In search of "the" OD pedal...
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MikeRocker
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Re: In search of "the" OD pedal...
There's the Tim and the Timmy, handmade by Paul Cochrane in Tennessee. The Tim has two footswitchable settings, drive and boost; the Timmy has just one. It's an amazing sounding overdrive. Not to use too many clichés, but it's really sensitive and transparent. I have a one channel amp, and it's all I need as far as OD goes. To order one, you have to call Paul (one of the nicest guys I've ever dealt with) and get on the waiting list. It's worth the wait.Twitch said:
Nightburst
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Re: In search of "the" OD pedal...
Well I don't just play at home sitting in front of my amp worshipping it all the time or something if that is what you think.
Sometimes I go out and play somewhere when there's allready an amp at the location that I can use. I rather play my own amp but sometimes it's cool to just leave the stack at home and save myself from moving all that heavy stuff.
I wanted a pedal that would give me great distortion and on top of that could function as a nice od for solo boost or extreme high gain. The amp is incredible yeah but the gain it has on tap by itself isn't enough for me so I use od's to kick it up a notch.
The Silver Dragon does all that. It's not just a distortion pedal, when you back off the gain it's a nice tube od that blends in the signal better than any other pedal I've used so far.
Well I don't just play at home sitting in front of my amp worshipping it all the time or something if that is what you think.
Sometimes I go out and play somewhere when there's allready an amp at the location that I can use. I rather play my own amp but sometimes it's cool to just leave the stack at home and save myself from moving all that heavy stuff.
I wanted a pedal that would give me great distortion and on top of that could function as a nice od for solo boost or extreme high gain. The amp is incredible yeah but the gain it has on tap by itself isn't enough for me so I use od's to kick it up a notch.
The Silver Dragon does all that. It's not just a distortion pedal, when you back off the gain it's a nice tube od that blends in the signal better than any other pedal I've used so far.
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Re: In search of "the" OD pedal...
Ahhhh OK see that makes more sense.
Personally I luuuuurve Ecstacies and if I had one I'd use it for EVERY gig I had, no matter what. I don;t like hauling halfstacks around either but the sound sure is worth it with that kind of amp. Hey... why not get a 2x12 cab? It might make using that amp more feasible.
Nightburst said:Well I don't just play at home sitting in front of my amp worshipping it all the time or something if that is what you think.
Sometimes I go out and play somewhere when there's allready an amp at the location that I can use. I rather play my own amp but sometimes it's cool to just leave the stack at home and save myself from moving all that heavy stuff.
I wanted a pedal that would give me great distortion and on top of that could function as a nice od for solo boost or extreme high gain. The amp is incredible yeah but the gain it has on tap by itself isn't enough for me so I use od's to kick it up a notch.
The Silver Dragon does all that. It's not just a distortion pedal, when you back off the gain it's a nice tube od that blends in the signal better than any other pedal I've used so far.
Ahhhh OK see that makes more sense.
Personally I luuuuurve Ecstacies and if I had one I'd use it for EVERY gig I had, no matter what. I don;t like hauling halfstacks around either but the sound sure is worth it with that kind of amp. Hey... why not get a 2x12 cab? It might make using that amp more feasible.
Nightburst
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Re: In search of "the" OD pedal...
That's actually not a bad idea, but other than the cab I would still have to haul all the rest of the stuff. It needs a heavy 110/220 trafo so I can actually plug it in a European socket for power. In the end carrying a few kilo's more or less won't matter anyway. And besides I hate how most 2x12 cabs project the sound forward like a laser beam.
Still it's worth considering...
For gigs and long rehearsals I take the xtc with me, for band contests (where there's a predetermined backline in order to give al the bands an 'equal' chance :bs2
and other practise I just plug in the available amp, stomp the Dragon and rock out. It's all about having fun! :friday:
B2D said:
That's actually not a bad idea, but other than the cab I would still have to haul all the rest of the stuff. It needs a heavy 110/220 trafo so I can actually plug it in a European socket for power. In the end carrying a few kilo's more or less won't matter anyway. And besides I hate how most 2x12 cabs project the sound forward like a laser beam.
Still it's worth considering...
For gigs and long rehearsals I take the xtc with me, for band contests (where there's a predetermined backline in order to give al the bands an 'equal' chance :bs2
and other practise I just plug in the available amp, stomp the Dragon and rock out. It's all about having fun! :friday:
