The Official Green Overdrive Thread
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Little Pigbacon
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Funkfingers
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Er, would it not have been wiser to sort out yo' "pedal platform" amplifier situation first and then discover which overdrive and/or distortion pedals sound best through it?
Er, would it not have been wiser to sort out yo' "pedal platform" amplifier situation first and then discover which overdrive and/or distortion pedals sound best through it?
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Little Pigbacon
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I already have a ton of pedals that the new amp is going to inherit. The Maxon beat the two Ibanez pedals with both a DSL5C and a Deluxe Reverb RI. It's a keeper.
It sounds bigger and rawer yet sweeter and more bell-like. I love how it jumps out when you pick hard then hammer on; it was the only one of the three that never sounded harsh or uncomposed when I did that. It cleans up really well with the guitar volume, still sounding sweet and thick -- a "better than clean" clean. Even at max gain, it's warm and round and brings something that none of my other pedals really do.
Also, this gets the screamer out of the way so I can go back to worrying about the hard part.
I already have a ton of pedals that the new amp is going to inherit. The Maxon beat the two Ibanez pedals with both a DSL5C and a Deluxe Reverb RI. It's a keeper.
It sounds bigger and rawer yet sweeter and more bell-like. I love how it jumps out when you pick hard then hammer on; it was the only one of the three that never sounded harsh or uncomposed when I did that. It cleans up really well with the guitar volume, still sounding sweet and thick -- a "better than clean" clean. Even at max gain, it's warm and round and brings something that none of my other pedals really do.
Also, this gets the screamer out of the way so I can go back to worrying about the hard part.
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ThisDyingSoul76
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I'm thinking of grabbing a Joyo Vintage Overdrive. The guy selling it was letting it go cheap. If he's still got it I'm snagging it as soon as I get a response. I like how it's a bit meaner and dirtier than most TS's. I'll probably put it on my second pedalboard once I decide what else is going on it.
I'm thinking of grabbing a Joyo Vintage Overdrive. The guy selling it was letting it go cheap. If he's still got it I'm snagging it as soon as I get a response. I like how it's a bit meaner and dirtier than most TS's. I'll probably put it on my second pedalboard once I decide what else is going on it.
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Little Pigbacon
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We talk about this yet?
Reverb.com: Stevie Ray Vaughan's Personal Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-808
We talk about this yet?
Reverb.com: Stevie Ray Vaughan's Personal Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-808
PFDarkside
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https://reverb.com/item/1140641-dumble-overdrive-special-1980s-ex-joe-bonamassa
And this:
https://reverb.com/item/2056779-fender-stratocaster-1962-3-tone-sunburst
And surely have the tone of the gods!
In all honesty, if you get full COA and everything, it actually is a decent collectible.
I will pair that with this:
https://reverb.com/item/1140641-dumble-overdrive-special-1980s-ex-joe-bonamassa
And this:
https://reverb.com/item/2056779-fender-stratocaster-1962-3-tone-sunburst
And surely have the tone of the gods!
In all honesty, if you get full COA and everything, it actually is a decent collectible.
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Little Pigbacon
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I'm not in an income bracket where I'd want to collect historical pieces. I do okay with the occasional little knick-knack from an antique shop, but I tend to want to put my money into functionality.
But, yeah. If $11,000 were like $100 to me, I'd do it.
I'm not in an income bracket where I'd want to collect historical pieces. I do okay with the occasional little knick-knack from an antique shop, but I tend to want to put my money into functionality.
But, yeah. If $11,000 were like $100 to me, I'd do it.
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PFDarkside
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Really, the issue is that even the casual fan knows what #1 looks like, and hardcore fans know Lenny, Scotch and the customs. Only guitar playing nerd fans know what a beat up Tube Screamer is.
Bringing this back on topic, how long until it isn't a tube screamer anymore? More/less gain, more bass, different clipping diodes, three band EQ, etc? When does it go from a modded Tube Screamer to a ZenDrive?
Really, the issue is that even the casual fan knows what #1 looks like, and hardcore fans know Lenny, Scotch and the customs. Only guitar playing nerd fans know what a beat up Tube Screamer is.
Bringing this back on topic, how long until it isn't a tube screamer anymore? More/less gain, more bass, different clipping diodes, three band EQ, etc? When does it go from a modded Tube Screamer to a ZenDrive?
