TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
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Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
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Gearjoneser
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Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
Nightburst, I think you should use your Blue Channel as your heavy tone, with the boost activated to be a heavier rhythm tone. Then, make the Bogner's red channel PURE MELTDOWN! Structure switch on, the small switch above gain on max, and with the gain at around 6. If you're not getting enough gain with all of that PLUS the boost engaged, there's something really wrong. Also, retube your amp because the tubes are probably half shot. Ecstasies need the tubes changed once per year.
Nightburst, I think you should use your Blue Channel as your heavy tone, with the boost activated to be a heavier rhythm tone. Then, make the Bogner's red channel PURE MELTDOWN! Structure switch on, the small switch above gain on max, and with the gain at around 6. If you're not getting enough gain with all of that PLUS the boost engaged, there's something really wrong. Also, retube your amp because the tubes are probably half shot. Ecstasies need the tubes changed once per year.
Bludave
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Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
I don't necessarily use the tubescreamer the way you describe. I use two Amps. A Marshall 900 & a Fender Super Reverb. I use the TS in the Super to kind of make it channel switching. In the Marshall I have a Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal Zto Push the Marshall just a little more. I don't use an excessive amount of gain, but there are times I like it to scream. Thats when Ikick inthe BB pedal.
Nightburst said:
I don't necessarily use the tubescreamer the way you describe. I use two Amps. A Marshall 900 & a Fender Super Reverb. I use the TS in the Super to kind of make it channel switching. In the Marshall I have a Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal Zto Push the Marshall just a little more. I don't use an excessive amount of gain, but there are times I like it to scream. Thats when Ikick inthe BB pedal.
Burkwieser
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Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
Yep, with the Keeley mod you can go with either the Plus mod or the Baked. I have both, and it is essential for my sound.
Yep, with the Keeley mod you can go with either the Plus mod or the Baked. I have both, and it is essential for my sound.
Nightburst
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Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
Actually I prefer the Red channel as my heavy tone channel, I like to set the blue channel on plexi mode for crunchy cleans.
Do the tubes really need to be replaced every year? I had a tech look at the amp a few months ago and he said that only 2 Power tubes needed replacement.
I just put a blue LED in the Tubescreamer :cool3: , the stock one is kinda faint.
Gearjoneser said:
Actually I prefer the Red channel as my heavy tone channel, I like to set the blue channel on plexi mode for crunchy cleans.
Do the tubes really need to be replaced every year? I had a tech look at the amp a few months ago and he said that only 2 Power tubes needed replacement.
I just put a blue LED in the Tubescreamer :cool3: , the stock one is kinda faint.
Nightburst
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Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
That was also because 2 different pairs of tubes were used as power tubes, now it's 2 Svetlana and 2 =C= Svetlana. I suppose that does no harm.
Next time I'll definately replace them all 4 at once.
jeremy said:
That was also because 2 different pairs of tubes were used as power tubes, now it's 2 Svetlana and 2 =C= Svetlana. I suppose that does no harm.
Next time I'll definately replace them all 4 at once.
Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
Interesting that I am reading this thread and just on lunch I bought a lil ole Boss OD pedal. I'm going to use it to slam the front of my gain channel on my Tri-Axis just to see if I like it. 30 day return policy at GC is good if I don't.
Interesting that I am reading this thread and just on lunch I bought a lil ole Boss OD pedal. I'm going to use it to slam the front of my gain channel on my Tri-Axis just to see if I like it. 30 day return policy at GC is good if I don't.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
I hear you, Nightburst. I keep my clean channel like a Super Reverb, the blue channel like a grindy plexi, and make the red channel a brutally heavy rhythm tone.
I use the Klon Centaur more than the amp's boosts, believe it or not. Or, sometimes I'll use the boost. You'll find that the OD pedal adds more volume, the cleaner the amp is. On highgain, the OD barely adds volume, but smooths out the distortion.
I hear you, Nightburst. I keep my clean channel like a Super Reverb, the blue channel like a grindy plexi, and make the red channel a brutally heavy rhythm tone.
I use the Klon Centaur more than the amp's boosts, believe it or not. Or, sometimes I'll use the boost. You'll find that the OD pedal adds more volume, the cleaner the amp is. On highgain, the OD barely adds volume, but smooths out the distortion.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
Totally true -- AND since I'm more of a 'high gain' kind of player, I'm more interested in getting that nice, thick distortion over an actual volume boost.Gearjoneser said:
Nightburst
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Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
It's funny, I actually found out about that today.
Most of the time I prefer the amps Boost on 'h' (heavy) and always on, because I find that I get better bass response.
The OD tightens things up and makes it all fatter but adds some background noise too. Would having it modded by Keeley make it more quiet?
Gearjoneser said:
It's funny, I actually found out about that today.
Most of the time I prefer the amps Boost on 'h' (heavy) and always on, because I find that I get better bass response.
The OD tightens things up and makes it all fatter but adds some background noise too. Would having it modded by Keeley make it more quiet?
Nightburst
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Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
Exactly! :burnout:
TwilightOdyssey said:
Exactly! :burnout:
Re: Anyone using an OD pedal to boost their gain channel?
Interesting. Just experimenting with a Boss super over drive. I put it in front of my Triaxis pre-amp. Turn the drive down like you all are saying, turn the output all the way up and adjust the tone to taste. Definately not a huge volume increase as GJ and others said, but also definately an increase in sustain and harmonics. Here's the thing though. Its not really that HUGE of a difference. Meaning not that big of a difference for me to want to futz with a pedal with my rack. It sounds cool, but I'm wondering if its not that big of a difference because of the brand? I know there are better ones than Boss. Would a Tubescreamer make a big enough difference for me to really want to bother? Or another good brand? Or no matter what brand is the tone change really sublte? I can obviously tell a difference because its my rig, but my wife (who I always use to test this stuff as someone who's not a musician or tone freak) really couldn't hear much of a difference.
Interesting. Just experimenting with a Boss super over drive. I put it in front of my Triaxis pre-amp. Turn the drive down like you all are saying, turn the output all the way up and adjust the tone to taste. Definately not a huge volume increase as GJ and others said, but also definately an increase in sustain and harmonics. Here's the thing though. Its not really that HUGE of a difference. Meaning not that big of a difference for me to want to futz with a pedal with my rack. It sounds cool, but I'm wondering if its not that big of a difference because of the brand? I know there are better ones than Boss. Would a Tubescreamer make a big enough difference for me to really want to bother? Or another good brand? Or no matter what brand is the tone change really sublte? I can obviously tell a difference because its my rig, but my wife (who I always use to test this stuff as someone who's not a musician or tone freak) really couldn't hear much of a difference.
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