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Post subject: OD Pedal
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 5:16 pm
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Need a little advice on an OD pedal. I've never used pedals, with the exception of a Dyna Comp for a while, but rather always relied on tubes and speakers for natural break up. I need to break down and get something for just a bit of crunch on lower volumes. Blues, 60's and early 70's rock, mainly humbuckers. I don't want to spend too much until I know if I can handle using a pedal. (That may sound weird to some.)

TS-9 maybe?


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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 5:20 pm
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Try Bad Monkey.
Cheap and good performing OD pedal for sure.


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Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 6:03 pm
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What kind of amp?


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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 6:12 pm
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Nikola Tesla wrote:
Try Bad Monkey.
Cheap and good performing OD pedal for sure.


+1

The Digitech is a nice box for general use, as is the Fulltone OCD. Likewise, the Tube Screamer. For something heavier (ie: "metallic") check out Pro Co's Rat.

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 6:57 pm
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The Danelectro "COOL CAT" Overdrive 2 is a great overdrive pedal that can give you a really decent clean boost or it can push your tone well into the "grunge" tone without sounding disgustingly fuzzy and over-distorted.The Way Huge Green Rhino is probably the best overdrive pedal I have ever used,but it is a bit pricey if you pay full retail of around $200 for it,but often you can get them at discounted prices as low as $110-which is what I paid for mine.The Green Rhino is one of the very few pedals that can really boost your clean volume to a great level with very little or no impact to the tone of your original signal.This pedal can also give you a pretty wide range of degrees of distortion and sustain but it is pretty much in line with the type that you'd get with a top quality boutique amp.There are O.D. pedals that can give you more boost,distortion etc. but you will generally pay a lot more for them.


The Marshall Guv'nor is worth a look too and is capable of doing what most of the best O.D. pedals do,but with the added benefit of producing some very convincing overdriven JCM 800 tones.There are several production runs of the Guv'nor and they all are quite good,however,the most sought after is the original first series of them that were Made in England and in a built-like-a-tank stamped metal casing,they still occasionally come up for sale on E-bay etc.-I paid only $60 for mine.Most of the rest of the Guv'nors were likely made in various Asian countries and weren't as durable and didn't perform quite as well.The most recent Guv'nors though are apparently coming close to getting back to the old 2203,2204 or Plexi in a pedal tone.

I hope that you found some of this info helpful-good luck on your hunt.

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 8:06 pm
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Very inexpensive and good sounding:

1) JOYO Sweet Baby (copy of Mad Professor Sweet Honey). This pedal is very mild OD to crunch. https://www.geartree.com/p-39097-joyo-j ... ables.aspx
2) JOYO Deluxe Crunch. Starts at the light crunch range and goes to medium distortion. https://www.geartree.com/p-39100-joyo-j ... ables.aspx

Nothing wrong with the TS9's...I have two, but rarely use either since getting 'hooked' on these two JOYOs.

Lots of demos on YouTube to give you a good idea of their sounds.

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 12:03 am
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Far from Expert here, but I have the Fulltone OCD and really like it.

I especially like using it at 18VDC (optional available power supply), that really expands it's capabilities.

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 12:06 am
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Lightnin MN wrote:
Far from Expert here, but I have the Fulltone OCD and really like it.

I especially like using it at 18VDC (optional available power supply), that really expands it's capabilities.


Absolutely!

The 18-volt P/S really improves the S/N ratio, one of the principal reasons why I chose it.

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 1:40 am
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I've never used a tube screamer either. Two pedals I've never quite understood are tube screamers and compressors.

A guy at my work was looking desperately for a good deal on a tube screamer for his Peavey 6505. And all I kept thinking was "Really, do you really need to tube scream a 6505?" Those things come with tons of distortion already. I just don't understand the need I guess.

Never got into compressors either. They always seem to take a good natural sound and turn it into an unnatural processed sound. I don't get the point behind them. Makes things sound worse to me.

