Members Ivor The Engine Driver Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 So... what's the perfect dirt box these days for a vintage Silverface Fender? On a whim, I snatched a 73 Super Reverb and wondering what box to pair with it? I have a Rat, Bad Monkey and Lovepedal Woody... as well as some boosters... but is there a consensus on what works really well for getting some good grind without massive volumes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elctmist Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 RAT and all the other boxes you mentioned are a great starting point. I find the SCOD great for crunchy chords, and a RAT or a TS type is cool for leads. Keep meaning to try out that Bionix pedal as that sems to have several options. What pedal didya get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ivor The Engine Driver Posted January 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 haven't got one yet - but thinking about (finally) trying a Fulldrive ... might start seeing if anyone's trying to unload one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jet Bycraft Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by Ivor The Engine Driver So... what's the perfect dirt box these days for a vintage Silverface Fender?On a whim, I snatched a 73 Super Reverb and wondering what box to pair with it? I have a Rat, Bad Monkey and Lovepedal Woody... as well as some boosters... but is there a consensus on what works really well for getting some good grind without massive volumes? I have a Klon Centaur, ZIM, Death Rattle and a Barber LTD. I use them with my Marshall TSL-122. I'm sure that any one of these pedals would work fine with you Fender amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zadiqof Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 a god damn pile driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JandG Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Have you tried the LovePedal "Woody" yet...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattCrane Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 klons work good with all amps. I love a tubescreamer through a super that with a jaguar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zadiqof Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by MattCrane klons work good with all amps. I love a tubescreamer through a super that with a jaguar +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BandofThievesâ„¢ Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 I did some rehersals the past two weeks using a 68 super..I had never really used the boss bd2 in my rig so I tried it with the super..Not bad at all..I was running the super on 3-4 with a HSS strat guitar..Also I know a STOCK sd-1 is sweet into a super.the lack of lowend actually helps the super when boosted..The only FD2 I have is an old one,and yes it works fine too,but not much better that the sd-1 .you can take an sd-1 and bd2 and get the same results.. Have fun...Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Man In space Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 A Fulltone OCD and Barber Ltd work great with my Fenders. I hope the same for the Reezafritz and Catalin Picoso that I've ordered. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members canucker1981 Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 I use a Toadworks Lil Leo through my 63 Brown Deluxe and my tweed champ clone and they are both very receptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elctmist Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Oh, and the new Dano FAB OD is pretty good. I think its a clone of an Ibanez Sonic Distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ivor The Engine Driver Posted January 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 thanks! I shoud clarify - -I already have the Rat, Bad Monkey and Woody on hand... the Woody really works well... Made my SG sound like it was on fire (in a good way). I have the "pocket version" though -- no on/off swithc and no LED - it's on all the time, but when it's in the loop there's a lot of gain on tap. Still, fun to use the guitar's volume controls to regulate it. Wish I had my Tele at home with me - would have been nice to see how it cleans up. thanks for the suggestions. I think I saw someone is selling an analogman modded sd-1 on the spam thread... that might be a fun one to try. Hey elctmist: A quick question... any idea what Lloyd is using for his solo tone on "Elevation"? I've read they were both using Supers almost exclusively back then (although in the studio it might have been different). there's a sort of synth warble to it that makes for a very kewl tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members telepaul Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 You have cheap pedals and will therfore have a cheap sound. Not cheap as in thrifty. But cheap as in {censored}ty. I recommend the follwing:Klon CentaurMenatone Kar Krashand the 2 in 1 Cornish pedalThe fact you got an older Fender rather then a Fargen or bad Cat means you still will sound cheap even if you take my advice and get 2K worth of od. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 I really liked my MI Audio Tube Zone through a few different vintage fender circuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanguard Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 i play a 67 twin reverb, and have had the best overdrive results the following ways: -menatone tbiac (old version) -klon centaur paired with a treble booster. the tbiac really gave the twin a unique sparkly crunch; very very sgt. peppers type sound. the klon/treble booster combo gives the twin a nice woody sounding overdrive that doesnt compress at all. i recommend this set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elctmist Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by Ivor The Engine Driver Hey elctmist: A quick question... any idea what Lloyd is using for his solo tone on "Elevation"? I've read they were both using Supers almost exclusively back then (although in the studio it might have been different). there's a sort of synth warble to it that makes for a very kewl tone. Double-tracked strat probably into a Super. They may have used tube echoplexes purely for pre-amping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elctmist Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 FYI Lloyd uses a TS808, Boss OD, and/or some Roger Mayer stuff live these days. He was big into the RM Voodoo OD thing last time I saw Television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teahead Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by Ivor The Engine Driver ...On a whim, I snatched a 73 Super Reverb... Nice.:cool:Looking forward to some clips! Are you going to consider lugging two amps around, or will this compete with the Vox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaSkip Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Hook it up with the Vox in stereo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ninja of love Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Send your Rat off to Robert Keeley for his 3 way mod and use it on Mighty Mouse setting. You'll marvel that your Rat could ever do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 SD-1 - I just got the rough mixes from our latest studio recordings and the SD-1 into a 1969 bandmaster reverb sounds really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ivor The Engine Driver Posted January 2, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 2, 2006 Coolness. My Rat is modded slightly in the Keeley vein - and it is a rock and roll pedal for sure. I may have to pick up an SD-1 from GC or somewhere for cheap, just to see how they get it on. The Vox is staying for now -- I actually played them in stereo a little bit (you're right Skip!) and then AB'ed them for a little while. Definitely a different tone - but you know what? They both sounded like "me" -- just goes to show you, no matter the gear, the tone will sound like "you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members terrapin flyer Posted January 2, 2006 Members Share Posted January 2, 2006 ts9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jet Bycraft Posted January 2, 2006 Members Share Posted January 2, 2006 Originally posted by vanguard i play a 67 twin reverb, and have had the best overdrive results the following ways:-menatone tbiac (old version)-klon centaur paired with a treble booster.the tbiac really gave the twin a unique sparkly crunch; very very sgt. peppers type sound.the klon/treble booster combo gives the twin a nice woody sounding overdrive that doesnt compress at all. i recommend this set-up. What type of treble booster do you use with your Klon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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