Is anyone else stacking overdrives or boosts?

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I have been doing it for a while and was wondering if anyone else around here was and what they were using. Back in the metal days I would breakup the Fender stack with a Morley boost then stack a DOD250 or a MXR Dist+ over it. Recently I have found setting my BBE Freq Boost low and running it into my TWA Triskelion gives me a great Rev Billy tone. I know the Rev has been know to stack overdrives. Just wondering what others may be using

 

[jtougas]

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I do it as a general rule...

ETA: What I currently stack (depending on the day, and this is ignoring any other fuzz, etc. that may be in the chain) -

tc electronic MojoMojo od -> Dark Matter dist
MXR Classic Overdrive -> Classic Distortion

My other two grit pedals are a Nick Greer Green Ghetto Stomp, and a John McNeese 7XL fuzz... and a cheap Baby Boomer Fuzzstar (which is actually surprisingly good on bass).

 

[dystrust]

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I don't use it live, but I occasionally cascade a Tube Screamer into a Big Muff to fill out the mids ala David Gilmour. He technically uses a rackmount Chandler Tube Driver, but having owned one they don't sound all that different.

 

[jeremy]

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i do it all the time. my little board has two overdrives, at the moment an analogman modded vox valvetone and timmy. i was running a jetter red shift and timmy but i lent the jetter to a friend (great pedal). i like one set as a little dirt and a volume boost, the other set at about the same volume as the bypass but with more gain. stacking them gives a huge lead sound and good volume boost. not everything stacks well but theres lots of good stuff out there

 

[Securb]

Re: Is anyone else stacking overdrives or boosts?

i do it all the time. my little board has two overdrives, at the moment an analogman modded vox valvetone and timmy. i was running a jetter red shift and timmy but i lent the jetter to a friend (great pedal). i like one set as a little dirt and a volume boost, the other set at about the same volume as the bypass but with more gain. stacking them gives a huge lead sound and good volume boost. not everything stacks well but theres lots of good stuff out there

Sounds cool what are you using for an amp?

 

[jeremy]

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usually a '66 deluxe reverb with a cannabis rex

 

[lucaspaço]

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I stack a SD-1 with a MT-2 for really heavy sounds!

 

[PFDarkside]

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Currently I've got a Malekko Compressor into Fulldrive into Wampler Pinnacle. The comp is set for just a little squish and just a little boost. Also, it's a warmer compressor. The Fulldrive is setup in vintage full mids mode, with gain about 11 o'clock. Pinnacle is setup for a nice crunch.

I can do Fulldrive for light OD rhythm, hit the Boost switch for leads, or do crunchy Pinnacle for rock rhythm and boost/tighten with the Fulldrive. The compressor reduces the dynamic range for when I don't want it quite as touch sensitive and helps the overall tone standout in the mix a bit more.

I stumbled upon this combo and it works great for a multitude of different styles.

 

[lucaspaço]

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I stack a SD-1 with a MT-2 for really heavy sounds!

Before this I have a OC-3 and a MXR Dyna Comp

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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It's a work in progress for me...

Boss SD-1 > Joyo Us Dream > 3ch Marshall VS100 combo.

Lotsa knob twiddlin' when I can get to it(housemates,y'know),but it's getting there,I think...

 

[Lazarus1140]

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On my main board I run a Pharaoh Fuzz into a Aluminum Falcon II, and on the small venue board I alternate between a P-19 fuzz and a Jetter Gold 45/100 into a Wampler Euphoria. I really prefer the OD being second in the pair.

 

[Aceman]

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Too much hassle for me….

I can always find a single that does the job

 

[Archer250]

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I stack an overdrive into a distortion for heavier stuff. Usually an 808 clone into an MP-1 AIAB.

 

[hydro]

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King of Tone pedal is basically this idea as it's a two channel stackable OD/boost. It can even be ordered in a config that allows you to switch the order of the signal path through the two channels.

I combine both KoT channels sparingly, because I often use amp overdrive. But that feature does come in handy from time to time.

 

[beaubrummels]

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I only stack because it's easier/faster to hit one more pedal than switch between two.


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[Myaccount876]

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I've tried, and it doesn't usually work out for me. WAY too much noise, and treble boosters can be a real PITA to mix with other pedals. What I will do sometimes, is run the treble booster into the Bogner Blue on the plexi setting, into the Bassman 70 set really clean. But I don't think that is what the OP is talking about, because I'm basically using the Bogner as a preamp.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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Too much hassle for me….

I can always find a single that does the job

^ Not really.

Anyway ... I do this as a matter of course these days.

Stacking, and switching the order, does weird and wonderful things to my tone.

For distortion pedals I typically only use a compressor in front, unless it's the distortion+.
Each boost adds its own flavour and many times I use the Horus for my base tone and then build on it with multiple drives and boosts.

What IS a pain is dealing the resultant increase in noise floor, so the gain staging needs to be carefully monitored.

 

[Diego]

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Lately I've been testing OD pedals before my Marshall Jackhammer (main dirt source) to fatten up and mimic a hotter humbucker signal without dealing with guitar controls. It also helps when playing with split humbuckers (I do that a lot) for a faux HB tone without using your hands.

I like it since the Screamin' Demon doesn't compress much, so it doesn't exactly do "liquid lead tones" and it could use a bit of that, IMO. I don't use much gain for rhythm playing so I need that extra gain for leads.

 

[DrNewcenstein]

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Back in my pre-rack days I ran a Boss SuperOD into a Distortion+ (SOD set for boost - level up, drive about 9 o'clock), into a pair of Baby Gorillas, or a home stereo receiver.

When I first got my Digitech Legend, I'd max the Input volume knob to boost the internal drives, but couldn't get cleans. Once I backed the Input volume down and cranked the Output, I got cleans, but the drives were too weak, so I found out that if you max the Compressor in it, it boosted the distortions nicely, and even without the internal Noise Gate, was surprisingly quiet.

I keep the Input volume on it about 9 o'clock, and the Output volume about 3 o'clock, and the input meters are still bouncing halfway up.

With the M13, I've been experimenting with boosting the unit's distortion pedals with the internal OD/boost pedals, but haven't yet settled on a combo I'm happy with, so I just use my 2 BK Butler Tube Drivers, one into the other. By itself, just the one doesn't really do it for me, even when acting as a boost for the Marshall. To be able to get cleans from the Marshall, I gotta back its Gain down, which means the Tube Driver has less to work with, so the TD in front of that helps.
I can use one for most rhythms, except the really heavy stuff, and kick on the other one for solos.

 

[Liam1963]

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Maxon OD808 into a Keeley Modified Blues Driver...