Members Unreachable Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 I'm in need of a budget friendly overdrive, and I think I've narrowed it down to a Cool Cat Drive and a TS-9. I've watched countless demos of both and I'm still undecided I'm looking for something for rhythm, yet I can play lead on the fly. Something that has versatility, so I can find different sounds of it instead of setting it and forgetting it. Your opinions or other budget friendly drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor. Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 Get both and stack them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoredGuitarist7 Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 Cool Cat Drive is great. It has a quite a bit of gain on tap. Not very transparent, or mids heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 iirc, cool cat is quite a lot cheaper than a toobscreamer. If you are using it as a stand alone gain rather than to boost an amp in more OD, i'd probably go the coolcat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unreachable Posted August 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 iirc, cool cat is quite a lot cheaper than a toobscreamer. If you are using it as a stand alone gain rather than to boost an amp in more OD, i'd probably go the coolcat. Can the Cool Cat boost an amp? Listening to some demos, it really colours the tone, so it could be a good or bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoredGuitarist7 Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 Can the Cool Cat boost an amp? Listening to some demos, it really colours the tone, so it could be a good or bad thing. Definitely... Tons of volume on tap. More than my full drive, iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 I'm in need of a budget friendly overdrive, ......I'm looking for something for rhythm, yet I can play lead on the fly. Something that has versatility, so I can find different sounds of it instead of setting it and forgetting it...... back in the day, guitars used to have knobs and switches. some foolishly thought that these were for eliciting different sounds out of one's rig, without needing to go to the amp/pedals to turn knobs. most knew they were only there for ornamentation. other amateurs and half-wits over the years have believed that simply by using one's hand, and perhaps a pick, one could elicit different sounds out of a rig, without even using a pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unreachable Posted August 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 back in the day, guitars used to have knobs and switches. some foolishly thought that these were for eliciting different sounds out of one's rig, without needing to go to the amp/pedals to turn knobs.most knew they were only there for ornamentation.other amateurs and half-wits over the years have believed that simply by using one's hand, and perhaps a pick, one could elicit different sounds out of a rig, without even using a pedal. This is the effects forum, so soliciting not using a pedal is hypocritical here. I understand what you're talking about, but my amp's not the best with some overdrive. Sounds really dry and like crap if I turn the volume on my guitar down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monty4 Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 OP asked a totally valid question. Back in the day they also ripped amps apart for distortion so we shouldnt use dirt boxes?FWIW, I gigged forever with just one dirt box, no boost and just used the knobs on my guitar for everything. While it may be the "cooler" way of doing things I realized that I get better sounds stomping on boxes. I dont always want the cleaner dirt I would get rolling the volume down when the singer sang, and I dont always want a full dirt sound when I solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willburford Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 HIT the cool cat drive. it literally knocked a HAO rumble mod off my board. literally. The HAO was just a tiny bit better and, for the price, I stuck with the cool cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ispunk Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 +1 on all the Cool Cat Drive love. Add a Bad Monkey for your TS type boost and you've got a good inexpensive dirt setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 This is the effects forum, so soliciting not using a pedal is hypocritical here. I understand what you're talking about, but my amp's not the best with some overdrive. Sounds really dry and like crap if I turn the volume on my guitar down. this is the fx forum, and that seems like a perfectly good place to get across the point that just because pedal X has knobs set to whatever, the pedal is not limited to a single, specific sound only, that simple interplay between guitar's controls, player's technique, and pedal controls can at any point deliver umpteen-jillion sounds. the limitations are almost exclusively on the part of the user. I'm looking for something for rhythm, yet I can play lead on the fly. this can be done without extra switches, special knobs, etc on a pedal. refer to my first post, and to some 16 jillion guitarist before you. Something that has versatility, so I can find different sounds of it instead of setting it and forgetting it. ^this is mildly baffling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members b_nehpets Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 if you're thinking that they sound similar... nope. the cc drive has higher gain (like fulltone ocd)... the dano for you is the TOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unreachable Posted August 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 this is the fx forum, and that seems like a perfectly good place to get across the point that just because pedal X has knobs set to whatever, the pedal is not limited to a specific sound only, that simple interplay between guitar's controls, player's technique, and pedal controls can at any point deliver umpteen-jillion sounds.this can be done without extra switches, special knobs, etc on a pedal. refer to my first post, and to some 16 jillion guitarist before you.^this is mildly baffling. I was asking if either the cool cat drive or ts-9 could cover those grounds from my first post. I wasn't disregarding the fact that I couldn't play around with my guitars controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted August 29, 2009 Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 dude, any pedal can go between rhythm and lead on the fly. its not like guitars, where one needs to play a lead guitar to play leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unreachable Posted August 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 29, 2009 if you're thinking that they sound similar... nope. the cc drive has higher gain (like fulltone ocd)... the dano for you is the TOD.I'm starting to think this is the cool cat for me. Thanks for the suggestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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