Members mistersully Posted October 15, 2014 Members Share Posted October 15, 2014 hit me i don't want anything muddy sounding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted October 15, 2014 Members Share Posted October 15, 2014 DOD 250. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...KHwaArhj8P8HAQ Years ago I bought one from Analogman that was a clone of the original. I've never not liked it. It is very transparent, goes from very subtle to all out. It is also terrific infront of a distortion pedal. I'm not really a fan of sweetwater's video demo on the page I linked to as I think that guitar is adding a lot of color to the sound, but anyway, great price on a classic pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted October 15, 2014 Members Share Posted October 15, 2014 Aside from the usual suspects you might check out some of the new EHX pedals... Soul Food[video=youtube;fiP8qYVgKFA] East River Drive[video=youtube;ZfevZ44_TWo] Glove[video=youtube;3xC6MDPgR2o] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted October 15, 2014 Members Share Posted October 15, 2014 There is also the joyo stuff, which is much cheaper price wise. Just hit Amazon up and search Joyo overdrive and you'll see a bunch of options with great reviews. I've been pretty happy with their JF-02 Ultimate Drive Overdrive. It is not nearly as transparent as the DOD 250; the joyo is much more in your face, but never the less a good overdrive. I have to put more work into that pedal to arrive at a tone I want to use, but the tones are in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted October 15, 2014 Members Share Posted October 15, 2014 Wein just did a quick review of the Bogner Halow Pedal combo boost/compression which looks cool [YOUTUBE]E4Uj10zx6_E&list[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted October 16, 2014 Author Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 thanks for the advice fellas... i'll check all these suggestions out have to say... i'm digging the sound of this [YOUTUBE]IagqxGNxxnY[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 Believe it or not, the Vox Satchurator is a pretty awesome all around dirt box. Once you get past the JS part, it goes from fairly thick and chunky to over-the-top gain. Tone knob really helps. Works really well with picking dynamics, etc. And they're only $99 all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 I never mind ending up back at home plate, i.e a TS-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 I still like the Bad Monkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buttcrust Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 Fulltone Full-Drive 2 mosfet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 Are you still using your Kemper? For me, I've used overdrive pedals in conjunction with a clean amp to get an overdriven amp sound. I know some guys use them to tweak their amp's overdrive tone. One can tweak the amp's profile in the Kemper. With the Kemper, I don't need/use pedals, except what's onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted October 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 Are you still using your Kemper? For me' date=' I've used overdrive pedals in conjunction with a clean amp to get an overdriven amp sound. I know some guys use them to tweak their amp's overdrive tone. One can tweak the amp's profile in the Kemper. With the Kemper, I don't need/use pedals, except what's onboard.[/quote'] hello mate... long time no see yep, still using the kemper (thinking of picking up a princeton reverb at some stage just as a plug and play amp though)... i actually really like using pedals with the kemper... i know it has cool on board stuff, but i love using say a fuzz pedal with it and rolling back the volume a little on the guitar i find using pedals with the kemper really adds something to it... livens it up or something... right now i'm stuck on using a trainwreck profile with my pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 boss ds-1 is the only overdrive I own. its great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 Bad Monkeys would be more popular if they cost $200 Some other pedals I like are the Digitech Screamin' Blues, Matchless Hot Box/ BadCat 2-Tone, and Radial Tonebone Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted October 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 Bad Monkeys would be more popular if they cost $200 i own one...it's cool but not really what i'm after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 If I had to have just 1 distortion it would be an OCD or a Zendrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 Actually - the Bogner Uberschall pedal is amazing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 what do you already have, or what have you already tried? and what are you really after? i have a stock TS-9 reissue i'm not wanting to miss, paired with a lpb-1 booster, its all i need.somehow i don't like the bad monkey i also have, hmm it lacks a bit of gain, and imho having two tone knobs is not an advantage for me. i have at least 10 other dirt boxes which on and off board from time to time, the ts9 is the only one which stays always there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members speakerjones Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 I've got a few I really like, depending on the situation. I've been playing around with the MXR Classic Overdrive quite a bit lately. I think I paid $30 for it brand new on some GC closeout. It's actually 2 pedals in one, a GT-OD and a Zack Wilde OD. There's an internal dip-switch that toggles between the two. Not super transparent, but has some cool character in either setting, and is easy to pull good tones from. I read somewhere that it is similar in design to an old Boss Super OD. One of my go-to pedals is the SIB Varidrive. It has a 12au7 in it (switchable to a 12a-whatever), which runs at full plate voltage and warms up anything it's put in front of. The EQ on it is amazing and very musical. It works especially well in front of Fenders and solid-state amps. My bassist recently bought and is letting me borrow a Frantone Brooklyn OD. Very versatile OD with plenty of gain on tap. Fairly transparent, or not, if you don't want it to be. Xotic BB Preamp - I'm borrowing this from my best friend to try out and I really like it. It's got kind of a dark character to it. I know you said nothing muddy, so I guess it depends on the rest of your set-up as to whether this one would work for you. I get great tones with it finding it gets along well with my AC30 clone and my single coil guitars. MXR Distortion + (AnalogMan modded), technically not an OD, I guess, but it is pretty close to the DOD 250 in design, I believe. I use it more as an OD for light, gritty tones and to goose the front of my amp a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ermghoti II Posted October 18, 2014 Members Share Posted October 18, 2014 As mentioned, the OCD and it's clones will work, the Dirty Little Secret is similar. The Soul Food is hard not to recommend, as it fits the bill, and is extremely affordable. The Sweet Honey Overdrive and clones are great options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wayne2 Posted October 18, 2014 Members Share Posted October 18, 2014 Did anyone mention a RAT yet? The filter knob dials out mud quite well. I am partial to the Dirty Rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted October 18, 2014 Members Share Posted October 18, 2014 These used to get a lot of press, I think a couple first gen. were almost direct copies of OCD, Timmy http://www.ebay.com/itm/Danelectro-Cool-Cat-Pedals-and-Pedal-Board-Case-1st-Generation-/151439563875?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2342805c63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted October 18, 2014 Members Share Posted October 18, 2014 A EMG Pa2 is a power boost that mounts on your guitar and you can vary the amount of boost buy turning a Knob (0-20 db) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted October 19, 2014 Members Share Posted October 19, 2014 Dave, check your PM box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted October 19, 2014 Members Share Posted October 19, 2014 T-Rex MAB on 12v is pretty stringy sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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