Members rileykill Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 So, I finally had a gear shakedown. I bought a new guitar and needed to pay it off and, really, I just had way too much stuff on my board. It was getting complicated to switch pedals on the fly while singing. The impetus was this Strat. I walked into South Austin Music and I just knew it had to be mine. So sexy. Here's the stuff I pulled off the board.And here is the board now. I A/B'd and rearranged pedals for hours and these are the ones that stuck. I was surprised. I decided to go back to something I was doing years ago and use a dimed Micro Amp to drive my tubes for a "base" sound. Of all my dirt pedals, the stock Blues Driver was by far the best sounding overdrive with my setup. Go figure. I'm using the Pulse Machine with the intensity way down as a solo boost. It sounds wicked -- all in all, it was a learning experience to say the least. Not a very "HC" board but there you go. I played a show with the new setup this weekend and got a lot of compliments and am really happy with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rossowj Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 what amp are you using? Im gonna have a BD-2/Micro Amp combo soon as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wartoxin Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 the stock Blues Driver was by far the best sounding overdrive with my setup In some circles, not here, it is known as a great overdrive. I have the digitech screamin blues, the same (a clone basically) but more eq options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted September 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 I use a Bassman '59 RI. Yeah I have always liked the Blues Driver. Some stuff sounds better at stage volume and I think the BD is one of those pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Operator Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 That looks awesome. What kinda pickups in the Strat? What is the digilog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted September 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 It's a 98 Strat Plus I think? Those are the Lace Sensors they were using. I have pretty hot pickups in my other Strat and those are more quiet. That guitar is stock. The Digilog is a delay. I hate to drop the Holy Grail but it was big and needed another wall wart to not be noisy. The other guitar player in my band plays kinda "wet" and I play more dry. Also, I can get a really odd/cool sounding reverb using a low 300ms setting on the Digilog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 I love lace sensors. I have a custom shop set in mine from the early 2000s and the neck pickup is still one of my favorite neck pickups ever. lace sensors are also some of the best pickups I've found to play through fuzz pedals for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdrake34 Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 How did you like the Big Muff Tone Wicker? Obviously not enough to keep it, but is it an ok pedal otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted September 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 It's a great pedal. I liked it best of the muffs I have played (Little Big Muff, NYC Muff & Big Muff TW) but I don't need a heavy fuzz. The Micro Amp plus Blues Driver plus Pulse Machine turned way up is a heavy sound as-is. It really makes the amp roar. When I added a Muff on top it sounded like mush. I wish I could keep most of those pedals for recording and stuff but I need to pay off the guitar. I still owe like $300 ... but Bill at South Austin let me take the guitar anyway. I need to pay him. I trimmed it down to nothing extra whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 I love the Blues Driver, and always got great results with it. I'll be picking up another one in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juri Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 I was just looking at your pedals on craigslist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fever606 Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 man, the pedals you pulled off make a heckuva board in their own right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted September 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 I was just looking at your pedals on craigslist Haha! yeah they are on CL too. If you want anything it's cheaper on here probably (and I could take off $5 for shipping if you want to pick it up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whyflipoverthefrog Posted September 6, 2010 Members Share Posted September 6, 2010 If you love the stock BD-2, try the keeley modded version. It's like you've been drinking mainstream beer all your life, and you suddenly discovered reputable beer. It's a good thing... immediately made even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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