Right now I'm looking around at amps which I'm considering buying since i need one badly. I definitely want a tube amp, and I've been thinking fender is the way to go. If I do so, what would you guys recommend as a good distortion pedal for when I'm wanting to get some nice distortion from a fender amp that was really made for a nice clean sound. Thanks for any suggestions.
Distortion pedal for Fender Amp
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JimiHWannaBe
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Re: Distortion pedal for Fender Amp
try the Boss Blues Driver i use mine with an old fender super rev and it gets really fat full distortion like allman bros
try the Boss Blues Driver i use mine with an old fender super rev and it gets really fat full distortion like allman bros
drew_half_empty
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Re: Distortion pedal for Fender Amp
depends on the amp
blues drivers seem to work really well, universally, as do ds-1's
depends on the amp
blues drivers seem to work really well, universally, as do ds-1's
That90'sGuy
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Re: Distortion pedal for Fender Amp
The Twin Reverb is a great clean slate amp. For pedals, I would recommend the following: Tone Bone Classic/Hot British, Hermida Mosferatu (lead stuff), and look into V-Stack's stuff. None of them are cheap, they're right around the $200 range, but nothing works better for rock/lead stuff out of a clean amp.
Just to set the record straight, tube screamers are not the answer for everything. For blues, there is very little that's better, but don't expect a tube screamer to get you Guns 'N' Roses. As casblah mentioned, it will get you light rock pretty well and blues very well.
The Twin Reverb is a great clean slate amp. For pedals, I would recommend the following: Tone Bone Classic/Hot British, Hermida Mosferatu (lead stuff), and look into V-Stack's stuff. None of them are cheap, they're right around the $200 range, but nothing works better for rock/lead stuff out of a clean amp.
Just to set the record straight, tube screamers are not the answer for everything. For blues, there is very little that's better, but don't expect a tube screamer to get you Guns 'N' Roses. As casblah mentioned, it will get you light rock pretty well and blues very well.
54stratlover
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Re: Distortion pedal for Fender Amp
blues: tube screamer style pedal, sd-1
rock/classic rock, heavier blues, ds-1, hao rustdriver, fulltone fulldrive, maxon rod880
metalish, MESA v-twin, various boss pedals.
V-twin actually works in all catagories.
there are a few pedals that are similar to the v-twin that would work. Soldano makes one, and so does H&K. basically tube pedals with 2 channels.
fenders are fun to experiment with pedals on.
blues: tube screamer style pedal, sd-1
rock/classic rock, heavier blues, ds-1, hao rustdriver, fulltone fulldrive, maxon rod880
metalish, MESA v-twin, various boss pedals.
V-twin actually works in all catagories.
there are a few pedals that are similar to the v-twin that would work. Soldano makes one, and so does H&K. basically tube pedals with 2 channels.
fenders are fun to experiment with pedals on.
Re: Distortion pedal for Fender Amp
I highly recommened the Boss OD-3 for that amp.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_id/36295
I highly recommened the Boss OD-3 for that amp.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_id/36295
Hot _Grits
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Re: Distortion pedal for Fender Amp
Try G2D's classic or custom overdrives. Designed and tested with blackface reissue fender amps like the twin. The classic is an attempt to go after the plexi tone, and the custom is more versatlie, with a very transparent blues stage and a switchable high gain stage. They also do a great blues peadl called the cream-tone and a metal pedal that goes after the mesa tone called the morpheus.
www.g2d.co.nz , or www.musictoyz.com
Aside from that, I recommend the H&K tube factor, and the keeley modded stuff. Fulltone is also supposed to do nice stuff, but from what I hear from friends, G2D eat them for breakfast.
I personally don't recommend the tonebone classic or mesa v-twin pedals.
Try G2D's classic or custom overdrives. Designed and tested with blackface reissue fender amps like the twin. The classic is an attempt to go after the plexi tone, and the custom is more versatlie, with a very transparent blues stage and a switchable high gain stage. They also do a great blues peadl called the cream-tone and a metal pedal that goes after the mesa tone called the morpheus.
www.g2d.co.nz , or www.musictoyz.com
Aside from that, I recommend the H&K tube factor, and the keeley modded stuff. Fulltone is also supposed to do nice stuff, but from what I hear from friends, G2D eat them for breakfast.
I personally don't recommend the tonebone classic or mesa v-twin pedals.