OD pedal that keeps my tone!!!!

contiContiCONTI

contiContiCONTI

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Hi all!

So I've had this issue recently where I can get a pretty decent clean tone going straight from my guitar to my DAW, with a Fender Replica amp plugin (KuassaMatchlok). This is basically exclusively for recording. I'm using a strat and play in 4th and 5th position almost exclusively. (4th for rhythm, 5th for lead).

My tone is a little bit scooped. Normally my amp is set to Bass - 6, MID - 5, TREB - 7. I like to have that really deep and throaty sound on the bass strings.

I would like an OD pedal which ONLY adds some slight overdrive, umph, dirt to my sound but without altering the frequencies that my guitar is hitting. My issue is that when I engage my OD, I lose all those lows and it just sounds like I lose all the tone which I just dialed in. Currently I have a Full-Drive 2 MOSFET and a Shiba Drive Reloaded Mini. Both of these create that same effect.

Any suggestions?
 
Most overdrives (even uncoloured ones) will cut a little bit of the lows. This is almost always what you want in a band situation . . . it keeps your amp from getting flubby and stepping on the bass players toes. I really like the Boss BD-2 for being pretty uncoloured sounding, but it does drop some of the bass (if you've got a BD-2w the custom mode drops a little bit less bass, but still some).

Maybe check out a Nobels ODR-1. These are known for being pretty transparent and retaining (rather than cutting) bass.
 
I really like my Crowther Hotcake and use it in a fairly similar way tone wise. It doesn't seem to alter my tone much unless I crank the presence. I use it with an ac15 and 65 drri.
 
JB_From_Hell said:
You need a clean boost, not an overdrive.
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I have actually never had a clean boost. Assuming that I am using an amp that doesnt go into natural overdrive, will a clean boost give me some breakup in my sound?

Is there any particular boost that you could recommend? (budget around 100$)
 
I tried the Duncan Pickup Booster. The resonance switch or whatever didn’t do anything for me, but it would push my Super Reverb pretty hard.
 
timmy is the answer, its been my favorite overdrive for a long time. ive only used it into real amps but i play vintage bf fender reverb amps and timmy is my go to pedal for keeping my tone and adding a bit of dirt
 
Forza is a nice choice for sure.

Google “transparent overdrive” and you’ll have a bajillion choices.
 
thats true but i dont find most of them to actually retain the tonal color you had once you turn it on
 
jeremy said:
thats true but i dont find most of them to actually retain the tonal color you had once you turn it on
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True. I think what most try to do is to not have the mid bump of a TS. Compression tends to affect frequencies differently so that will play a big role.
 
i have had, and still have, a TON of drive pedals over my 30+ years of playing. timmy is the pedal i think colors the tone of my guitars least, or is at least capable of that. i usually play vintage output pups into actual vintage or clones of vintage amps and love the tone i get with those setups. timmy (v1 and v2 but i assume v3 as well) is the best at preserving the tone and feel i have dialed in. there are times i want my drive/pedal on tone to be a little warmer, and timmy does that well too. the tone controls allow a good range of shaping without losing the core tone you had before you turned the pedal on
 
contiContiCONTI said:
Hi all!

So I've had this issue recently where I can get a pretty decent clean tone going straight from my guitar to my DAW, with a Fender Replica amp plugin (KuassaMatchlok). This is basically exclusively for recording. I'm using a strat and play in 4th and 5th position almost exclusively. (4th for rhythm, 5th for lead).

My tone is a little bit scooped. Normally my amp is set to Bass - 6, MID - 5, TREB - 7. I like to have that really deep and throaty sound on the bass strings.

I would like an OD pedal which ONLY adds some slight overdrive, umph, dirt to my sound but without altering the frequencies that my guitar is hitting. My issue is that when I engage my OD, I lose all those lows and it just sounds like I lose all the tone which I just dialed in. Currently I have a Full-Drive 2 MOSFET and a Shiba Drive Reloaded Mini. Both of these create that same effect.

Any suggestions?
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Potential fools errand. There is no way to predict how/if the plugin will react to a hardware boost pedal. Depends upon interface, impedance, etc. If you boost the signal going into your computer, not same thing as boosting a tube amplifier input stage.

I dont think you will be happy with the outcome. Look into a VST hosting platform that will enable you to mix/match plugins and search for a plugin that has the characteristics you desire.

The kind of grind you are looking for usually comes from power tube saturation.
 
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JB_From_Hell said:
You need a clean boost, not an overdrive.
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Clean boost won't work the same way into an interface as it will pushing a tube amp.
Unlikely to produce more drive, you'll probably just overload the input.

Seems to me the best option might be to use the same virtual amp with different settings.
OP, have you tried higher gain settings on the plugin you're already using?

For an OD pedal, I agree a so-called transparent drive is the way to go.
 
eclecticsynergy said:
Clean boost won't work the same way into an interface as it will pushing a tube amp.
Unlikely to produce more drive, you'll probably just overload the input.

Seems to me the best option might be to use the same virtual amp with different settings.
OP, have you tried higher gain settings on the plugin you're already using?

For an OD pedal, I agree a so-called transparent drive is the way to go.
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Oops. Skipped over the part where he mentioned it was an interface.
 
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