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distortion/overdrive pedals
Posted on 12/4/18 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 12/4/18 at 5:05 pm
I've been playing on my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for over 4 years now and I absolutely love the clean, warm, tube sound it gives, but I find it's built-in overdrive to be a little lacking. Even dialed-in, I just can't quite get as much bite and crunch as I'd like. I'm playing rock, but not metal, so I need something with more drive than blues, but less distortion than most metal. I can't go 5150 or something too similar because my lead player uses an EVH amp on Eddie's settings, so I need something distinctive from his sound.
Some of the best pedals I've heard on that amp have been the Keeley Filaments, the 5150, Satchel's Pussy Melter, the Boss Blues Driver (with the gain all the way up), Seymore Duncan Paladium, and Empress Effects Heavy.
I'm looking for advice on what other pedals I should look into before deciding which one to buy.
I'm looking for the perfect balance of warm, full-bodied, crunchy, and heavy, without sounding too tinny, thin, or fluffy.
Some of the best pedals I've heard on that amp have been the Keeley Filaments, the 5150, Satchel's Pussy Melter, the Boss Blues Driver (with the gain all the way up), Seymore Duncan Paladium, and Empress Effects Heavy.
I'm looking for advice on what other pedals I should look into before deciding which one to buy.
I'm looking for the perfect balance of warm, full-bodied, crunchy, and heavy, without sounding too tinny, thin, or fluffy.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 5:07 pm
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Posted on 12/4/18 at 5:22 pm to kingbob
Vick audio tree of life is my favorite and buffalo fx tdx.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 6:04 pm to kingbob
Greer Amps Lightspeed Organic Overdrive
Posted on 12/4/18 at 6:29 pm to HandGrenade
Wampler Catapulp if you want distortion. Wampler Pantheon if you want overdrive.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 12/4/18 at 6:33 pm to HandGrenade
I've got three OD/dist boxes on my shop's board that are pretty cool.
Xotic BB Preamp. Clean boost to OD stuff, really versatile and really organic.
Bogner LaGrange, British stuff from old Bluesbreaker tones and plexis to JCMs.
Sleeper ... Tech 21 Double Drive. The "double" means Class A and A/B dirt sims in one box that you can "either" or "both." I love using this to get pushed Vox-ey colors.
Shoot me an e-mail if you wanna check one/them out in person.
Xotic BB Preamp. Clean boost to OD stuff, really versatile and really organic.
Bogner LaGrange, British stuff from old Bluesbreaker tones and plexis to JCMs.
Sleeper ... Tech 21 Double Drive. The "double" means Class A and A/B dirt sims in one box that you can "either" or "both." I love using this to get pushed Vox-ey colors.
Shoot me an e-mail if you wanna check one/them out in person.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:28 pm to kingbob
Hey KingBob,
You might like this one...Electro-Harmonix Soul Food. Great pedal...very affordable and very versatile overdrive pedal.
I use it with a Les Paul Studio and a 22 watt Bugera tube amp using the clean channel.
Here's a review of the pedal:
LINK
P.S...Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Great choice for an amp !!
You might like this one...Electro-Harmonix Soul Food. Great pedal...very affordable and very versatile overdrive pedal.
I use it with a Les Paul Studio and a 22 watt Bugera tube amp using the clean channel.
Here's a review of the pedal:
LINK
P.S...Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Great choice for an amp !!
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 12/5/18 at 6:09 am to kingbob
just watch a bunch of youtube vids, buy used pedals on reverb/ebay, and see how they sound with your amp/guitar pairing. if you don't like what you bought, sell them and get more pedals.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 6:41 am to 45acp
Definitely buy/sell on reverb.com. I dont think ive ever bought a new pedal.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 7:42 am to TheFretShack
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Bogner LaGrange
No lie, I first read this as “boner garage”
That pedal sounds pretty close to what I’m going for, and the double drive seems super versatile as well. I'd love to check them out.
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 8:54 am
Posted on 12/5/18 at 8:46 am to The Don
quote:
Wampler Pantheon
When the Gain is all the way up, this one comes close, but still not quite as heavy as what I'm looking for.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 8:50 am to kingbob
get an electro harmonix green muff reissue. they sound just as good as the old ones but smaller. a really fantastic pedal for fuzz.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 8:51 am to kingbob
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:03 am to TheFretShack
I like my OCD. Not the disorder, the effects pedal. I have a Boss multi effects unit that gets a good high gain and I have the Fulltone OCD set to a low growl. Works out well for my purposes.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:25 am to kingbob
As a bass player I'm not allowed pedals. Or any singing.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:30 am to Broke
quote:
As a bass player I'm not allowed pedals. Or any singing.
I had to fill in on bass last week and despite having planned to use a pedal, the way the power situation was on that stage, none of our pedals (bass or guitar) were working correctly, so I had to do without. When I'm doing bass, I have a MI Blues Pro overdrive pedal that I use, since if I'm playing bass, that means there's no rhythm guitar player, so I'm trying to mask that extra guitar not being there.
Sounds pretty good that way, very similar to Crash Kings bass:
Raincoat - Crash Kings
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 9:31 am
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:23 am to kingbob
Posted on 12/5/18 at 12:48 pm to Broke
quote:
As a bass player I'm not allowed pedals. Or any singing.
what kind of bullshite is that?
Posted on 12/5/18 at 12:59 pm to Broke
quote:
As a bass player I'm not allowed pedals. Or any singing.
But you do get to hang out with musicians.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 1:01 pm to kingbob
I swear by this pedal:
Flying Dragon
It's hand-crafted in Gonzales. Send Steve a message and I bet he'll let you try one.
Flying Dragon
It's hand-crafted in Gonzales. Send Steve a message and I bet he'll let you try one.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:05 pm to kingbob
quote:
Boss Blues Driver (with the gain all the way up)
that's the one i use and gig with (if I even use it at all)
I usually let the rythm guitarist use my HRD though if he got a decent amp I would use it. I like to play thru a twin mostly but I
ll step down to a Blues Devill and sometimes even a Blues Jr if I'm really not in the mood to carry an 80 lb amp
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 4:06 pm
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