Members sisnootles Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Are overdrive pedals only worth using in front of a valve amp? I really want a classic overdrive sound with my solidstate frontman amp. I can't seem to get a nice creamy blues tone. Would I get it using an overdrive pedal? Unfortunately I can't afford a new amp! Cheers Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members molsen Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 tubescreamer or badmonkey should get you started. bluesdriver is pretty creamy too. or you can buy an overdrive pedal with tube(s) built in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Yea I'd get one with asymmetrical clipping mod done to it, will give more a tubey sound. Not a good mod to do on ts's your going to run into tube amps, but great if your going ss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Turd Furgison Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 dod 250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Beverage Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 GO for the above, but personally, I reckon fuzz is a far better dirt option or solid state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitownTerror Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 GO for the above, but personally, I reckon fuzz is a far better dirt option or solid state. Yup. I never understood overdrive until I got my hands on a decent tube amp. Honestly, you'd probably be better off selling the front man, and putting whatever money you were going to put towards an overdrive down on one of those $200 Fender Champ RI's they had at NAMM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Beverage Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 One of these might tide you over until you can afford a decent amp which, by the sound of it is what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Yea I'd get one with asymmetrical clipping mod done to it, will give more a tubey sound. Not a good mod to do on ts's your going to run into tube amps, but great if your going ss. What's wrong with asymetrical clipping with tube amps? My DOD250 has it, and it sounds pretty rockin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members molsen Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 i'd have to disagree with the FZ7 suggestion. i have one and it is very NOT tubeish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members waveman Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 If you can afford about $90, find a MI Audio Blue Boy Deluxe used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 What's wrong with asymetrical clipping with tube amps? My DOD250 has it, and it sounds pretty rockin' nothings wrong with asymmetrical clipping into tube amps, I just don't prefer it on tubescreamers, to me it sounds as if the clipping is "out of sync" with the amps clipping when you crank it. I've messed around with many different mods on ts pedals, this one to me just sounded better on ss then tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 tubescreamer or badmonkey should get you started. bluesdriver is pretty creamy too. or you can buy an overdrive pedal with tube(s) built in. I'd dissagree. Tubescreamer based pedals sound terrible with most SS amps. bluesdriver would be a bit better IMHO.if the guy's going to buy a pedal with tubes in it, he'd be better of to start saving for a better amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members molsen Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 i use a tubscreamer with ss amps and get nothing but compliments, plus it sounds very close to a tube amp :shrug: maybe it depends on the speakers and the quality of the setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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