I get using overdrive as a type of distortion. But I don't get taking something already super distorted and tube screaming it into ultra hyper super mega craziness then using a noise suppressor to curb the eventual squeely madness that happens at every mute. I would have never thought my old Mesa DR needed to be tube screamed. Or my H&K either.

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 2:04 am
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I wanted a little dirt for my DRRI at low volume. I opted for a Boss blues driver. It suits me perfectly for low gain breakup, esp. for blues. I also liked the Bad Monkey.


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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 6:39 am
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Jah Soldier wrote:
I've never used a tube screamer either. Two pedals I've never quite understood are tube screamers and compressors.

A guy at my work was looking desperately for a good deal on a tube screamer for his Peavey 6505. And all I kept thinking was "Really, do you really need to tube scream a 6505?" Those things come with tons of distortion already. I just don't understand the need I guess.

Never got into compressors either. They always seem to take a good natural sound and turn it into an unnatural processed sound. I don't get the point behind them. Makes things sound worse to me.

I get using overdrive as a type of distortion. But I don't get taking something already super distorted and tube screaming it into ultra hyper super mega craziness then using a noise suppressor to curb the eventual squeely madness that happens at every mute. I would have never thought my old Mesa DR needed to be tube screamed. Or my H&K either.


Personally, I think the Tube Screamers are overrated and far more hype than substance. Much of the fascination has to be magical thinking, where people hope that having the same pedal as SRV will make them sound like SRV.
I think a good drive pedal can be a good thing, but I'd like to at least have true bypass and an ability to get clean boost too, neither of which a TS provides.
But hey, if a TS makes anyone feel an improvement, that's all that matters. We're humans, and feeling good about our equipment does influence how well we play and sound.

As for compressors, I can see the need in some cases - like when you want squealies to be boosted to the same level as your picked notes, or for long sustains not to peter out too quickly. However, you also lose dynamics when using one, and if taken to the extreme, you end up sounding like a 70s synth where every note is on/off. In my opinion, they are more trouble than they're worth. There are some examples of good use (Billy Gibbons comes to mind), but far more often it just creates a wall of sound without any nuances (Chad Kroeger comes to mind).


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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 7:49 am
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I'm a big fan/user of the TS9; mine is rarely turned off, unless I want a super-clean tone on something. I understand some people's dislike of them--they boost the mids (which is a good thing in my book) and they're kinda a one-trick-pony--but it's a heck of a trick!

For some more sonic versatility, try to find an old Danelectro Daddy-O overdrive (the big custard-colored pedal with 3-band eq). I have one of those, and while it's not on my main board, every time I use it, I wonder why it isn't.

Boss Blues Driver is a good TS9-esque pedal, but it has a little harder edge to it (a bit more heavy rock than a TS9).

Here's a different suggestion: See if you can find a Ibanez TS10 Tubescreamer. It's similar to a TS9, except I'd describe it as TS9's little brother with a spiked leather wristband. Not as popular, but very useful.

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 9:00 am
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Nikola Tesla wrote:
Try Bad Monkey.
Cheap and good performing OD pedal for sure.


Agreed and the second mixer out is a nice feature too!

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 5:10 pm
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My favorite OD is the Mad Professor Golden Cello. Some really sweet sounding OD, plus it comes with delay, so it makes a nice single pedal to take to open mic nights and get a little crunch and delay in one pedal.
I also have a TS9Turbo w/ Keeley mods. It's usable and has more options than the Golden Cello, but doesn't sound nearly as good.
I also have a Fat Shuga by T-Rex. That one has reverb built in, but the OD is too shrill. I'm probably going to sell that one.
My next pedal will probably be the Alairex Halo OD / Distortion. If I get that, I'll probably sell three other pedals and only keep the Halo for my board and the Golden Cello for jam nights.

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Post subject: Re: OD Pedal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 5:20 pm
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I have had good luck with this pedal, and the price it's hard to beat.

http://www.guitarfetish.com/NEW-DESIGN- ... _1075.html

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This can do the TS-808 and Ts-9 and some fatter tones of it's own, well worth the price.

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