Members Balthazar Munoz Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Which Overdrive for a Matchelss DC / Vox AC 30 EL84 amp?Would the King of Tone be a good choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onyxrhino Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Which Overdrive for a Matchelss DC / Vox AC 30 EL84 amp?Would the King of Tone be a good choice? Adam Franklin just uses a Blues Driver with his and it sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imbuedblue Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Crowther Hotcake. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Well first of all I'd say the type of output tubes doesn't have a lot to do with what pedals work well with an amp - it's mostly about the voicing and headroom of the preamp. Vox style amps don't have loads of bass or very much high treble and have something of a midrangey quality, so typical overdrives like tubescreamers sometimes sound a bit honky with them. That said they can be just the ticket, it depends what you want. The Rat and Hotcake are popular overdrives with vox amps. I also enjoyed my OCD, OD-3 and SD-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Well first of all I'd say the type of output tubes doesn't have a lot to do with what pedals work well with an amp - it's mostly about the voicing and headroom of the preamp. output tubes have at least as much influence over the "voicing" as the preamp IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Vox style amps don't have loads of bass or very much high treble and have something of a midrangey quality for example, you just described the typical EL84 amp sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 for example, you just described the typical EL84 amp sound There are for example Mesa el84 amps that sound bugger all like Voxes. Also, when I plugged my ac30 into a 4x12 it had plenty of bass. When I ran the high gain channel of my ac50 into the effects return of my ac30 it sounded a lot more like an ac50 than an AC30. I'm not saying power tubes don't make a difference because they obviously do, I'm just saying that say if an amp doesn't take some pedals well it's probably not because it used EL84s instead of 6l6s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 I have never really had an amp that didn't "take" pedals - I think thats usually more operator error than anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 I have never really had an amp that didn't "take" pedals - I think thats usually more operator error than anything else Depends on what you're looking for. I love overdriven AC30 sounds, but if you want to go from that being your rhythm sound to a clear and loud big muff solo that's not gonna happen because of the limitations of the amp. Maybe it's operator error, maybe you need to find a compromise of one or both sounds, or maybe you need a different amp or pedal. Likewise, a clean ac30 with a tubescreamer isn't that appealing to me, though once it's turned up the combo works better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Depends on what you're looking for. I love overdriven AC30 sounds, but if you want to go from that being your rhythm sound to a clear and loud big muff solo that's not gonna happen because of the limitations of the amp. yeah I wouldnt consider that an issue where the amp doesn't "take" the pedal well and pretty much would apply to any single channel amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToonHollow Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 The Rat and Hotcake are popular overdrives with vox amps. I also enjoyed my OCD, OD-3 and SD-1. These. Also look into boosts/treble boosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 a clean ac30 with a tubescreamer isn't that appealing to me, though once it's turned up the combo works better. SD-1 = tubescreamer now it all makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 SD-1 = tubescreamer now it all makes sense! Very true! I did say "sometimes sound a bit honky with them. That said they can be just the ticket, it depends what you want." And for what it's worth, I found the TS-9 to be more middy than the SD-1 which sounds like it's got a bit more treble. At the moment I'm using a sparkle drive which I really love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrisjnyc Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Dano cool cat OD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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