Compression is a mainstay in the effects arena of most pedal boards these days
couple that with a boost that drives the amp into natural breakup and you've got
the NUX Masamune... Masamune was a legendary Japanese swordsmith and he now
lends his name to part of the Verdugo series of effects from NUX so let's
take a look at what this can do and why it could be labeled as a true natural
overdrive...
five knobs and four switches separated into the boost and compressor sides plus
two switches on the back control the inside routing you can use both effects
in parallel or series and the toggle switch on the mutex will change which
effect comes first there's also an external jack
where you can operate the unit through a remote switch and on the front the comp
level knob adjusts the final output level for the compressor balancing your
input and output signals the sustain knob adjusts the compression ratio and
increases sustained highest sustained levels will squash your signal harder
when you hit the strings and creates a longer and richer sustain the blend knob
adjusts the compressor transparency so you can dial in the exact amount of
compressed dry signal but you want the clip toggle allows you to choose the
clipping range of your input signal the toggle up position will squeeze the
signal for a fatter sound and the toggle down will open up more space on your
clipping range and the high cut reduces some of the upper frequencies
the boost on the Masamune can push your ramp into overdrive which is a great
feature to have getting your amp naturally breaking up the compressor
goes from low to really squashing the signal to high compression and even more
when the clips which is engaged some players though prefer not to use
compression as it can be an obvious effect but for funk rhythm or for solid
rock rhythm could be just what you need.
So many options to craft your turn on this pedal but what did you think it's a
Strymon sized unit which seems to be fairly popular these days and it does
exactly what it says on the tin and does it well thanks to NUX for sending this
out for a review leave your comments below and as always stay well.