here is my dilemma...

i play mostly classic rock-60's jazz- southern rock-blues type stuff. i am trying to narrow down what type of pedal to get. i don't play metal, and i need something that plays nice with my solid state amp just looking for something to give me that nice breakup

should i be looking at as overdrive more than distortion pedal? i am looking to stay in the hundred buck or so range, and i play my mim strat and epi nighthawk into a carvin sx200 amp. i need something that's not noisy too.

any recommendations would be welcome. i would love to sample them all, but since most stores don't carry a lot of pedals, i'm relying on my phorum phrends to pull me through

t.i.a.

I've had an eye on these.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CgcssTHoEmo

http://www.myspace.com/video/dunlop-manufacturing/guitar-world-reviews-new-mxr-distortion-iii/9857144

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The Fender/Boss 59 Bassman Simulator pedal is what is I use with my solid state Hughes & Kettner amp. Here's a link with 4 sound samples on board:

http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetai ... ductId=854

The range was apparently designed for transistor amps, but needless to say it sounds superb into my valve amps too..

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Ibanez TS9 TubeScreamer
BOSS Blues Driver
Danelectro Daddy-O
Fulltone OCD (pricier, but awesome)

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At a little bit more than $100 I think the English Muff'n would suite your range of genres.

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Overdrive is what your looking for. There,s a lot of them out their. I like the Ibanaz TS-808 or Fulltone OCD

The best overdrive/distortion that I've come across is the Marshall Guv'nor,it can give you clean boost or the roar of a 1959 Plexi at full tilt.You can still see them the odd time on ebay etc.The Marshall Bluesbreaker is also worth a look.Danelectro makes its Cool Cat Transparant Overdrive for a very reasonable price and it's a great pedal giving a full range of boost voicings.

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I personally would advise against using a transparent overdrive such as an OCD with a solid state amp. An OCD is a great pedal, but I feel it's best meant for driving glass.

For a SS amp I'd go for something that colors your sound a bit more. I love my SD-1. Could be well worth a try, especially for the price.

I agree with any of the above. I think the Blues driver might be the best choice for a solid state amp. It has a nice overdrive tone and also can give you a good volume boost for solos.

Digitech Bad Money is GREAT with Solid State amps!

Use the dual outs to go to two separate channels.

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The Danelectro Daddy-O is not a pure OD in the strictest sense because you can tell there's more going on there than simple OD but it is a very usefull sound and it works well with SS amps and it's reasonably inexpensive. I haven't looked at them for a while but I know at one time they made two versions of the pedal and they may still. If they do it's the larger heavier one you want. The Fab-Tone is also a useful sound but it's more of a one-trick-pony, not nearly as versatile as the Daddy-O. With both pedals less is usually more as regards the gain settings if playing at gig or rehearsal volume levels. Bedroom levels, do as you please.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Of course there is a much, MUCH, MUCH more important pedal to get first.

The best part of this pedal is how you can turn down the suck.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Yes, I am talking about the original big, heavy, creme-yellow shield-shaped Danelectro Daddy-O with three tone knobs. The thing weighs a ton, and be careful if you throw it at somebody...just ask my bass player's widow

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LOL
I need one of those..

I almost forgot one of my favorites (currently residing on the Big Ol' Board of Sonic Goodness): the MXR M-66 Classic Overdrive.

It was sold only at Guitar Center for a limited time a couple of years ago, thus it is hard to find, unless a GC has one hiding on the back of the shelf. They were originally offered for less than $40 (street price), but have gone for much more on EBay.

But it has some pretty cool sonic qualities. Also, there's a simple modification that allows two "modes" or "voices" to be used. After the mod, I have a combination MXR GT-OD (stock) or an MXR Zakk Wylde signature overdrive at the flick of a switch...

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