I've been on the prowl for a while for something to boost the crunch channel on my EVH 100w. Need something that'll let me quickly go from low gain to higher gain settings mid-song (so keep the amp channel gain low for dirty arpeggios stuff and then hit it hard). I've tried the following so far:
Xotic SL Drive
MXR Il Torino
MXR FET driver
Mad Professor Sweet Honey
Way Huge Saucy Box
Budda Zenman boost/OD (rebadged Carl Martin DC drive)
T.Rex Mudhoney
EHX Soul Food (Supposedly Klon clone)
EHX OD Glove (OCD clone)
Tried them all through various Mesas, since theey don't seel EVH at the store.
The Way Huge sounded alright, but not quite there. The Budda Zenman boost was cool, but OD channel bit too much to be useful.
The rest of these pedals all had waaay to much gain on tap to work with an already overdriven channel.
Except... the EHX Soul Food. It does pretty much exactly what I want it to do. The only issue for me is it still sounds much too much like a tube screamer. And while I don't mind the tube screamer sound, its not what I'm looking for.
So, can anyone recommend something for me to try? I don't mind the pedal having some character of its own, it doesn't have to be completely transparent. I just want something... not tube screamer
Xotic SL Drive
MXR Il Torino
MXR FET driver
Mad Professor Sweet Honey
Way Huge Saucy Box
Budda Zenman boost/OD (rebadged Carl Martin DC drive)
T.Rex Mudhoney
EHX Soul Food (Supposedly Klon clone)
EHX OD Glove (OCD clone)
Tried them all through various Mesas, since theey don't seel EVH at the store.
The Way Huge sounded alright, but not quite there. The Budda Zenman boost was cool, but OD channel bit too much to be useful.
The rest of these pedals all had waaay to much gain on tap to work with an already overdriven channel.
Except... the EHX Soul Food. It does pretty much exactly what I want it to do. The only issue for me is it still sounds much too much like a tube screamer. And while I don't mind the tube screamer sound, its not what I'm looking for.
So, can anyone recommend something for me to try? I don't mind the pedal having some character of its own, it doesn't have to be completely transparent. I just want something... not tube screamer
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