Members jasonpaul Posted June 27, 2006 Members Share Posted June 27, 2006 I always hear of guitar players using boxes like the Maxon OD808 as a "Boost" to there tube amp. Can someone explain to me how I would use the Maxon OD808 as a boost to my tube amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrblackbat Posted June 27, 2006 Members Share Posted June 27, 2006 Turn the balance knob up and the overdrive knob down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasonpaul Posted June 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 27, 2006 Thanks but I mean barney style here... Is the pedal going through the fx loop or the front input? Will this boost the amp's original distortion? Sorry for the stupid questions but I've been in the Marines the last 6 years and now that I'm out I got the half stack I wanted and I'm just not proficient with it yet! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matter-Eater Lad Posted June 27, 2006 Members Share Posted June 27, 2006 You buy 4 of them and put one under each corner of the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 89strat Posted June 27, 2006 Members Share Posted June 27, 2006 Use it in front of the amp. Works great in front of the gain channel of your amp to give it extra sustain and boost. Works great in front of the clean channel as well as a bluesy sound. Real nice warm pedal. I use a maxon od-9 myself which is pretty much the same thing. Plug your guitar into the pedal, then into the amp's input. Dial up a nice crunch tone on the amp and then on the pedal turn the drive up to about 9 or 10 o'clock, the tone at noon, and the level at about 3 o'clock, then start burnin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasonpaul Posted June 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hey thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 89strat Posted June 27, 2006 Members Share Posted June 27, 2006 Originally posted by jasonpaul Hey thanks for the advice! No, thank you! And welcome Home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asiankid Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I am in the market for a Maxon, but what could I use as a boost for leads on top of the OD9? I've asked analogman, and he suggested a different pedal to the TS series circuitry, for variation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 89strat Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I use an OD-9 before my amp to goose it for more gain, sustain, etc... especially with the drive channel on my amp. When I need a volume boost, I have an mxr micro amp in the FX loop set slightly louder for leads. An eq works well in the loop also for this. If your using the od-9 as you only source of gain, and not the amp's distortion, I would put a clean boost, like the micro amp, rc booster, katana, or whatever, and place it right after your od-9 before the amp. If your using the amp's gain channel, the clean boost will not give you more volume, only more saturation. I use my amp's gain channel, so that's why I keep the clean boost in the loop, this way I get a volume boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asiankid Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 What amp are you runnin? I've only got a Marshall combo TSL602 (60w valve - suits what we're doin in the band at the moment) It's a 3 channel amp, clean, crunch and lead - I'm very happy with it, then I heard the Bluesbreaker. I don't really need the clean channel, and find that the lead channel is too thin. So I've hooked it up to an Ibanez 808 re-issue, and absolutely fell in love with the sound, especially on the clean channel (almost like the bluesbreaker combo) Can't wait to hook up Analogman's Maxon. Now, I just leave the tubey on, but I need that extra lead option for solos. I was actually lookin into the EQ option already, but will check the other options out. Thanks for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasonpaul Posted June 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 I got a Krank Revolution head with a Mesa cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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