Best Overdrive..Rockett Animal?
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Best overdrive - OCD
Best boost - Timmy
A great low cost alternative is the Bad Monkey.
Best boost - Timmy
A great low cost alternative is the Bad Monkey.
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The way I look at it, if you feel like you need an overdrive pedal, what you're really saying is you need but can't/won't pony up for a new/different amp. Overdrive pedals are band-aids, and they're always obvious no matter how close they try to match skin tones.
That said, I must also say I can sympathize. Been there, done that. So, as long as you have a tube amp, the thing to have is simply a power booster. You wanna bang on your inputs harder, not change your tone. If your tone is wrong, it may be your playing or your guitar, and of course it can't be either one of those things <grin> So, check out Electro-Harmonix's LPB-1, or similar devices. All they do is jack up your signal so your amp screams in pain. Little or no modification to the tone. But, be aware that they don't generally work well with solid state amps. For those you need a cheese box, of which there are many, none of which sound good.
Good luck!
That said, I must also say I can sympathize. Been there, done that. So, as long as you have a tube amp, the thing to have is simply a power booster. You wanna bang on your inputs harder, not change your tone. If your tone is wrong, it may be your playing or your guitar, and of course it can't be either one of those things <grin> So, check out Electro-Harmonix's LPB-1, or similar devices. All they do is jack up your signal so your amp screams in pain. Little or no modification to the tone. But, be aware that they don't generally work well with solid state amps. For those you need a cheese box, of which there are many, none of which sound good.
Good luck!
Cagey said:
Thanks for that but your a little off..I bought the amp for it's tremendous clean sound. I have a screaming metal amp too, I just wanted to be able to add another dimension to it w/o the need to switch amps mid song..kinda hard to do IMO. But you're right about mst pedals..I've tried dozens lately and yah they all seem to suck badly compared to a good amp. The OCD is quite a few notches above the others I've seen but I thought the Animal might be worth a try--I trust members input more than promotional ads.
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My tone "secret" is running a fairly clean vintage-circuit t00b amp with a variety of OD/Dist's for different tones.
How is it transparent if it sounds like a Dumble? Do you mean just the power amp side of the Dumble? Anyway the guy is lookin for an OD pedal. It really depends on your guitars and everything else. I have heard the Dunlop Zakk pedal sound absolutely amazing through a BJ :laughing7: with a strat. pretty cheap too. But it really depends on the sound you are after.
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Superlizard said:
We know you have a Zoom pedal running into a Crate s/s amp. You can't fool us. :laughing7:
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Death by Uberschall said:
Hah! I used to do something similar - BOSS Heavy Metal into a Crate SS amp. But that was...
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over 20 years ago? :icon_scratch:
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:laughing7:Superlizard said:
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Superlizard said:
Teh br00talz! :headbang1:
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ErogenousJones said:
Yeah man, when me 'n' my buddy plugged in and stomped on the Heavy Metal pedal, the
entire neighborhood thought the killer bees were attacking! BZZZZZZZZZZZ
pabloman said:
+1 I intend to try the Zack Pedal (Why does he have an OD? :icon_scratch
The BJ has a nice smooth natural OD that is absolutely wonderfull for slow blues with feel. I do need to play with the settings a bit..when set properly it comes close but just short of SRV. Just looking for that extra boost and more presence than the amp offers. Never tried Dumble but I bet it's not cheap and no I never have felt the need to spend huge $$ on an amp. I"m sure some are worth it but the majority of them do ONE thing awesome and need help in other areas..ie..the Blues Jr. (though also not expensive) Check out the Animal on youtube though and tell me what y'all think.pabloman said:
Transparent in that it doesn't add too much coloration to my already stellar :laughing7: tone.
Dumble-esque in that it has a singing, harmonic-rich quality, two things i equate with dumbles. (again, that could just be my incredible tone)
Anyway, it is an OD pedal, that's why i suggested it.
Other folks were recomending boost pedals. I know yours is. What amp do you play it through to get your stellar tone? Will your lush lavish harmonic rich singing Dumblesque tone convey through that blues JR? I have an amp with similar qualities and would like to spice it up.
I bet the Zendrive would do nice things with a Blues Jr. or similar. I've used it through a few different amps, and it's great in everything, but it particularly loves my Silverface Twin. That's a pretty magical combination imho.
It doesn't hurt to try it out. If you don't like it, you can always sell it on Ebay for at least what you paid for it, sometimes (depending on how long the waiting list is) for more than what you paid.
It doesn't hurt to try it out. If you don't like it, you can always sell it on Ebay for at least what you paid for it, sometimes (depending on how long the waiting list is) for more than what you paid.
Death by Uberschall said:
Hahahahah!!
I owned this:
and this:
I am not sure if I used it at the same time though.. I have to admit that everytime since then I have been looking for a multi-effect pedal, I refused to even consider a zoom due to that experience..
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