Single best pedal ever

[80's_Metal]

OD

 

[marcello252]

Overdrive, for sure. At the moment I'd say a Timmy, a Greer Lightspeed or a Mad Professor Sweet Honey

 

[Masta' C]

I am a bit puzzled by all the OD/Dist voters. Sure, there are amps where you need a stomp box to provide (extra) distortion, but are there any tones that cannot be had by starting with the right amp?

Nowhere does the poll suggest that we are starting with the "right" amp. I chose OD for versatility...pushing a clean amp, adding grit to a dirty amp, clean boosting, etc.

 

[ehdwuld]

Nowhere does the poll suggest that we are starting with the "right" amp. I chose OD for versatility...pushing a clean amp, adding grit to a dirty amp, clean boosting, etc.

The poll doesn't mention amps at all
for this reason
it's a poll about the one greatest pedal
Once we decide, together what kind of pedal it is
We will delve into which one of one various makers
produce the single greatest pedal of all time

We can do amps on the other board
forget amps for now

Back to the question at hand

What kind of pedal would the greatest pedal be?

 

[Chistopher]

It's wild to me that OD is in first place so far. Unless your amp doesn't have a master volume, you don't really "need" one. Especially if your amp has a channel switch.

 

[jeremy]

most of my amps dont have master volumes

 

[Sirion]

Nowhere does the poll suggest that we are starting with the "right" amp. I chose OD for versatility...pushing a clean amp, adding grit to a dirty amp, clean boosting, etc.

It doesn't say anything about which amp you start with. It does, however, say that you have to pick one, so if that is your choice, you don't get any effects that you couldn't get an amp to do for you.

 

[ehdwuld]

It doesn't say anything about which amp you start with. It does, however, say that you have to pick one, so if that is your choice, you don't get any effects that you couldn't get an amp to do for you.

You picked your choice
let him have his

No need fussing

 

[80's_Metal]

It doesn't say anything about which amp you start with. It does, however, say that you have to pick one, so if that is your choice, you don't get any effects that you couldn't get an amp to do for you.

I chose OD not to add gain, but (as some of us do), set the OD gain at Zero..and turn the volume up to heat up the amp tubes and make them cook! ..

Also, the OD will tighten up all the fatness.

 

[Sirion]

You picked your choice
let him have his

No need fussing

Sure, I was just answering a statement whilst trying to clarify the premises of the game. I use OD pedals myself, and my approval or even understanding of people's choices is not compulsory.

 

[Chistopher]

Here's another fun question:

What is the difference between a high gain overdrive and a low gain distortion. I've looked at enough circuit topologies to know that the answer is not circuit topology.

 

[GuitarStv]

It's wild to me that OD is in first place so far. Unless your amp doesn't have a master volume, you don't really "need" one. Especially if your amp has a channel switch.

I wasn't assuming that I had an amp that I love. It's possible to dial in a familiar sound that I can work with with just about any amp I've run across and a BD-2.

If I love the sound of the amp and if the amp has a decent master volume or attenuator . . . then there's no need to set it up as my core sound but it still is useful. I can set up the BD-2 as a solo boost, or for fuzz type sounds.

 

[ehdwuld]

I wasn't impressed with any overdrives at all until I studied the results of this poll

I tried a boost type pedal not exactly a distortion
not really an over drive

But you know, a flavor

And I kinda like it

To be fair I have delays that I like too

All votes are valid

 

[Masta' C]

I chose OD not to add gain, but (as some of us do), set the OD gain at Zero..and turn the volume up to heat up the amp tubes and make them cook! ..

Also, the OD will tighten up all the fatness.

Basically where I'm coming from, as well. If the amp has sufficient gain onboard, then there are still plenty of other uses for an OD pedal. If it doesn't have ample gain, the OD pedal picks up the slack.

To be clear, I'm not knocking the other pedal types in any way. Delay would be my second choice for sure.

I think it's completely acceptable to have differing opinions on this. Our specific use cases, musical tastes, and playing styles are all going to be unique and I'm fine with that!

 

[Cynical]

I am a bit puzzled by all the OD/Dist voters. Sure, there are amps where you need a stomp box to provide (extra) distortion, but are there any tones that cannot be had by starting with the right amp?

No, but it's always useful to be able to tighten an amp while adding saturation on demand, even if you already have the right amp.

I've also never heard any amp on its own sound quite like a boosted Recto.

 

[Chistopher]

Speaking of, I think having a pre-gain bass cut knob on a high gain amp would be pretty useful.

 

[GuitarStv]

Speaking of, I think having a pre-gain bass cut knob on a high gain amp would be pretty useful.

I built one into a fuzz along with a post gain treble cut, and the combination allows for some pretty awesome tonal control that lets you fine tune the feel of the fuzz.

 

[Cynical]

Speaking of, I think having a pre-gain bass cut knob on a high gain amp would be pretty useful.

That's basically what the EQ on a Mesa Mark series does. Also, the Larry Dino 929 and Fortin Natas/Randal Satan have an interesting circuit with the input stage immediately followed by a cathode follower into knob-controllable bass and treble cuts (labelled "girth" and "grind" on the Fortin amps and "punch" and "bite" on the Larry) before the main clipping stages.

 

[marcello252]

It's wild to me that OD is in first place so far. Unless your amp doesn't have a master volume, you don't really "need" one. Especially if your amp has a channel switch.

my princeton doesn't have a MV, neither my old Marshall, if you rely on old topologies amps it's difficult to find a MV

 

[jeremy]

i have a lot of amps, and most dont have a master volume