guide me to an oversdrive pedal

[brit84]

I play metal. I like the tones from sabbath, metallica, megadeth, COB, killswitch, rammstein, dio, ozzy etc.

Im looking for an overdrive to add that missing "thing" to my tone. so far ive looked at but havent really tried:

boss overdrive
boss superoverdrive
maxon od9
maxon 808
fulldrive
zakk overdrive

what out of those(and others) would tighten up my tone well and add some nice tone?

 

[Aceman]

Re: guide me to an oversdrive pedal

What's it going through (the sig gear?). And exactly which thing is missing? Lot's of things to be missing in that list....Sabb/Met/Ozz/Dio; All different tones. No one box will do IMO. Distortion Factory or something similar....

Sabbath - needs treble booster
Metallica - Super scooped, Metal distortion
Dio - shred standard hot marshall sound
Ozz - MXR

 

[brit84]

Re: guide me to an oversdrive pedal

those are just the tones im into. I play more of the newer stuff. Yes its through the sig gear. Im looking for somthing i can keep the volume low on my amp with but keep the gain high.

 

[chuckbat]

Re: guide me to an oversdrive pedal

I play metal. I like the tones from sabbath, metallica, megadeth, COB, killswitch, rammstein, dio, ozzy etc.

Im looking for an overdrive to add that missing "thing" to my tone. so far ive looked at but havent really tried:

boss overdrive
boss superoverdrive
maxon od9
maxon 808
fulldrive
zakk overdrive

what out of those(and others) would tighten up my tone well and add some nice tone?

I have had most of those you looked at. Since you are familiar with Fulltone go with an OCD overdrive pedal. You can great sounds with this. You can power it up from either a 9V battery or a 9V neg tip adapter or a 18V neg tip adapter for an even hotter sound. You won't be dissapointed. Mike Fuller's products are high dollar but they are bulletproof and the guy knows tone. I play all types of music but mostly heavy stuff and this pedal is just that versatile. OCD

 

[Dr.Mavashi]

Re: guide me to an oversdrive pedal

Brit84,
My laney bro, read most of my posts that involve tone anology, and you will see that we have 80% concensus on what inspires us in tone. Dude, I am telling I willing to bet a bottle of great californian bottle of red or white, John Spina TS9 will get you there, especially if you have a brit voiced typa amp. My Spina TS9 works great with my AOR and my Kustom solid state, trust me its the most cost effecient way to what you have described, buy a used TS9 re-issue, send it to John and you will be very happy. I wish I had the recording gear at home to prove it.

 

[devilfish]

Re: guide me to an oversdrive pedal

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Consider the Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde unltimate distortion pedal.

these pedals are absolutely brilliant!

http://www.visualsound.net/Pedal_jh.htm

basically they are 2 pedals in one, the jekyll side is an overdrive based on the original TS808 and is more of a old rock, warmer sound (when combined with a bit more bite from the hyde side you can really get that black sabbath tone)

and the Hyde side is a newer disrtortion as aposed to overdrive. with the drive on full and the tone/eq settings correct this alone can get some very very nice metal soudns out of it, i personally dont play metal but i have tried and its such a nice tone.

of course theres so many options you cna play with usng both sides together, its very easy to use and its built so strongly.

i picked mine up for £65 like enw on ebay (a while ago), an the newer ones are coming out soon but i think they look really tacky in a way ahahah. you canbt go wrong with this 'older' model (the red one)

tryon ebay and have a look. i can garantee you this pedal will fill your needs

 

[ModestCargo]

Re: guide me to an oversdrive pedal

I agree, Jekyll & Hyde would be a good way to go.

 

[devilfish]

Re: guide me to an oversdrive pedal

i would highly reccomend there pedals for soung, quality, build qquality and value for money.

they arent extremely overpriced but are very well built have brilliant versatiilitly and sound.