Need overdrive pedal for rythm rock tones

[Ascension]

I use my amp in the crunch channel with just a bit of breakup, kind of a marshall clean to add a bit of sauce for some Hendix/Frusciante rhythm chords thing. Now I want a pedal to reach a marshall 70s hard rock sound to 80s classic metal without having a big jump in volume, kind of high gain but still can give me some dynamics and string definition. The thick and sustain for leads I can get by stacking my MXR M77. I will use this with a couple of Strats, one with STK-S6 in the bridge, another one with 59 bridge.


* I don't want an overdrive with a bump in the mids, I already have one but I use it mostly for leads.
* Not a clean boost, no treble boost. All that sounds nice but really need to fine tune the volume when padal is engaged.
* Extra points if it has versatile eq controls, like 3 band eq or a low freq cut at the input.
* I think I am be asking for an overdrive pedal that has a kind of falt eq character. A transparent overdrive? O_oĦ

Nobels ODR 1 or a Wampler Belle. Own both and this is a killer truly transparent OD. Like both, but if I had to pick one it would be the Belle.

[Sirion]

I always understood the SD-1 was meant to be used by cranking the volume knob, am I wrong? As I said, too much of a volume jump between rythm and clean is something I want to avoid.

I have been using it for a decade and this is the first time I am hearing this. I generally find that using the volume knob adds saturation more than anything. Could you be thinking about the BD-2? THERE I am hearing a large increase in actual volume.

[Ascension]

Transparent od, versatile 3 band eq, look at the fullsize Tumnus. I have the mini and love it into my Marshall

They do play nice into a marshally tone. Have a min I run at times with my Jet City JCA 22H head on the cleanish side. I more often will run a Nobels ODR 1 or the Wampler version in a Belle though.
If you're looking for a transparent drive, try the ODR 1 or the Belle. They are the best I have found.

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[Explorer84]

I highly recommend a Barber Gain Changer SR. It compliments a Strat very, very well.

[jeremy]

barber makes very nice stuff, but havent tried a game changer

[Explorer84]

barber makes very nice stuff, but havent tried a game changer

I recommend getting one. The Gain Changer SR has the eq of three of his overdrives in one pedal. It’s very transparent and versatile. And if you don’t like it they’re not hard to resell.

[El Dunco]

These days you’re super spoiled for choice with rock tones from a pedal. I recommend going to a guitar store and trying out the latest and greatest through an amp similar to yours as even youtube demos aren’t going to match your experience 1:1 if their amp and speaker is completely different.

[marcello252]

I agree , even the terms '70s hard rock' could cover a lot of different sounds, you have to try and try between the suggested pedals, trials and errors

[El Dunco]

It’s pricey but if I could justify I would absolutely get an Origin Revival Drive. Covers the sound of basically every amp through history and they even model the power amp response where you can control the sag. It’s a shame it costs almost as much as an amp head because one of those on the floor sent to anything from an IR to a clean Class D power amp and cab (like a Powerstage,) you could have literally any era of amp sound you like, fully analog. I toyed with the idea of the paired down Hot Rod RD but I don’t “need” it so much as I just want it.

[RanchManSandy]

Build the Aion FX Guvnor clone. It's phenomenal and has options and EQ sculpting for days

[marcello252]

Build the Aion FX Guvnor clone. It's phenomenal and has options and EQ sculpting for days

I did it even better, I bought a second hand Guv'nor II (40 €, a pedal nobody wants) and converted it in an original Guv'nor , it works flawlessy and it has a Deep control pot the orginal had not, ah!

[elelpe]

Take a look at MXR Il Torino and Wampler Pantheon. I think you can go wrong with either one.