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Originally posted by jorgenkjellgren

Or maybe the MXR Distortion+?

 

 

May want to hold off on that one. Don't get me wrong, I really like my old Distortion +, but it really only makes one sound. Not very flexible at all.

 

 

Originally posted by Heckles

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver?

 

 

+ 1 on that one

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bad monkey
red snapper
fulltone fulldrive
vox valvetone
nobels overdrive

and of course ts-7

IMHO the boss overdrives don't sound
tubescreamerish- they sound boss overdrivish.

the mxr dist+ has nothing to do with a ts.
neither has the rat. it's a distortion, not an overdrive.

hope i could help..

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Originally posted by harmonix

bad monkey

red snapper

fulltone fulldrive

vox valvetone

nobels overdrive


and of course ts-7


IMHO the boss overdrives don't sound

tubescreamerish- they sound boss overdrivish.


the mxr dist+ has nothing to do with a ts.

neither has the rat. it's a distortion, not an overdrive.


hope i could help..

 

 

He's looking for an OD that isn't like the tubescreamer, though...

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no, sorry!
i think i got you wrong!
you wanted something different?
well, what exactly then?

a ts is an overdrive which is pretty neutral and works also
well as a clean boost. you won't find too many good sounding od's that aren't based on a tubescreamer.
exept boss' od-3 maybe.

you want a distortion? or a fuzz?

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Try and get your hands on the MI Audio Blue Boy. Fantastic pedal that can go from typical Tube Screamer territory all the way to mild fuzz. Very useful pedal thanks to the 3 internal trimpots. The pedal is discontinued now, but I see one up for sale every now and then.

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I would have to say FETTO - if you have an amp with a decent amount of mids, it works like a treat and sounds nothing like a tube screamer. Also, the Blues Driver works very well, and with the OD-3 you're getting into "that" zone (slight midrange push), but not too far.

The Fulltone OCD and Xotic BB Preamp have both been mentioned, which are both nice options.

If you want to build one yourself, stay away from schematics that have a 4558 op-amp with clipping diodes in the feedback loop, and you should be fine. Take a look at the BSIABII (Brown Sound In A Box II) at www.generalguitargadgets.com - it is reported to sound pretty good, and it is very far removed from the TS circuit... :D

/Andreas

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