Stacking ODs?

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Stacking ODs?

Day late and a dollar short, but if the ZW is an MXR Dist+, the SD-1 in front can kick it into Master Of Puppets saturation, though you definitely want to kill the SD when you're not playing, or you want a violent noise gate, because at those levels live, you're nothing but output.

Back when I ran pedals (before I got a rack), the SD-1 boosting an MXR Dist+ was my primary tone, because the MXR was just too farty for the palm mutes I was doing. However, with Distortion-class pickups, it was eager to squeal, and white noise was its 2nd language.

Then again, that was just with me. If you've actually got a 2nd guitar and bass to fill out the low end and add girth to the tone, you can get by with less gain.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Stacking ODs?

The ZW is a modded SD-1.

 

[Lucy Diamond]

Re: Stacking ODs?

Lovepedal, Wampler and Catalinbread stack really well.

The guidelines I follow (personally...they aren't rules) are lower gain into higher gain.

So I'd say BOOST > Overdrive > Distortion. or Overdrive > Overdrive > Distortion.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Stacking ODs?

Will report back...
:wave:

OK,verdict's in!
Worked out "really" well.


Good variety of useable tones:
Cln,"Hard" Cln w/ZW,Reg Lightish Crunch(straight Marshall,gain about 10 o'clock),Hvy Rhythms w/SD-1,switch this to 3rd channel(gain about 2 o'clock) for solos w/a slight Vol Boost.The SD-1 seems "spongier" compared to harder/tighter sounding ZW.

Some friends that play were there,as well,cut 'em loose on a few tunes so I could walk out front & listen.
Sounded fine(!) & Vol was not an issue at all,plenty to get over the drummer,tho I did run it thru a M/B Halfback 2x12 & disconnect teh brite Marshall spkr.Just doing that helped considerably!
Not as much Gain as I usually run w/the Rack,but that's OK,still got into "Thrash-ish" territory.

Put Ch 1st(hardly used,honestly),ZW > SD-1, then Delay pedal.Guitars were my Scalloped/Stickered Strat & a LPCstm.
Will be used more,certainly,will def get me thru until I get my MIDI board issue(s) resolved.





TL;DR:
Sounded fine!
:wave:

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Stacking ODs?

Biker Bar in Arlington...

Same place I saw you at?? I wanna come to a show again .

I usually try not to stack my pedals cuz I dont want them getting chipped up. ( unless they are in boxes..) hahaha Sorry, had to...

Im sure its operator error, but I usually dont have much luck stacking gain pedals or I get noise. (Again, I know its cuz Im not setting them right) Ive been working to dial things in and did have a good tone the other day running my OCD into the green rhino..

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Stacking ODs?

Yeah,same...

The noise is gonna happen,main thing's between songs!


Main thing for me's toeing the Feedback line.Really keeps you on your game.
Thank God for Vol knobs on the guitar!