Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Show me the dirt! I want to see all of your filth boxes. You know that above all you love a good Boost/OD/Distortion/Fuzz pedal. You probably even love some bad ones. I know you all probably have enough to open your own guitar shop. So take us all on a tour of your angry bee factories!!!! And tell us a little about them if anything of interest or note...bold your favorites.
Top Row:
MXR Micro Amp - From the late 70's. I LOVE the sound. I hate that there is no LED.
Nose Mean Green Clean - This is pure boo-teek on the inside. Cool paint and dual green LEDS!
Mooer Pure Boost - Works great. Love bass/treble option. Wish big knob was Level instead of Gain.
Ibanez TS9 - from the 90's.
Stamps Drive-O-Matic - Two TS9 styles, more gain, a presence knob and tight/loose switch. My go to TS9
Original Catalinbread Supercharged Overdrive - This is OD into Distortion territory. Can be finicky with mega output pickups.
Middle Row:
Boss DS-1
Ibanez DS9Mod - A recent reissue. This thing is great. Gain and mid switches. Great sound, really flexible.
Boss Superdistortion & Feedbacker - A decent distortion compared to DS-1, and the feedback is a ton of fun! More of a special effect.
Mooer Solo - This is a great little dirt pedal. Modelled on the Riot. I like it better than the US Dream overall.
Joyo US Dream - This is a fantastic all around dirt box for the price. Also modeled on the Riot.
Suhr Riot - Just an awesome pedal. I'd put this as my "one to have" if only one list for overdrive/distortion.
Moor Black Secret - A pretty decent Rat clone. Not the best for distortion into clean, but vintage setting into overdriven amp it does what a Rat does. Turbo mode is wicked awesome.
Proco Solo - This is my Rat of choice. It can do anything a Rat can and more. Assymetrical clipping, hot/melt/burn modes, distortion, scoop, tone and level controls.
Bottom Row:
Boss HM-2 - Because it has 'that' sound. More flexible than people think. You know the treble knob issue. Must have for Swedish Deth.
DOD American Metal - DOD's take on the HM-2's take on the Swedish Death classic! Better tone knob, but I like the HM-2.
Washburn Stack-In-A-Box - My first dirt pedal from ~85. Dual MOSFET harsh nasty clipping. Underated chainsaw pedal IMO.
Boss Digital Metalizer - A really nice distortion plus delays or chorus! it's 1987 in a box. Really cool pedal.
Metal Muff w/ Top Boost - Because sometime a little ain't enough. This thing is just total over the top heinous. It could suss Pantera out of a ukulele.
Top Row:
MXR Micro Amp - From the late 70's. I LOVE the sound. I hate that there is no LED.
Nose Mean Green Clean - This is pure boo-teek on the inside. Cool paint and dual green LEDS!
Mooer Pure Boost - Works great. Love bass/treble option. Wish big knob was Level instead of Gain.
Ibanez TS9 - from the 90's.
Stamps Drive-O-Matic - Two TS9 styles, more gain, a presence knob and tight/loose switch. My go to TS9
Original Catalinbread Supercharged Overdrive - This is OD into Distortion territory. Can be finicky with mega output pickups.
Middle Row:
Boss DS-1
Ibanez DS9Mod - A recent reissue. This thing is great. Gain and mid switches. Great sound, really flexible.
Boss Superdistortion & Feedbacker - A decent distortion compared to DS-1, and the feedback is a ton of fun! More of a special effect.
Mooer Solo - This is a great little dirt pedal. Modelled on the Riot. I like it better than the US Dream overall.
Joyo US Dream - This is a fantastic all around dirt box for the price. Also modeled on the Riot.
Suhr Riot - Just an awesome pedal. I'd put this as my "one to have" if only one list for overdrive/distortion.
Moor Black Secret - A pretty decent Rat clone. Not the best for distortion into clean, but vintage setting into overdriven amp it does what a Rat does. Turbo mode is wicked awesome.
Proco Solo - This is my Rat of choice. It can do anything a Rat can and more. Assymetrical clipping, hot/melt/burn modes, distortion, scoop, tone and level controls.
Bottom Row:
Boss HM-2 - Because it has 'that' sound. More flexible than people think. You know the treble knob issue. Must have for Swedish Deth.
DOD American Metal - DOD's take on the HM-2's take on the Swedish Death classic! Better tone knob, but I like the HM-2.
Washburn Stack-In-A-Box - My first dirt pedal from ~85. Dual MOSFET harsh nasty clipping. Underated chainsaw pedal IMO.
Boss Digital Metalizer - A really nice distortion plus delays or chorus! it's 1987 in a box. Really cool pedal.
Metal Muff w/ Top Boost - Because sometime a little ain't enough. This thing is just total over the top heinous. It could suss Pantera out of a ukulele.
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