Members Brick Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I'm a firm believer in the OCD, I've got the 1st version and have been using it in my setup going on two years now. Mostly as a clean boost, or with a little dirt into a 2204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoshuaLogan Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I can't believe how many times this has come up on here. Guys, people have been using tubescreamers for decades. Boosting an amp with an overdrive pedal is not that complicated. Everyone should know how it works by now. 1. Clean boosts and OD pedals aren't the same thing. Clean boosts are not supposed to color the signal. They are just supposed to raise the volume of the signal coming from your guitar. They are relatively CLEAN... hence the name..... 2. If you play any form of fast paced or percussive metal and don't already use a tubescreamer or similar OD of some sort, you're really missing out and will wonder why you didn't use one earlier. Tubescreamers cut bass before hitting the preamp + add a tiny bit of compression. The signal going into and being distorted by your amp is more narrow and focused. The result is a more lively, cleaner, tighter, faster responding guitar tone. Seriously, this info is all over the internet... posted over and over again on countless forums, interviews with bands & producers, recording articles, etc. If you just want to get a cheap pedal to try out, get a used bad monkey, ibanez tubescreamer, or maybe an sd1 (although it's not identical to a tubescreamer). If you're serious about it and know you'll keep it and make use of it, get something like a Maxon OD808, OD9, or my favorite the OD820. Most of the fancy ODs like the Klon, OCD, various Xotic pedals, etc. are meant mainly for blues and rock players to use into a clean or low gain amp as their primary means of distortion. Metal players aren't using tubescreamers in the same way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darren0203 Posted November 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I can't believe how many times this has come up on here. Guys, people have been using tubescreamers for decades. Boosting an amp with an overdrive pedal is not that complicated. Everyone should know how it works by now.1. Clean boosts and OD pedals aren't the same thing. Clean boosts are not supposed to color the signal. They are just supposed to raise the volume of the signal coming from your guitar. They are relatively CLEAN... hence the name.....2. If you play any form of fast paced or percussive metal and don't already use a tubescreamer or similar OD of some sort, you're really missing out and will wonder why you didn't use one earlier. Tubescreamers cut bass before hitting the preamp + add a tiny bit of compression. The signal going into and being distorted by your amp is more narrow and focused. The result is a more lively, cleaner, tighter, faster responding guitar tone. Seriously, this info is all over the internet... posted over and over again on countless forums, interviews with bands & producers, recording articles, etc.If you just want to get a cheap pedal to try out, get a used bad monkey, ibanez tubescreamer, or maybe an sd1 (although it's not identical to a tubescreamer). If you're serious about it and know you'll keep it and make use of it, get something like a Maxon OD808, OD9, or my favorite the OD820.Most of the fancy ODs like the Klon, OCD, various Xotic pedals, etc. are meant mainly for blues and rock players to use into a clean or low gain amp as their primary means of distortion. Metal players aren't using tubescreamers in the same way... I know! I know! I can get information off the internet and it's not just for porn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members colejustesen Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I was hoping to get a boost that can be clean and dirty, thats why I had my eye on the GT500. The Zoom and the Lovekraft are actually overdrive pedals that have the function of working as a clean boost. Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members squinty Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Clean Boost= Durham Sexdrive or Keeley Compressor (better labled Sustainer) Boost / od = Gristle King Or RC oh and Crowler Hot Cake is awesome as booth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalaxe Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Maxon od820 is my absolute favorite boost, so smooth and "wide" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members somata Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I use a clean boost in the form of an MXR 10 band eq, and it's awesome...definitely an integral part of my rig For an OD boost I'd second the Bad Monkey, I've tried a handful of others, including some pricier models, and I just really dig the Bad Monkey's sound... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ledvedder Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I really need something to boost a single channel, no-fx loop amp for solos. I have a bad monkey, and it's definitely good at increasing saturation and coloring my overdrive tone, but not too great for a solo boost. I'm wondering what can work as a solo/volume boost in the front of an amp. Maybe it's just not possible, but how did they do it back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NinjaRaf Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 If you go with a tubescreamer type boost, I havent heard anything better than the hardwire cm-2 OD. IMO, I couldnt tell the difference between the bad monkey and the maxon od808. The od9 sounds a bit better. But the hardwire blows them all away. (except this modded old ass tubescreamer that laura let me borrow...that thing was incredible). I have learned, however, that I have absolutely no use for an overdrive pedal in my rig lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members malin Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Furman PQ3 pre amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pincookie1 Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I love my Mxr Micro amp. Its cheap, and effective. Definitely not boutique.. but it does the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darren0203 Posted November 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Are there any other good pedals that do both TS and clean boosts? I've heard some really nice results from both...and I would still prefer something with bass and treble controlls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NinjaRaf Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Are there any other good pedals that do both TS and clean boosts? I've heard some really nice results from both...and I would still prefer something with bass and treble controlls. The hardwire has bass and treble controls, and you can tweak it to sound like a clean boost or a TS type boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keebz Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I've had pretty good success with my Krank Krankshaft. Same here. I like mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members tetaJ Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Here, i will give you 3 possible candidates: RC Booster Keeley Katana And last, and this will serve as both the best OD you will ever play and a Booster: Paul Cochrane's Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tilimo Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 you should check out the rc booster (you will probably leave it on all the time like I do), it just makes your amp sound better. I also have a Fulldrive 2, a Keeley modded blues driver, and an OCD on my pedalboard. They are set to different types of overdrive from vintage to modern. My amp is either a headstrong lil king head into a bogner OS 2x12 or a fender PRRI 1x10 with NOS tubes and a weber speaker upgrade. Just a good old school ACDC type rock sound in a low wattage package - mic it up through the pa and it sounds awesome..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darren0203 Posted November 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 How can something like the CM-2 be like a clean boost? Can the TS, and RC Booster be clean also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Im surprised no one has mentioned the MXR Zakk Wylde OD. I think it is a great od pedal. I prefer it over the OD808 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ledvedder Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Im surprised no one has mentioned the MXR Zakk Wylde OD. I think it is a great od pedal. I prefer it over the OD808 I've read the ZW-44 is basically a Boss SD-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darren0203 Posted November 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 How can something like the CM-2 be like a clean boost? Can the TS, and RC Booster be clean also? Nobody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ledvedder Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Nobody? Gain low, level high. It's really quite simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I've read the ZW-44 is basically a Boss SD-1. Similar, but its a lot smoother to my ears and it doesnt have the high end spike that the SD-1 does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sixtonoize Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 EVERYONE could use a Tubescreamer of some type in their arsenal IMO. Truf. I think I have like a half-dozen boost pedals of different flavors in my bag o' tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darren0203 Posted November 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 Gain low, level high. It's really quite simple. Well the one person said thier is a difference between a clean boost pedal and a TS type boost pedal, then a different person said you can make a TS type pedal into a clean boost pedal:idk: I do know the gain has to be low on the pedal for boosting a high gain amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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