Members kannibul Posted December 6, 2005 Members Share Posted December 6, 2005 Is this a good pedal, compared to a Boss SD-1? The clips on MF's site sound good - but, heck anything can sound good with a bit of majic at the console. I'd probably use it in front of my amps (sig) and possibly direct if I can get away with it. Let me know your thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ScreamCage Posted December 6, 2005 Members Share Posted December 6, 2005 i love this pedal. i actually use a SD-1 as a booster for this pedal at the moment. its much more veratile than the SD-1. you can turn the gain up all of the way, and put the bass and treble at about 6 o'clock, and then put the deep and mid around full, and it's a great sound. or you can turn the deep and bass down, and put the gain at about half way, and that sounds just like a SD-1 running at full. also, if you turn all of the knobs on the Guv'nor to full, it sounds like a fuzz face almost. the Guv'nor definitely sounds better the louder the amp is. the best for the price, and i'd say a really great pedal no matter hwat you compare it too. there's somebody around here selling one for $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kannibul Posted December 6, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2005 Originally posted by ScreamCage i love this pedal. i actually use a SD-1 as a booster for this pedal at the moment. its much more veratile than the SD-1. you can turn the gain up all of the way, and put the bass and treble at about 6 o'clock, and then put the deep and mid around full, and it's a great sound. or you can turn the deep and bass down, and put the gain at about half way, and that sounds just like a SD-1 running at full. also, if you turn all of the knobs on the Guv'nor to full, it sounds like a fuzz face almost. the Guv'nor definitely sounds better the louder the amp is.the best for the price, and i'd say a really great pedal no matter hwat you compare it too. there's somebody around here selling one for $40. I've already got a Marshall Amp - however, I've been thinking about selling it - and I wonder if this can be a suitable replacement when used through another amp or used direct. I guess I might be the only one that can say for sure - but, I figure this would be a good starting point eh? How's it sound for lower-gain output? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ScreamCage Posted December 6, 2005 Members Share Posted December 6, 2005 Originally posted by kannibul How's it sound for lower-gain output? it's a bassy pedal, and i get the feeling that it's designed to be that way, but it can be trebly. now, a certain amount of treble is contained in the gain, so when you turn the gain down, you do have to turn the treble up a bit. overall, it's still very good when you turn the gain down, but it's best point is in the overdrive. as far as replacing your Marshall amp with it, i don't think i can help you very much. i've never owned a Marshall amp before ( i know, i just haven't lived yet, have i), but it does have a Marshall sound. at least from what i've heard come out of Marshalls, that is. as long as you get a good amp, i think that it'd work out if you sold your Marshall and replaced it with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeztastic Posted December 6, 2005 Members Share Posted December 6, 2005 I had a Marshall Guv 2 and an SD1. Individually, I didn't like either of them, but together they sounded amazing. I got some real Jonny Greenwod lead tones. The SD-1 really cuts bass, but the Guvnor adds loads. Somehow that worked together rather well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kannibul Posted December 7, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 7, 2005 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kannibul Posted December 8, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2005 Originally posted by kannibul BUMP What he said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PGS412 Posted December 9, 2005 Members Share Posted December 9, 2005 I had one, but didn't like it It just didn't do it for me, i tried it as a boost & in other applications and was very dissapointed I much prefer the SD-1 over it. ...then again i had the original Gov pedal (heaps better) so i guess i'm a bit biased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeztastic Posted December 9, 2005 Members Share Posted December 9, 2005 Originally posted by PGS412 I had one, but didn't like itIt just didn't do it for me, i tried it as a boost & in other applications and was very dissapointedI much prefer the SD-1 over it....then again i had the original Gov pedal (heaps better) so i guess i'm a bit biased I agree... But then, it thought it an OK pedal in the right application - ie if you have a 1x12 and you want it to sound like a cracnked stack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anindrew Posted December 9, 2005 Members Share Posted December 9, 2005 kannibul,You can buy mine and find out how it is. It's one of the best gain pedals I've used, in my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kannibul Posted December 9, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2005 Originally posted by anindrew kannibul, You can buy mine and find out how it is. It's one of the best gain pedals I've used, in my opinion! Thanks - but, if I get it from GC or MF, I can return it No offense mang - even then it may be after X-mas before I make any kind of move.Budget = fragile at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kannibul Posted December 15, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 Have one on the way - so, we'll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kannibul Posted December 27, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2005 Didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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