What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

I prefer the natural overdrive of a tube amp. I've yet to find a pedal that can reproduce that tone. No pedals for me.


Sprinter
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

I don't use distortion/OD either currently, mainly because my preamp gain is so complex that a box sounds rather crappy though it. However, my vote goes to John Spina's modded DS-1.
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

Sprinter said:
I prefer the natural overdrive of a tube amp. I've yet to find a pedal that can reproduce that tone. No pedals for me.


Sprinter
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What kind of amp are you using?
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

My favorite pedal is one of John Spina's modded TS-5's. It sounded so fat, and sweet. I've been trying to get a tone similar from my amp, and I can get close, but not quite.

So when I get the money, I might be lookin ya up to get one John!!
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

Does my Boss ME-50 count? I really like the Boss DS-1, Blues Driver, and OD2 pedals on it. Amazing!
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

I prefer Tubescreamers for their out of the box tone ....

my favorite of that type, though not named a tubescreamer, is the Maxon 820, that's reviewed on my site:
maxon 820

I've also been using my Maxon OD808, and I've been reminded what a sweet little pedal board-friendly pedal it is .....

John's mods are also nice and fat, like the Boss SD-1 he did for me, and I plan on sending him another tubescreamer to mod sometime.
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

Right know my favorite pedal would have to be my keeley modded dsl-1 into my super reverb. It's awesome
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

I would have to go with one of our own, John aka Stratdeluxer97's modded DS-1. Though I dont use pedals much because my amps rip pretty good on their own, it is quite a decent pedal.
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

For mild overdrive-Lovetone Brown Source
For full on distortion-Pro Co Rat
For 60's Fuzz Tone-Rodger Mayer Axis Fuzz
For over the top madness-Big Muff Pi

When I get around to it, Stratdeluxer97 is gonna get my DS-1 and I have a feeling that it will become a mainstay.

every once and a while I'm also known to use/abuse

MXR Distortion Plus
DeArmond Square Wave
Ibanez Tube Screamer
ZVEX Fuzz Probe
Bixonic Expandora

And one day I will find another Fender Blender...(what can I say, I love dirt boxes!)
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

When I'm not using my tube-amp's natural overdrive, I mainly use a modded TS-9 Tubescreamer. It gives me what I need for all my guitars, but I also like using the modded DS-1 I have also.

....Bob
 
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Curly said:
I've also been using my Maxon OD808, and I've been reminded what a sweet little pedal board-friendly pedal it is .....
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+1, but i sold it.
 
Re: What's your favorite Overdrive/Distortion Pedal

Does the Mod John does on the Boss DS-1 make a major difference in Tone from the stock DS-1?
 
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