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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    The ones I've used or had, and I like them all..
    Tubeulator, TS9DX, Bad Monkey, and the DS1..
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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    I like my Keeley-modded DS-1; that said, I'm waiting on a MI Audio Crunch Box. The clips I've heard sounded killer. The ToneBone pedals are a good choice as would be a Bad Monkey (though it's more of an OD than a distortion). The OCD might be a good choice to goose a Bassman, too.
    Tone is in the fingers, eh? Let's hear your Vox, Marshall and Fender fingerings then...

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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    O.C.D. all the way!!! After seeing robin trower useing It Plus a deja vibe I was all over It! Bridge of sigh's,oh the tone!

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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    Tube Screamer or Boss Super Overdrive.
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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive. I really dig the way you can blend the clean and overdrive.
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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    If you can, go and try a bunch out. Only your ears can tell what you're looking for. On the rare occasion I use them, it's either a TS 10 it was given to me.(yeah I know) or a Bad Monkey. I try to keep it as simple as possible. I used to really like the EH Muff fuzz. Electro Harmonix brought out the double Muff. You can either use one or both. The English Muffin is cool too. It uses a preamp tube that you can change and experiment with.

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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    Call me crazy but I ended up getting rid of my TS-9 and replaced it with a Bad Monkey as I prefer having the 2 tone controls instead of just one YMMV
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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    If the Fulltone British does not do it for you there is the English Muff'n. All the pedals I have tried have been better at rhythm than lead to me, save the SFX-03. It does a great job with a more refined british sound. Others I like that get there are: Silver Dragon and Plexitone. Again, for me save the SFX-03 they all do a better job at rhythm than lead.
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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    Oh ... some also decent are the Marshall Gov'2 and Jackhammer (depending on your speaker cab). BD-2 into my seeing eye style ds-1 does this pretty well for rhythms as well. But, YMMV.
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    Re: Overdrive pedal suggestions

    There are a lot of options. I like the (Distortion) SFX-03 (Syemour Duncan) the best. For more gritty I like the Silver Dragon on channel one. (OD) SFX-03, OD-3, BD-2, TS9, SD-1.
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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    Bad Monkey into an OCD through a DRRI works wonders!
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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    buy an ibanez ts-9. you wont be sorry. it is the one pedal i use for almost ALL the songs i play, whether subtley or super crunchy, it is amazing

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    Re: whats a good overdrive or distortion pedal?

    Quote Originally Posted by seanw1010 View Post
    buy an ibanez ts-9. you wont be sorry. it is the one pedal i use for almost ALL the songs i play, whether subtley or super crunchy, it is amazing
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    why are people afraid to mention the ibanez pedals. they are the ones that everyone else eithr copies or uses as a baseline,

    btw i love the ts9

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    Re: Overdrive pedal suggestions

    I was a proponent of the FD2, but I've fallen hard for the Keely modded Rat2. Especially like the Mighty Mouse setting. Damn!
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    Just cascade 2 Big Muffs

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    Not really and over drive pedal, and a bit of an acquired taste but you may want to look in to the Fuzz Face reissues

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    Re: Overdrive pedal suggestions

    Quote Originally Posted by BassmanTweed View Post
    why are people afraid to mention the ibanez pedals. they are the ones that everyone else eithr copies or uses as a baseline,

    btw i love the ts9
    Well, let's see.

    Concert410 recommended a TS9
    Ptotweborama recommended the TS9DX
    KevinWade recommened a tube screamer
    stratcat recommended a TS10
    Dale recommended a TS9
    Seanw1010 recommended a TS9

    If you add in the clones, it's the overwhelming choice of other people.
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    Re: Overdrive pedal suggestions

    I mention Ibanez stuff all the time. I even have an old Ibanez Phase Shifter from the early 70's with a Maxon sticker inside it.

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    Re: Overdrive pedal suggestions

    Quote Originally Posted by detuned View Post
    I got a MI Audio Crunch Box yesterday & preliminary reports say: wow.


    My preliminary report on the MI Audio Crunch Box is also 'WOW'...
    Tone is in the fingers, eh? Let's hear your Vox, Marshall and Fender fingerings then...

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    Re: Overdrive pedal suggestions

    I just picked up a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver. I've used them before, but this is the first I've owned. So far, I like it. A lot. Harsher than the SD-1 Super OverDrive, tamer than the DS-1 Distortion.
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    Ajay, you need to pick up one of these before they're all gone.

