Members krisPchkun Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 wth i have a bbe boosta grande and a bbe green screamer (ts9 copy.. pretty faithful imho). the green screamer (like the ts9) takes out significant bass, but the boost doens't. on top of that the boost adds gain and i get that light od i like to be in. it actually sounds better than the green screamer. what gives/? has anyone experienced this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THeLoveGun Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 never bothered. I bought a greeny...returned it the next day. made my sound much more puny! got a J&H Route 66 which includes a bass boost. significantly better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Depends what sort of amp you are running it into, but I would say the majority of the time if you want a more distorted/louder version of your amp's sound then yes. If you want coloration and something different, an OD/Distortion box is for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Depends what sort of amp you are running it into, but I would say the majority of the time if you want a more distorted/louder version of your amp's sound then yes. If you want coloration and something different, an OD/Distortion box is for you. QFT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 QFT. I will choke you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 I will choke you. When I lived in San Francisco two years ago, I met a porn star. His name was Dorian Gray, like the Oscar Wilde novel. His speciality was, I {censored} you not, "underwater S&M." Don't ask me how this happens, I truly do not know. He also told us a story about how a doctor from Hawaii pays Dorian $1500 to get slapped around a bit (by the doctor) every six months. "Yeah, you know, I just lay down on the table and he slaps me and punches me a little. He gets kinda tired after a while, though. Easy $1500!" Anyways, so we were at a party with this other guy, who's name escapes me now, but he was gay. Dorian is bisexual, and they went to that guys' house. On the busride home, Dorian asked the dude to choke him... on the bus. The next morning, we called up the guy and said "Hey, how was Dorian?" "I don't think I could be in a relationship with anyone who tried to shove a dildo down my throat." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justintee Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 yeah it'll depend on what amp you're running.. a little boost, just enough to burn your amp a little often sounds better to my ears than pedal dirt. sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members krisPchkun Posted May 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 is there a pedal that'll give me more dirt but no boost? yeah it looks like i'm treading towards 'transparent overdrive' but goddamn that's what i'm trying to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommyld Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Clean boosts help to push your amp to natural overdrive.Overdrive pedals try to--but don't--replicate natural overdrive. Since they don't, overdrive pedals have become their own sound.OD pedals like you're using (TS based overdrives and others) tend to cut out bass. The Boss OD-3 apparently doesn't. The Visual Sound Route 66 has a bass boost switch to try to fix this. I like a good old LPB-1 (which isn't entirely clean) to get me that just broken up overdrive. They've got a bit of their own hair, but also a big boost, which makes for a very natural sounding overdrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 How does the Boss '59 Fender Bassman FBM-1 fare as a clean-boost or overdrive pedal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members krisPchkun Posted May 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Clean boosts help to push your amp to natural overdrive.Overdrive pedals try to--but don't--replicate natural overdrive. Since they don't, overdrive pedals have become their own sound.OD pedals like you're using (TS based overdrives and others) tend to cut out bass. The Boss OD-3 apparently doesn't. The Visual Sound Route 66 has a bass boost switch to try to fix this. I like a good old LPB-1 (which isn't entirely clean) to get me that just broken up overdrive. They've got a bit of their own hair, but also a big boost, which makes for a very natural sounding overdrive. what about a pedal that pushes the amp to 'natural' od that doesn't add a boost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daveflave1275 Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 doesn't exist, to push the amp into natural OD you need more volume going in to the amp. personally I have a clean boost (wobo buffer/boost) and an OD (fulltone OCD) I use the clean boost like a switch that turns my amps first gain knob up a little. That's what it does. Like if you had a volume knob on your guitar that went past 10. I use the OCD for a volume boost (more amp gain) and for the drive (drive knob set between 0 and 3) and it doesn't really alter my tone that much. I'm rambling aren't I. so basically a clean boost is better than most od pedals if you're using a dirty amp channel already. How ever if you've only got a clean channel an OD is the way to go. Just make sure you've got a good OD pedal that doesn't suck the life out of your guitar. Ive liked the MI audio pedals, fulltone, carl martin, TREX/TC electronic, Xotic... good OD pedals that keesp your guitar's character intact. A tubescreamer does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 You might consider a Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive, which lets you blend clean and overdriven signals, so you can use it as a clean boost, or as an overdrive pedal, or anything in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members krisPchkun Posted May 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Ive liked the MI audio pedals, fulltone, carl martin, TREX/TC electronic, Xotic... good OD pedals that keesp your guitar's character intact. A tubescreamer does not. the biggest reason why i'm using a green screamer is bc i simply don't have access to the brands you mentioned. where can i try them out, or how did you do it? ordering constantly online? gc carries the fulltone ocd but it was out of stock when i came in for a demo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Headlow Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 The Keeley Katana boost might be what you're looking for. It's an excellent clean boost, plus it has the push/pull knob to add a little more grit. http://www.robertkeeley.com/product.php?id=34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nwtsnma Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 bost give real OD from AMP pedal give Fake simulation OD even crappy real OD sound better then best fake OD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jbrazz Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 mellowtone hi five plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daveflave1275 Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 I've actually bought most of my boutique stuff solely on reviews. free shipping from musiciansfriend and a 45 day return policy helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobalt-60 Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 When I lived in San Francisco two years ago, I met a porn star. His name was Dorian Gray, like the Oscar Wilde novel. His speciality was, I {censored} you not, "underwater S&M." Wow, only in California. That's an amazing specialty actually, I'd love to be able to write that on my tax return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members django5 Posted May 23, 2008 Members Share Posted May 23, 2008 Wow, only in California. That's an amazing specialty actually, I'd love to be able to write that on my tax return. BONGOOOO! This is pbone, he's being a thick twat as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobalt-60 Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 BONGOOOO!This is pbone, he's being a thick twat as usual Well, color me gullable... or maybe I've spent too much time on the internet and met too many neurotic people. Besides the part about underwater S+M, and I only doubt it because I've never heard of it, none of that would surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 In my opinion, yes. I don't like most overdrives. Clean boosts push my tube amps just to the right place. No need for serious coloration when you have a really good tube amp. There is a place for overdrives and distortions, if that's your thing. Fuzz, well, fuzz is a must have on any board because it's just it's own thing. For overdrives, though, I always prefer clean boosts. I'm currently using the RC BOoster, and it's fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 BONGOOOO!This is pbone, he's being a thick twat as usual {censored} off and die, that actually happened. 0% of that is bull{censored}. And what's with this "BONGOOOO!" {censored}? Come up with a better interjection, please, that one is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted May 24, 2008 Members Share Posted May 24, 2008 I like clean boost tones better than OD's anyday.Currently using the Xotic RC Boost. I also like the Pavo Boost and have had good luck with the MK.4.23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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