Phil O'Keefe Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Which is your favorite, and why? Yeah, I know that "all of the above" is likely to be the most popular option, but let's see how the voting turns out... PS If your favorite is amp dirt, I'd call that "overdrive" and would vote accordingly and comment in a post, but of course, that's entirely up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members travisbrowning Posted July 5, 2016 Members Share Posted July 5, 2016 I'm going to vote overdrive, as my favorite guitar tones are usually just slightly overdriven. But I'm at my happiest at a point somewhere where overdrive and fuzz meet. Like a Red Llama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted July 6, 2016 Members Share Posted July 6, 2016 If have a lot of dirt on my pedalboard and have it dialed in for a lot of different sounds. From the Doobie Brothers to Black Label Society and a lot in between. For me though I've discovered that dirt alone just doesn't get you where you want to be and that too is from the Doobie Brothers to Black Label Society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted July 6, 2016 Members Share Posted July 6, 2016 Never to loud. Never to much dirt. Never to extreme.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DcqnkzGEFQ [video=youtube;1DcqnkzGEFQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DcqnkzGEFQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted July 6, 2016 Members Share Posted July 6, 2016 Different tones (and pedals) for different stuff, I like variety. But, yes, probably 70% of the time I'm using a Tubescreamer (the TS-7 'ToneLok' version) for cruchy rhythm guitar stuff, and other times I use a RAT for cruchy power chords, but also use it for leads. I've got several home-built fuzz pedals, the one I'm currently using is a Germanium transistor Fuzz Face copy, it just love the way it sounds, I tend to like the gain all the way for sustaining lead tones. If I ever get some extra pedal money, I'd like to buy a Fulltone Fulldrive 2, they pop up used for $80 or so, and can be bought brand new for a mere $120 - not bad at all for a US-made 'boutique' pedal. I know it's tweaked tubescreamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted July 11, 2016 Members Share Posted July 11, 2016 Different tones (and pedals) for different stuff' date=' I like variety. [/quote'] My feeling as well. Whatever fits the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 My feeling as well. Whatever fits the song. Whatever fits the song? You guys are going to give me hope for musicians and humanity if you don't stop being so rational and sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arcadesonfire Posted July 12, 2016 Members Share Posted July 12, 2016 An overdrive plugged into a midway-overdriven amp is the best for smooth leads. But does a totally overdriven Plexi count as distortion yet? Well, whether dist or OD, that's my fav for punk or metal rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jisatsu Posted July 15, 2016 Members Share Posted July 15, 2016 They are all great for all different applications. I usually keep one of each on the board minimum, just to mix it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted July 16, 2016 Members Share Posted July 16, 2016 True OD is way too loud; anything that gets the sound at the desired level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juicy Elk Man Posted July 16, 2016 Members Share Posted July 16, 2016 I'd have to say I like a fuzzy distortion the most - like a muff type pedal. For the music I like to dabble with - stoner rock/metal and doom - my Pharaoh is the go-to pedal. But when I need a bit more punch and focus I pair/mix it in parallel with my Small Fry. But overall, I like all types of dirt pedal.For me:Fuzzy distortion - PharaohMedium, focused distortion or heavy overdrive - Small FryAll out fuzz madness - Fuzzy Master (clone of the Ace Tone FM-2 Fuzz Master - very similar to a Univox Super Fuzz, but a bit more gnarly with its upper-octave and ring modulation effect. I guess the next thing for me to get will be a Tone Bender clone of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted July 20, 2016 Members Share Posted July 20, 2016 I had one of these come in yesterday and used it for several hours last night. Its a very good Fulltone OCD clone that does a wonderful job producing overdrive tones. This will work well getting those shades of grey half drive tones. I'll likely put it between my tube screamer and overdrive pedals as a medium drive pedal and it should stack well with others. Tone wise this one has a good range on the tone knob and has a bright high end. I didn't notice any tone sucking or major dips or peaks in the tone response. In comparison a tube screamer has some high and low end roll off so it gets a mid bump when used. This one retains those frequencies. The High Low switch will be useful for impedance matching or setting it for how hard you want the next pedal in line to be hit. It doesn't change the drive, and it doesn't attenuate it like am output pot would, it just steps the level down a few Db's. Gain goes from clean on one extreme to a cranked TS in the middle to almost a distortion box gain on the high end. Run solo It will be great for rock chords and cranked for rock/blues leads. If combined with other drive pedals or even a compressor I can see it hitting some great lead tones while retaining some clean if needed. Great buy for $23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 I had one of these come in yesterday and used it for several hours last night. Its a very good Fulltone OCD clone that does a wonderful job producing overdrive tones. Do you happen to know which version of the OCD it cloned? I absolutely love my V3 Fulltone OCD. It's one of my most used overdrive pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted July 21, 2016 Members Share Posted July 21, 2016 I like a lot of distortion pedals.but you have to settle for one. i guess i'd say the boss ds-1 is the best. i have 3 distortions. boss adaptive distortion, boss power stack, and the DS-1. and i use a super overdrive for additional sustain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members speakerjones Posted July 30, 2016 Members Share Posted July 30, 2016 I gotta have em all. I probably own more fuzzes than the others, so perhaps that's my fave if I had to pick. I think I have 5 or 6 variations on the Big Muff alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted August 1, 2016 Members Share Posted August 1, 2016 I guess for the most part I just use the selections available on my Boss ME-50.But my favorite sound is my 1967 Super Reverb on 8 1/2.The family isn't real crazy about that, nor the neighbors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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