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Post subject: Supersonic 112 overdrive sound in a pedal...?
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:45 pm
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I have a SuperSonic 112 that I hardly ever use. It's way too big, loud, and heavy for what I need. I've kept it around 'cause I love the blond finish and I love the sound I can get out of the Burn channel at very low volume. Since I have '65 Deluxe and '68 Vibrolux Reverbs, I don't need clean sounds. I'm going to sell the Supersonic. As far as looks, I figure I can hang up a picture of the damn thing. And, I figure there must be some pedals out there that I could use to get that creamy rich overdrive sound at low volumes with the DR or VR. I know nothing about guitar pedals except there seems to be zillions of them. I'd appreciate any ideas...!


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Post subject: Re: Supersonic 112 overdrive sound in a pedal...?
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:48 pm
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Yes Redfarfisa there are zillions and you're going to get zillions of recommendations. Some folks don't like pedals that much, others swear by them. Some will use only the most expensive boutique pedals, some are less picky. There are true bypass pedals or buffered pedals. I can go on but you get the gist. Ultimately you're going to have to decide for yourself. Personally I have a Boss BD2 overdrive on my DRRI which I find perfectly acceptable. Not an expensive pedal or true bypass either. Nevertheless, unless you have long cables or lots of pedals I would probably recommend some true bypass pedal to keep a pure amp tone. Good luck man.


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Post subject: Re: Supersonic 112 overdrive sound in a pedal...?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:03 am
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Yep, you're going to get many recommendation on poster's favorites.
Here are two of my favorites: Boss FBM-1 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FBM1 and Fulltone FB-3 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FatBoost3
Suggest getting both so as to have two levels of OD/Distortion @ the tap of a foot.

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Post subject: Re: Supersonic 112 overdrive sound in a pedal...?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:03 pm
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Thanks! I checked these out on YouTube and they all look pretty nice! Now I have a place to start... better than walking into a music store and asking if I could try out all their overdrive/distortion pedals!


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Post subject: Re: Supersonic 112 overdrive sound in a pedal...?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:36 pm
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If you're looking for a pedal that attempts to emulate an overdriven amp you're prolly gonna want to look more closely at the pedals that describe themselves as preamps rather than as regular effect pedals. Most regular effect pedals do have some built in sensitivity to player dynamic and volume but the so-called preamp ones accentuate those characteristics. The companies that make them usually try to sell you on the idea that the pedal behaves exactly like an overdriven amp, which is exactly what you're asking about. One such pedal I have found pretty much nails a cranked Tweed amp. A cranked tweed is pretty much the defacto standard of cranked amp tones by which most others are measured in traditional rock n roll. The pedal I am referring to is the Wampler Tweed '57. It has some pros and cons. It's definitely a fantastic sounding pedal with great amp-like qualities but it doesn't work all that well in conjunction with other pedals if you're the type of guy who likes to "stack" pedals. It will get lost in your tone if you don't place it last in your drive stage. It's a pretty kickin' pedal for all around use if you only use just a few pedals or even just one. For lead pedals it's pretty tough to beat an old school "Ram's Head" version of the Big Muff Pi. Those are easily available in re-issues and clones of the original versions are also readily available. There are about a zillion versions of the Big Muff Pi. I like the Ram's Head version, myself.

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