Recommend some good,inexpensive dirt/OD pedals

[SteveAlysis]

Looking for something with that tele through cranked plexish tone. Obviously not gonna get the spot on sound, but anything remotely close will work.

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Recommend some good,inexpensive dirt/OD pedals

Bad Monkey, SD-1, Danelectro Cool Cat Drive, all under $50.

[Diego]

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If you can solder, buy a used Boss Blues Driver, get the schematics for the Keeley mod, and enjoy.

It sounds freakin' gorgeous. Warm, crunchy, super clean gain.

[SteveAlysis]

Re: Recommend some good,inexpensive dirt/OD pedals

If you can solder, buy a used Boss Blues Driver, get the schematics for the Keeley mod, and enjoy.

It sounds freakin' gorgeous. Warm, crunchy, super clean gain.

I've been looking into this actually. Heard a few clips of one and liked...

Anyone ever try a GFS Greenie?

[thespricket]

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I'm a big fan of the Boss SD-1. It's got a great brightness that never gets too harsh, and also seems to have more gain than most ODs I've played. Some GC's still have those MXR Classic Overdrives on sale for 30 dollars. That's an incredible deal for any pedal, let alone an MXR. It's very very similar to their GT08 (I think that's what it's called), there are some shoot outs where they sound basically identical.

[Aceman]

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BAd monkey and a DS-1 would be a tough pair to beat.

[Stef]

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yjm308

[the guy who invented fire]

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All this Bad Monkey/SD-1 BS...thats never gonna sound like a Plexi, never...

What are you calling inexpensive??

In this crazy world for $1200 Klon OD pedals $350 might be inexpensive to some guys...I'm not one of them so thats why I ask...

What is your budget???

[Aceman]

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All this Bad Monkey/SD-1 BS...thats never gonna sound like a Plexi, never...

What are you calling inexpensive??

In this crazy world for $1200 Klon OD pedals $350 might be inexpensive to some guys...I'm not one of them so thats why I ask...

What is your budget???

Hey - You'll notice I said DS-1, not SD-1

And again - just because it costs 350 does not mean it's any good, just that it's expensive.

And at some point...you just have to have a reality check. NO box is worth $1200. There is NO sound that takes $1200 that cannot be reproduced for maybe 1/10th of that.

I realize our opinions are at odds with each other often. Just saying, when the labels come off, and the blindfolds go on, and all people have is their ears....BS walks.

Same with booze. There is a reason that it's called cork sniffing when boo-teek guitar/amp/pedal guys start talking.


But that budget thing is a good question....

[the guy who invented fire]

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Hey - You'll notice I said DS-1, not SD-1

And again - just because it costs 350 does not mean it's any good, just that it's expensive.

And at some point...you just have to have a reality check. NO box is worth $1200. There is NO sound that takes $1200 that cannot be reproduced for maybe 1/10th of that.

I realize our opinions are at odds with each other often. Just saying, when the labels come off, and the blindfolds go on, and all people have is their ears....BS walks.

Same with booze. There is a reason that it's called cork sniffing when boo-teek guitar/amp/pedal guys start talking.


But that budget thing is a good question....

I wasn't talking to you...not just to you.

I was simply saying that price completely a side a Bad Mokney or an SD-1 will not give you a Marshall like crunch.

There are plenty of boxes that are worth big bucks...people pay it all the time, if you don't feel like they are worth it then don't pay it...plain and simple.

Anyway, if the OP will give a budget I will give my humble opinion as to what pedal(s) he should be looking at.

[Aceman]

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I wasn't talking to you...not just to you.

I was simply saying that price completely a side a Bad Mokney or an SD-1 will not give you a Marshall like crunch.

There are plenty of boxes that are worth big bucks...people pay it all the time, if you don't feel like they are worth it then don't pay it...plain and simple.

Anyway, if the OP will give a budget I will give my humble opinion as to what pedal(s) he should be looking at.

Noted. And I agree. I don't think I've ever heard a good OUTPUT tube crunch from a box. If that's what he means by "cranked"

[AlexR]

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If you can solder and like a project then General Guitar Gadgets has their BSIAB (brown sound in a box). There might even be a few places that sell them assembled.

[Stef]

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[U]Hey - just because it costs 350 does not mean it's any good, just that it's expensive.

NO box is worth $1200..

yep

[SteveAlysis]

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Sorry guys! Busy day

Anyway, Im thinking no more than $60. As far as the tone im after here's a link to something similar. Thanks for the suggestions guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM7oioKt7XE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[the guy who invented fire]

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