    The clips sound pretty nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kap'n View Post
    Ajay, you need to pick up one of these before they're all gone.

    The clips sound pretty nice.

    It'd on my list. The guys on TGP have proclaimed I must have one to ratify/justify my new "A.J. Huckleberry" branding.

    Funny thing is, I haven't made my way through the regular production stuff yet! I'm only 'bout half way through the Boss catalog! LOL!
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    It really seems pretty groovy. I might just buy one. Supposedly he's only going to make a handful more.
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    Re: Overdrive pedal suggestions

    Has anyone mentioned the Maxon OD-9? Whats the difference between the TS-9? I bought the Maxon today local.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kap'n View Post
    It really seems pretty groovy. I might just buy one. Supposedly he's only going to make a handful more.
    Not only does it sound groovy, I broke down, and purchased one. Brad mailed it today. Figures. It'll arrive while I'm in Chicago for a week.

    I guess that makes me


    I think I've decided I'm only going to buy blue or gray pedals in MXR sized boxes, to cut down on questions on the home front.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kap'n View Post
    Well, let's see.

    Concert410 recommended a TS9
    Ptotweborama recommended the TS9DX
    KevinWade recommened a tube screamer
    stratcat recommended a TS10
    Dale recommended a TS9
    Seanw1010 recommended a TS9

    If you add in the clones, it's the overwhelming choice of other people.
    i did not see all of those, musy have been in the other thread before they were combined.

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    Quote Originally Posted by twenty4 View Post
    Has anyone mentioned the Maxon OD-9? Whats the difference between the TS-9? I bought the Maxon today local.
    If I'm not mistaken (and I probably am) the Maxon OD-9 and the TS-9 are the same pedals. Maxon made the original Tube Screamer, anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fezz parka View Post
    The TS9 is everywhere. That's why mine is in a box in the basement.
    Man, put that pedal on your board. That's an order.

    IMNSHO, it just doesn't get any better than the tube screamer for all around tone. And besides, if it was good enough for Stevie Ray, it's more than good enough for me.
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    Hmmm...if he had not passed would SRV still be using a TS-9 given the plethora of choices available today?


    I'd say probably not.
    Tone is in the fingers, eh? Let's hear your Vox, Marshall and Fender fingerings then...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kap'n View Post
    Not only does it sound groovy, I broke down, and purchased one. Brad mailed it today. Figures. It'll arrive while I'm in Chicago for a week.

    I guess that makes me


    I think I've decided I'm only going to buy blue or gray pedals in MXR sized boxes, to cut down on questions on the home front.

    Enjoy my Signature Series pedal!
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    Dang. I didn't realize Huckleberry pedals were made by ajay!!
    Tone is in the fingers, eh? Let's hear your Vox, Marshall and Fender fingerings then...

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    Dang. I didn't realize Huckleberry pedals were made by ajay!!

    Nope. For me. In my honor they've been designed to sizzle with an arrogant snotty sound that will annoy your mother in law.
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    I used TS pedals for around a decade. The time has come to just say no to them.

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    Re: Overdrive pedal suggestions

    You'll have to pry my TS9 out of my cold, dead hands.

    However, I'm not an overdrive monogamist...I own (and like) the Reverend DriveTrain II, the Boss SD-1, the DOD 250, and my BYOC Tri-Booster.

    Guess I need a couple of fuzz pedals to bring to the party. :)

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    The Electro Hormonix English Muff'n will solve all of your problem... real tube overdrive for under $200 :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by MasterChief View Post
    The Electro Hormonix English Muff'n will solve all of your problem... real tube overdrive for under $200 :)
    Which begs the question: How does one acheive overdrive ahead of the preamp section? Best overdrive - the amp's volume knob. In fact, it's the only one I'm aware of.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fezz parka View Post
    The last thing I want to sound like is SRV. Bleech.[/URL]
    Now that's funny!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BassmanTweed View Post
    Now that's funny!
    Nope. There's been 25 years of stevie ray vaughnabees. I can't stand to hear anybody butcher his material anymore. An entire globe of people playing Stairway/Freebird equivalents.

    The last thing I want to do is to have them think "hey, he sounds like SRV."
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