Which Blues OD pedal?
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Skarekrough
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Re: Which Blues OD pedal?
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Fleecy Sweaterologist
Re: Which Blues OD pedal?
I have a Barber Direct Drive that I like very much. I have the 1.0 version. The newer version has some tweaks to it, which I would imagine would greatly improve an already awesome pedal.
I have a Barber Direct Drive that I like very much. I have the 1.0 version. The newer version has some tweaks to it, which I would imagine would greatly improve an already awesome pedal.
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BigAlTheBird
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Bluesbreaker, but I haven't played those boutique blues pedals.
Bluesbreaker, but I haven't played those boutique blues pedals.
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Skarekrough
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...freakish. I swear I had a carpet exactly like that one.
******ned cat...
I have a Barber Direct Drive that I like very much. I have the 1.0 version. The newer version has some tweaks to it, which I would imagine would greatly improve an already awesome pedal.
...freakish. I swear I had a carpet exactly like that one.
******ned cat...
Gearjoneser
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Re: Which Blues OD pedal?
For the price of 2 Boss pedals, you could go on Ebay and buy the brand new Fulltone Fulldrive II Mosfet (royal blue for $160, which is the same as the burnt orange 10th Anniversary from 2006. It's $60 cheaper than the Anniversary, and it's the same thing.
No matter what guitar or amp you use, you can find a great blues tone in that pedal.
For the price of 2 Boss pedals, you could go on Ebay and buy the brand new Fulltone Fulldrive II Mosfet (royal blue for $160, which is the same as the burnt orange 10th Anniversary from 2006. It's $60 cheaper than the Anniversary, and it's the same thing.
No matter what guitar or amp you use, you can find a great blues tone in that pedal.
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JumpMarine
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I've been playing the Keeley modded BD-2 side by side with the Bad Monkey and I prefer the Bad Monkey. It sounds smoother to my ears and has much more tonal control over the mids. Flame away for picking the cheap pedal!
I've been playing the Keeley modded BD-2 side by side with the Bad Monkey and I prefer the Bad Monkey. It sounds smoother to my ears and has much more tonal control over the mids. Flame away for picking the cheap pedal!
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Lewguitar
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Are you looking for a super overdriven Gary Moore style tone like no authentic old school blues player would ever use or just a little overdrive?
I like the Boss DS-1 better than any other pedal I've ever used.
But my favorite "effect" is a George L cable plugged into a cranked Fender tweed Deluxe or Deluxe Reverb. LOL!
I rarely use pedals...
Lew
Are you looking for a super overdriven Gary Moore style tone like no authentic old school blues player would ever use or just a little overdrive?
I like the Boss DS-1 better than any other pedal I've ever used.
But my favorite "effect" is a George L cable plugged into a cranked Fender tweed Deluxe or Deluxe Reverb. LOL!
I rarely use pedals...
Lew
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1ManGarageBand
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AnaLogMan KingOfTone--worth the two year wait. It can do all levels of OD/distortion but I find myself using the "clean" channel most of the time: it pushes a tube amp nicely and adds very nice "grit". The unit is more subtle than I expected, until you bypass it: then its "Please don't stop doing that!!!"
EDIT: I think the question deserves a more thorough answer: Distortion, whether from an amp or a box, changes a plucked instrument (guitar) into a sustaining instrument (like an organ). "Overdrive" is sort of in between, and when I think of blues I think overdrive, not distortion; I want an enhanced guitar sound, not a guitar driven sustaining sound. If you're looking for a "guitar" sound and your axe/pickups don't produce the basic sound you want, then no pedal/amp will solve the problem. Before you select anything you must decide which sound you are trying to make AND take into account whether the basic tools you have can produce it.
AnaLogMan KingOfTone--worth the two year wait. It can do all levels of OD/distortion but I find myself using the "clean" channel most of the time: it pushes a tube amp nicely and adds very nice "grit". The unit is more subtle than I expected, until you bypass it: then its "Please don't stop doing that!!!"
EDIT: I think the question deserves a more thorough answer: Distortion, whether from an amp or a box, changes a plucked instrument (guitar) into a sustaining instrument (like an organ). "Overdrive" is sort of in between, and when I think of blues I think overdrive, not distortion; I want an enhanced guitar sound, not a guitar driven sustaining sound. If you're looking for a "guitar" sound and your axe/pickups don't produce the basic sound you want, then no pedal/amp will solve the problem. Before you select anything you must decide which sound you are trying to make AND take into account whether the basic tools you have can produce it.
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bloodswords
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MI Audio Crunch Box
MI Audio Crunch Box
kmcguitars
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WOW! It took 18 posted for someone to metion the TS. My TS-9 is like the American Express card for Blues gigs...I don't leave home without it. I find the mid-hump that most complain about is very usefull in cutting thru in the live mix when you use a smaller amp(like a Princeton)
WOW! It took 18 posted for someone to metion the TS. My TS-9 is like the American Express card for Blues gigs...I don't leave home without it. I find the mid-hump that most complain about is very usefull in cutting thru in the live mix when you use a smaller amp(like a Princeton)
SirJackdeFuzz
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Of the ones that i own/spent extensive time with, thenm def. the BD-2 :firedevil
. . . i love mine !!!
The Marshall is also very good, especially for the price !!! Very underrated unit if you ask me !
Right now, i am thinking og getting the Jaques Tubeblower thought - kinda like a hot-rodded TS808, with a nuch bigger spectrum sweep !
SEE : ts808.com
My 2cents
Cheers
JP
Of the ones that i own/spent extensive time with, thenm def. the BD-2 :firedevil
. . . i love mine !!!
The Marshall is also very good, especially for the price !!! Very underrated unit if you ask me !
Right now, i am thinking og getting the Jaques Tubeblower thought - kinda like a hot-rodded TS808, with a nuch bigger spectrum sweep !
SEE : ts808.com
My 2cents
Cheers
JP
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