Phil O'Keefe Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 What is your favorite type of dirt? Do you prefer distortion pedals or overdrive pedals, or are you more of a fuzz person? Or are you someone who prefers "amp distortion", or someone who only uses clean tones? There's an option for all of those listed, so please vote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted September 13, 2018 Members Share Posted September 13, 2018 I voted all three but fuzz is a distant third; near dislike but for limited jagged crunchy stuff or the EJ tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted September 13, 2018 Members Share Posted September 13, 2018 I mostly prefer amp distortion for a huge lead sound and an overdrive in front of a clean Fender for rhythm and riffing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted September 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 13, 2018 although I own or have owned most of the classic distortion and fuzz and OD pedals over the years, I'll take the sound of a overdriven tube amp any day of the week, be it Fender, Marshall, Vox, Boogie, Bogner/Uberschall, Bad Cat, Jaguar, Top Hat...you name it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted September 13, 2018 Members Share Posted September 13, 2018 Somebody had to vote for a nice clean linear tube amp with nothing in between. I paid a lot of money for those expensive pickups, why would I want to make them sound bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted September 13, 2018 Members Share Posted September 13, 2018 Somebody had to vote for a nice clean linear tube amp with nothing in between. I paid a lot of money for those expensive pickups' date=' why would I want to make them sound bad?[/quote'] Bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 I voted clean. Sooner or later all of my pedals end up in a drawer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 Distortion pedals work for me. they can sound as good as amps I believe. but amp distortion seems to be preferred for better tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 Looking at the results so far I have got the design team busy.The clean pedal is near production.For only $39.99We guarantee that what comes out has exactly the same clarity, integrity and level as what goes in. Cleantone uses our new "direct wiring" technology between the input and the output and looks really cool! [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"clean pedal.jpg","data-attachmentid":32342568}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 has it got a true bypass switch ? mmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 You'll love it so much you won't need one.Did I mention it uses no batteries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 what about pedals you use to increase the volume into the front end of the amp to distort it like the boss blues driver and tube screamer what are they classed as ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 Those two are ODs. Distrojans would also come under OD. Clean gain would be Boost I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted September 14, 2018 Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 Right you are distortionistas What do you think Clapton is using is using in this live rendition of Stepping Out? Which in my humble opinion is a bit of a classic. [video=youtube_share;OWTJVNPu_r4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 This is truly going to be an "always on" pedal for a lot of people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 what about pedals you use to increase the volume into the front end of the amp to distort it like the boss blues driver and tube screamer what are they classed as ? Those are both technically overdrives, but you're describing them being used as (semi) clean boosts. And you're right - I should have included boost pedals (such as the classic Dallas Rangemaster) on the list - they can be very useful for kicking an amp that's just on the edge and slightly breaking up over the cliff and into full overdrive. My apologies for the oversight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Right you are distortionistas What do you think Clapton is using is using in this live rendition of Stepping Out? Which in my humble opinion is a bit of a classic. [video=youtube_share;OWTJVNPu_r4] My guess would be a Rangemaster into a cranked Marshall. Although he was known to use Tonebenders in the studio too, he usually didn't use them live, and either way, that doesn't really sound like one to me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted September 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 14, 2018 must be a pretty big drawer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted September 15, 2018 Members Share Posted September 15, 2018 Those are overdrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted September 15, 2018 Members Share Posted September 15, 2018 its seems out of the current 10 voters there is no fuzz only lover and overdrives alone just cut not through either oh and phil you missed somehow the all above option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted September 15, 2018 Members Share Posted September 15, 2018 This is pretty much what I use. I have a OCD and a few other overdrive/ distortion pedal, but this is the one that made it to my pedal board. I guess they call it an overdrive pedal, so that's my vote. There hasn't been an amp I own that I wasn't happy with it on, but I'm nota high gain player either. [video=youtube;qsCyUxljskQ] However I have a couple of 5 watter amps, that are plug and play studio amps. The Mesa amps I have left have master volumes and you can dial in some nice dirty. I even use the Fulltone with a 65 Princeton reverb reissue. It just tightens the sound up on that amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted September 15, 2018 Members Share Posted September 15, 2018 Before the mid boost Fender (Did I just invent that? Can't remember.) Can't imagine what it might be either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted September 15, 2018 Members Share Posted September 15, 2018 On my board:DoD BoneshakerDigitech GrungeLine 6 Uber MetalBoss DS1Boss SD1Boss Metal CoreBoss Metal ZoneDanoelectro French ToastElectro Harmonics Big Muff PieTC Electronics Mojomojo For those who say the Metal Zone is the worst pedal ever refuse to read the instructions this is for you. It's a video of the settings:[video=youtube;BNu8g_qUnsE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members david196520 Posted September 15, 2018 Members Share Posted September 15, 2018 Distortion pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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