Members themeanreds Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 With what guitars and amp are you, um, screwdriving? I'm very curious about this pedal. Is it more of a fuzz? Overdrive? Cuts through a busy band, or is it more of a bedroom/recording specialist? Is the midrange scooped, boosted, or neither? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wacopacco Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 it's "how the west was won" - jimmy page OVERDRIVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 WAS using it with a C-1 Classic through a 22 watt VAC. And it was heavenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members themeanreds Posted June 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Originally posted by murch33 WAS using it with a C-1 Classic through a 22 watt VAC. And it was heavenly. Did it die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 No, I sold it. Not entirely by choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members themeanreds Posted June 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 A friend just told me that the Screwdriver is extremely close to the Rat in sound. Any truth to this allegation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Your friend's ears are broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Poopsicle Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 I like using mine in conjunction with a keeley blues driver and it is exactly the tone on the "How The West Was Won" album. Great snappy, yet pleasent vintage tinged overdrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZJD Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Used it with a 71 Les Paul Deluxe & MIA Fat Strat to a Mesa T Verb & Fender Super 60. Sounded great with all of those combos. I'll be taking it to practice this week to play with it some more. It's a great pedal and I've left it at home too many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Poopsicle Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Originally posted by themeanreds A friend just told me that the Screwdriver is extremely close to the Rat in sound. Any truth to this allegation? Did he look into the whites of your eyes when he said those lies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members themeanreds Posted June 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Originally posted by murch33 Your friend's ears are broken. They must be; he loves garbage like Neurosis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 If you think Neurosis is garbage, then by all means save yourself some money and buy the RAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Arjae Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 To me, the Screw Driver is the perfect low gain OD. Don't get me wrong, it has plenty of gain and sounds great at higher settings but at low gain, it is the best I have played. It sounds nothing like a Tube Screamer (or a RAT). Nice mids that don't have a hump but cut through just fine. It has a certain roundness to it. The tone controls on it are really nice in that you can dial in the bass fed into the circuit and then also control the brightness. Very well thought out and executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElvisIsNotDjed Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Originally posted by murch33 If you think Neurosis is garbage, then by all means save yourself some money and buy the RAT. Sarcasm, Murchee boy, sarcasm. I've decided on getting the Screwdriver as well. I gotta save up some money though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members themeanreds Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by Arjae To me, the Screw Driver is the perfect low gain OD. Don't get me wrong, it has plenty of gain and sounds great at higher settings but at low gain, it is the best I have played. It sounds nothing like a Tube Screamer (or a RAT). Nice mids that don't have a hump but cut through just fine. It has a certain roundness to it. The tone controls on it are really nice in that you can dial in the bass fed into the circuit and then also control the brightness. Very well thought out and executed. Now we're talkin'. Thanks!I actually love both Neurosis and Rat pedals. My ears, however, are completely shattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members themeanreds Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by Arjae To me, the Screw Driver is the perfect low gain OD. Don't get me wrong, it has plenty of gain and sounds great at higher settings but at low gain, it is the best I have played. It sounds nothing like a Tube Screamer (or a RAT). Nice mids that don't have a hump but cut through just fine. It has a certain roundness to it. The tone controls on it are really nice in that you can dial in the bass fed into the circuit and then also control the brightness. Very well thought out and executed. What kinda rig are you using the Screwdriver with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KRAA!! Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 The Screw Driver could save you a lot of time and money if you were to just buy one. It's really the best overdrive pedal I've used. From my experience, I don't know of any other pedal that can top it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 I couldn't make mine work for me - that Presense trim pot was too sensitive and interactive with the Tone control for me to dial it in to my satisfaction. I much prefered the Hellbilly - shoulda kept that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members themeanreds Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by erksin I couldn't make mine work for me - that Presense trim pot was too sensitive and interactive with the Tone control for me to dial it in to my satisfaction. I much prefered the Hellbilly - shoulda kept that one! My Hellbilly has not left my board since I got it. That thar is one magnificent pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZJD Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 A little late, but here's my Screwdriver with Mayo pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stereotypy Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 you people make me gassing for a screwdriver... though i have enough other dirt boxes.. and will get a top fuel and mayo the next days.... have to resist.. have to resist... well,.. i looked for that led zeppelin album you all mentioned but i could only find a dvd. do you know other zeppelin songs/albums where you can find that sound?? i have all quite a few zeppelin albums... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Crowley Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Not to hijack the thread but is the Top Fuel a distortion or is it just a more aggressive overdrive than the screwdriver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KRAA!! Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 The Top Fuel is a distortion but with its gain at minimum it can sound like a medium overdrive. That's not its primary function though. I would say that gain-wise (not sound-wise) the Top Fuel starts in the middle of the Screw Driver's gain range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Arjae Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by 48729zjd A little late, but here's my Screwdriver with Mayo pic: :cry: :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members falcon42 Posted June 22, 2006 Members Share Posted June 22, 2006 Can anybody compare the screwdriver and Tim/timmy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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