Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

[80's_Metal]

Long story... short, I Got another tube amp.

A Marshall TSL, I tried a few pedals in front of the crunchy channel, volume high, gain down.... Just couldn't get a tone like all the tube snobs describe.
Same for my last 2 tube amps, 6505+ and a Blackheart....

In a Last ditch effort, before saying screw it, and using a distortion pedal through the clean channel like I always have.....

The EHX East River drive showed up in my mailbox.
Wow! What a pleasant surprise and tonal qualities, it's not hissy, it tightens things up, it sounds rather good. I bet it cuts tight through in a band mix.
Now I'm starting to understand the love of an OD pedal used correctly.

I'm Liking this pedal quite a bit.

Just thought I'd pass that on.

What's next for this old metal head? Maybe a round guitar???

 

[Demanic]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

Round guitar? No need to get all crazy now.

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[GuitarStv]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

None more metal:

 

[Demanic]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

None more metal:

Well, maybe if they made a version in cast iron.

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[Little Pigbacon]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

Have you tried a Rectifier?

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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Did that DS-1 show up yet? I’m betting a little of that and a little of your gain channel will be brutal.

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

Is it organic sounding? I've been looking at the Tube Screamer ts808.

Edit: Listened to a demo and it sounds good!

 

[Demanic]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

What does "organic" sound like?

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[Clint 55]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

Where you can still hear the character from your clean sound and it doesn't sound like a beehive.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

A Marshall TSL, I tried a few pedals in front of the crunchy channel, volume high, gain down.... Just couldn't get a tone like all the tube snobs describe.
Same for my last 2 tube amps, 6505+ and a Blackheart....

OK - I have no idea exactly what you are going for, but damn son, if one of those can't get it, the problem is you!

FYI - I'll be in AZ May 20-24

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

How's it compare to a TS-9 or TS-808?

 

[NegativeEase]

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What does "organic" sound like?

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My guess he means a very transparent sound where a lot of the original guitar wood and string decay is present in the tone -like a 335 or Gretsch CG


-like I would consider most vintage style DeArmond pickups "Organic"

 

[Edgecrusher]

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How's it compare to a TS-9 or TS-808?

it IS a TS808

 

[Clint 55]

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Thx for the tip. I scored one and it sounds terrif.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

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How's it compare to a TS-9 or TS-808?

A friend of mine has an ERD. It's great. We have compared it with my TS808 and my old Maxon OD808 and OD9. It's closer to the Maxon in that it's less creamy and more transparent than the Ibanez. It seems to have a hair less output volume too.

 

[Edgecrusher]

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A friend of mine has an ERD. It's great. We have compared it with my TS808 and my old Maxon OD808 and OD9. It's closer to the Maxon in that it's less creamy and more transparent than the Ibanez. It seems to have a hair less output volume too.

Those differences should be due to only parts tolerance, The circuit in the ERD is purely just a TS808. There are no values inside it that are different at all.

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

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Yep, just another 808 but the ERD is kinda underestimated TS pedal. They are cheap compared with a lot of other TS clones & very easily modded!!!!

Speaking of which, I’ve got some pretty great mods for the East River if you’re interested??? I modded the one that I own so it has essentially the same tone & gain levels but a much lower noise floor....

 

[80's_Metal]

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Gosh I forgot about this thread lol.
Yes it is a ts808, and it sounds extremely similar. More like a maxon Than the ibby

It gets this Marshall "there", I think for me, I've been a distortion pedal thru a clean channel guy all my life, and so my ears tend to listen for those nuances, and tonal qualities.

Tube driven OD channels always sound mushy and muddy to me, (except the 6505) but now I've finally got a tone that I can like. And I do really like it. Thanks EHX for kicking my Marshall in the face the way I like it.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Re: Finally! Got an OD pedal worth a damn

Those differences should be due to only parts tolerance, The circuit in the ERD is purely just a TS808. There are no values inside it that are different at all.

I have read it's a clone too, but how come a big company like EHX just offer a part-for-part clone and not get into any legal issues?

 

[ErikH]

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I have read it's a clone too, but how come a big company like EHX just offer a part-for-part clone and not get into any legal issues?

Because it's in an EHX Enclosure and says Electro-Harmonix on it. The circuit can be widely used anywhere as it's not something that can be trademarked or copyrighted. Now, had they put it in a green enclosure just like Ibanez, then they'd have a potential problem on their hands. Just as Behringer about that when they released some new pedals some 10-15 years ago at a German NAMM style show with enclosures just like Boss, down to the color and fonts.