Lovepedal SuperLead
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LoFiBrian
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Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
I never care for most dirt box videos, because they always use a very clean amp, then turn the gain up too high. I have a feeling this pedal does a much better job adding a lead tone on an overdriven amp. Just turn up the Lovepedal's volume and back the gain down.
I never care for most dirt box videos, because they always use a very clean amp, then turn the gain up too high. I have a feeling this pedal does a much better job adding a lead tone on an overdriven amp. Just turn up the Lovepedal's volume and back the gain down.
Lake Placid Blues
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Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
I gave it a go for about 30 minutes today with a Strat and a Fender Deluxe VM.
For me playing a Strat into a Fender amp, it sure did thicken up my sound a lot. Very British, very thick. The tone controls and the mid shift button let me go from kinda bright and jangly and gritty to thick and meaty pretty easily. Best way to describe it is that it's a Plexi-flavored pedal. Up until about 2'oclock on the gain knob, you get stock/jumpered cranked Plexi flavored tones, but upwards from that is a hot-rodded Plexi flavor.
Not a heavy distortion pedal on it's own, but too much gain to really be classified as an overdrive pedal. It's a good pedal that dishes out straight up ROCK tones. It works well when paired up with a clean amp, but I have a feeling it'd work best supplementing a dirty amp that's already producing some chunk.
I gave it a go for about 30 minutes today with a Strat and a Fender Deluxe VM.
For me playing a Strat into a Fender amp, it sure did thicken up my sound a lot. Very British, very thick. The tone controls and the mid shift button let me go from kinda bright and jangly and gritty to thick and meaty pretty easily. Best way to describe it is that it's a Plexi-flavored pedal. Up until about 2'oclock on the gain knob, you get stock/jumpered cranked Plexi flavored tones, but upwards from that is a hot-rodded Plexi flavor.
Not a heavy distortion pedal on it's own, but too much gain to really be classified as an overdrive pedal. It's a good pedal that dishes out straight up ROCK tones. It works well when paired up with a clean amp, but I have a feeling it'd work best supplementing a dirty amp that's already producing some chunk.
cayle_6
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Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
Yep, that's actually a pretty good representation of how the pedal sounds on it's own.
Definitely.
On a side note, We had four of these on the 1st of the month and sold them all out by the 3rd! I dunno if we're gonna get any more in.
Word is getting out about these things fast, I guess.
Yep, that's actually a pretty good representation of how the pedal sounds on it's own.
Definitely.
On a side note, We had four of these on the 1st of the month and sold them all out by the 3rd! I dunno if we're gonna get any more in.
Word is getting out about these things fast, I guess.
Lake Placid Blues
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Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
Seems to be very similar to their Purple Plexi.
Seems to be very similar to their Purple Plexi.
rhmcfarland
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Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
I've got a Purple Plexi 100. It does great with the Tele and the Strat through the Bogner. Not so saturated at all. It adds a hairy-chested girth, and the upper frequencies stay very clear. You can hear it on lead and rhythm on "Mercy and the Wolf" on my CD (not trying to sell you a CD, but you can check out the sound on the myspace if you like).
I've got a Purple Plexi 100. It does great with the Tele and the Strat through the Bogner. Not so saturated at all. It adds a hairy-chested girth, and the upper frequencies stay very clear. You can hear it on lead and rhythm on "Mercy and the Wolf" on my CD (not trying to sell you a CD, but you can check out the sound on the myspace if you like).
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rhmcfarland
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Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
I don't know if I would categorize it as an overdrive in the usual sense of the word. Its not at all like a TS or something like that. Very cool, but very different.
I don't know if I would categorize it as an overdrive in the usual sense of the word. Its not at all like a TS or something like that. Very cool, but very different.
Kac
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Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
Bumping up an old thread rather than starting a new one. To say that I offed my Tweak Fuzz and I'm rocking the SuperLead pedal now. I agree with just about everything that's been said in this thread. I plug into a Fender Amp that gets a little dirty when I crank the volume knob, this pedal definitely handle all the distortion needs I think I would ever desire. Gets Very Crunchy, can do some decent metal tones with a nice humbucker. I dig it for sure.
Bumping up an old thread rather than starting a new one. To say that I offed my Tweak Fuzz and I'm rocking the SuperLead pedal now. I agree with just about everything that's been said in this thread. I plug into a Fender Amp that gets a little dirty when I crank the volume knob, this pedal definitely handle all the distortion needs I think I would ever desire. Gets Very Crunchy, can do some decent metal tones with a nice humbucker. I dig it for sure.
JeffB
Let it B
Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
Heh..this thread freaked me out when I saw it...silly zombies..
I ended up trying one of these eventually. It was a good pedal, but IMO overhyped..like the BA78. . I eventually ended up with the wampler plextortion, and sticking with my distortron for old jtm and plexi type sounds.
Heh..this thread freaked me out when I saw it...silly zombies..
I ended up trying one of these eventually. It was a good pedal, but IMO overhyped..like the BA78. . I eventually ended up with the wampler plextortion, and sticking with my distortron for old jtm and plexi type sounds.
Kac
Hootersologist
Re: Lovepedal SuperLead
I was looking for a pedal I could pick up cheap and that I could get a nice metal tone with through a Blues Jr. Plugged one in at Guitar Center and was happy with what I heard. $49.99 price tag, plus me trading in my Tweak Fuzz had me walking out of there with a very inexpensive pedal.
I wanted to resurrect something.
I was looking for a pedal I could pick up cheap and that I could get a nice metal tone with through a Blues Jr. Plugged one in at Guitar Center and was happy with what I heard. $49.99 price tag, plus me trading in my Tweak Fuzz had me walking out of there with a very inexpensive pedal.