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Little Pigbacon
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If you mod any circuit enough, you can probably turn it into something that sounds like just about any other circuit. Let's say you take a TS and mod it until it starts to sound kinda like a Big Muff. To the ear of a Big Muff fan, maybe this sounds better than any other TS-type pedal out there. Do you get credit for designing a "better" TS, for that?
If you mod any circuit enough, you can probably turn it into something that sounds like just about any other circuit. Let's say you take a TS and mod it until it starts to sound kinda like a Big Muff. To the ear of a Big Muff fan, maybe this sounds better than any other TS-type pedal out there. Do you get credit for designing a "better" TS, for that?
El Dunco
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It's not green but it doesn't get enough attention. Once more:
http://www.tcjeffects.com/the-kollmanation/
It's not green but it doesn't get enough attention. Once more:
http://www.tcjeffects.com/the-kollmanation/
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Little Pigbacon
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Can we sticky this?
Can we sticky this?
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Funkfingers
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Green sticky?
Green sticky?
Dave Locher
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Has anyone tried the Voodoo labs "Sparkle Drive"?
It's basically an 808 circuit with a clean boost you blend in (or out). I can see how that could come in really handy, but I've never seen or heard one. (And the pedal isn't green, so...)
Has anyone tried the Voodoo labs "Sparkle Drive"?
It's basically an 808 circuit with a clean boost you blend in (or out). I can see how that could come in really handy, but I've never seen or heard one. (And the pedal isn't green, so...)
Re: The Official Green Overdrive Thread
I've not seen the Hardwired ones. Pretty
I've not seen the Hardwired ones. Pretty
I've owned a lot of OD pedals over the years, and many just to have "definitive classics" so I can gauge everything else off of them.
First of all, when people say "tube screamer variants" they're automatically talking about something that is no longer a Tube Screamer circuit. Anytime you change components in a classic circuit, it ceases to be that circuit.
I guess "variant" is a fair way to describe a modified version of an original, but in reality it becomes another pedal, for better or worse. For example....when you gain one thing, you lose another, such as a bigger bottom end may pull away some of the flutey mids that the original had. More gain may equal a thinner sound with more compression, and visa versa.
Some of the TS inspired pedals I've had were Fulltone FDII orange #14, and one pedal I kick myself for selling.
I also had an early blue FDII and the cream Custom Shop version. I still think the first and second revision of the orange FDII was one of the best TS type pedals I've ever heard.
HBE Power Screamer.....another really fat and dynamic TS. T Rex Alberta, another nice one. Then, onto the T Rex Moller, a dual mode, which had more control over the clean/dist mix, as well as a neutral clean boost button, but the TS side just didn't sound open enough....kinda flat.
The Way Huge Green Rhino may technically be a variant, but it sounds like a completely different circuit to me.
It's got fat bloated lows, has big low mid emphasis, and buttery highs......a great pedal, but doesn't have the high mid character of a real TS. My newest pedal is a variant of the Green Rhino....the WH Overrated Special.
It's sort of a bolder punchier and open sounding Green Rhino, making it yet another pedal altogether. Love it though.
In the end, I decided that I like Tube Screamers for single coils going into Fender amps. For humbuckers into Marshalls, I stick with pedals that are MXR Classic OD/Boss SD-1 types. My new Overrated Special is killer into Marshalls, as is my Barber LTD. I no longer plug any Tube Screamer into gainy Marshalls.....clean Fenders only.
Overall, after owning an original TS-9, original TS808, and reissue TS808.....plus all the above, I decided that I wanted one true Ibanez Tube Screamer for when I want that EXACT sound, and as a reference point to all those variants that claim to be better. I got my hands on a TS808HW, the one with an actual PtoP turret board inside and mil-spec components and soldering. It's essentially a TS808 with maximum headroom and openness in it's sound. It's actually something that's easier to feel than to hear, just as with many quality made items.
Original orange Fulldrive 2 (no pullup comp cut, no switches) Why did I sell it???
ThisDyingSoul76
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Knabbed the Joyo Vintage Overdrive yesterday. It's a bit dirtier and seems to have less clean gain than my Visual Sound Double Trouble. I kinda like it though. Perfect for when I want that classic mid bump but with a more raw, nastier sound.
Knabbed the Joyo Vintage Overdrive yesterday. It's a bit dirtier and seems to have less clean gain than my Visual Sound Double Trouble. I kinda like it though. Perfect for when I want that classic mid bump but with a more raw, nastier sound.
ThisDyingSoul76
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Oh if only I was stinking rich and a bit stupid on the side. Lol
Oh if only I was stinking rich and a bit stupid on the side. Lol
