Higher than 1M ohm |
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Ausgangsimpedanz @ 1 kHz |
Lower than 1K ohm |
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Spannungsversorgung |
9V DC (T- Rex FuelTank) |
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erforderliche Mindestspannung |
8V DC |
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zulässige Höchstspannung |
12,5V DC |
| Strombedarf @ 9V DC | 7mA |
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maximaler Eingangspegel Vp/p |
2,5Vp/p |
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Batterietyp |
9 V Block 6F22 |
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Batteriezyklus |
12 bis 16 Std. |
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Anschlüsse |
Eingang, Ausgang (6,3 mm Klinken) |
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Regler |
On/Off, Level, Gain Tone |
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Pedal size incl. knobs |
100 x 55 x 120 mm |
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Weight |
0,335 kg / 11,8 oz |
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