I'm running a H/H Strat (Jazz neck / '59 Trembucker bridge) through a Jeckyll & Hyde OD/Distortion pedal into a Hot Rod Deluxe amp. The Jeckyll side of the pedal is supposed to replicate the "Tubescreamer" sound; which is said to have a "mid-hump". The '59 Trembucker sounds great through this side, with a fantastic nice, full, crunch sound. But, it doesn't have any high-gain capabilities, so I switch to the Hyde side for that. On the Hyde side, the '59 sounds thin and scooped, no matter how I adjust the tone and EQ knobs. (I even tried boosting the mids on my amp, but that just sounded terrible.) It has plenty of gain, but has a problem standing out over the drums and cymbals. (It's just me and a drummer!) I have to turn my volume way up just to hear myself over the drums. I don't have this problem using the Jeckyll side.
My question: Is this just the nature of the Hyde side of this pedal, or doesn't the '59 have enough mids to cut through at high gain? Or, maybe it's because the alder-bodied Strat is too thin-sounding compared to a mahogany body? BTW, my other Strat with the stock single coils doesn't seem to have this problem. The single coils aren't as full-sounding (which is to be expected), but they don't sound "scooped" at all. Should I be thinking about a JB Trembucker (or ?), or another pedal? Thanks!
My question: Is this just the nature of the Hyde side of this pedal, or doesn't the '59 have enough mids to cut through at high gain? Or, maybe it's because the alder-bodied Strat is too thin-sounding compared to a mahogany body? BTW, my other Strat with the stock single coils doesn't seem to have this problem. The single coils aren't as full-sounding (which is to be expected), but they don't sound "scooped" at all. Should I be thinking about a JB Trembucker (or ?), or another pedal? Thanks!
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