overdrive pedals

bluesfloyd

bluesfloyd

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hi,guys
looking for top picks when it comes to overdrive pedals, i play a strat using three single coils, fender CS-69's neck/middle seymour duncan SSL5 bridge, my amp is a 70's hiwatt DR504/ 50 watt head that i run clean and use pedal for dirt, and my music style more blues rock, e.g. Gilmour/SRV/Clapton/ gun+roses/Billy Gibbons/Santana/Gary Moore/ what overdrive pedals would you guys recommend for me to try? i value what you guys say, price no problem

thanks again for your time,
bluesfloyd,
 
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overdrive pedals

bluesfloyd said:
hi,guys
looking for top picks when it comes to overdrive pedals, i play a strat and music style more blues rock, price no problem, what would you guys buy today, i value what you guys say,
thanks again for your time,
bluesfloyd,
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You're going to need to narrow it down to get anything useful from this. If not we'll all drop our favorite one.

I encourage you to say what amp you play and name a couple of songs/players you like for reference.

I'm going to assume you like SRV and recommend a Tubescreamer :) I bought an EHX East River I like recently but if you can pay it the Maxon OD9 would be my pick.

Given your name I would go to gilmourish.com and check the reviews of the pedals there.


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You need to define "blues rock" a bit more. That's a big playing field. :)
Who are your favorite players?

Frank
 
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timmy is a fantastic overdrive that can be set to sound very transparent. it can be used as a clean boost with the gain all the way down and with a pre-gain bass control and post gain treble control you can tune things nicely. if i could only have one dirt box this would be it.
 
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EHX: Soul Food or East River Drive
Wampler: Tumnus or Plexidrive
BOSS: BD-2 Blues Driver
 
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Fulltone: OCD and if money is no problem, the Robin Trower Overdrive which is the OCD on steroids.

I've had several overdrive pedals and the Fulltone R.T.O is by far my favorite.
 
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Boss Blues Driver is great
I have a Joyo Ultimate Drive that gets me what I want
it may not be what you like
 
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Another vote for the soul food, sounds bluesy and can be set to be pretty transparent.

Throbak's - overdrive boost, for tone. I haven't heard it used for a transparent boost though.
 
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Fulldrive 2 MOSFET; goes from transparent, to scooped, to mid-humped, to creamy... From subtle 'always on' to near metal. Just don't try to run it into a clean amp, use it as an actual *drive* into a good amp on the edge...
 
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Agree with the Boss Blues driver, it's a fantastic pedal. They made an even better version of it in the Wazacraft BD-2W which I own. It's a totally amazing pedal and nails so many classic tones it's amazing. Did I mention it's pretty damn amazing? Just go get one already.
 
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I've looking for a nice boost/drive pedal just to tighten up the low end and boost the mid range.
Any recommendations?


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Blille said:
I'm going to assume you like SRV and recommend a Tubescreamer :) I bought an EHX East River I like recently but if you can pay it the Maxon OD9 would be my pick.
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Having owned the OD9 and played through the ERD, I would recommend the EHX, in all honesty. They both sound good. Slighlty different, but neither is better or worse, IMO. However, the footswitch on the Maxon is annoyingly tricky. It's a super finicky pedal to turn on or off. JMO.

The ERD also seems to be built sturdy enough, IMO.
 
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I like a cleaner sustain so "The Dude" is my main unit. the Plimsoul is also on my board because I jam a lot & the venues have back line amps.... one of the 2 pedals will get me what I want. both will get dirt too, but cleaner than a TS9... hard to explain.... less muddy may be a better term
 
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Having owned the OD9 and played through the ERD, I would recommend the EHX, in all honesty. They both sound good. Slighlty different, but neither is better or worse, IMO. However, the footswitch on the Maxon is annoyingly tricky. It's a super finicky pedal to turn on or off. JMO.

The ERD also seems to be built sturdy enough, IMO.
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Thanks for that. Very helpful. I've never played them side by side and I feel like I "settled" for the ERD because it's cheaper.


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