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Hello guys and gals,
I'm slowyly starting to build up my pedal board, and I've decided to add a distortion box. I've narrowed it down to these six:
1) Rocktron Austin Gold Overdrive
2) Digitech XTD Tone Driver
3) Boss OD-3 OverDrive
4) Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
5) Danelectro Wasabi Overdrive
6) Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Now, I eventualy hope to own all of these but I would like to hear your opinions on which I should acquire first. I would prefer responses from people who actualy own one or more of these pedals, but all input would be greatly appreciated.
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tubescreamer is what i would get if i was you
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the barber direct drive:
it's david barber's own take on the tubescreamer and it costs just as much as the ts9 but sounds and feels even more delicious
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what kind of guitar and amp do you use? Do you want something that will just give you a touch of overdrive or more of a full on distortion? Something that is reletively "flat," or something that has it's own sonic signature?
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Originally Posted by LWatford what kind of guitar and amp do you use? Do you want something that will just give you a touch of overdrive or more of a full on distortion? Something that is reletively "flat," or something that has it's own sonic signature?
If I recall correctly, I believe he's said that he uses an Epi Les Paul a lot.

Oh, and from personal experience, I'd suggest the Tubescrea,er.
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An accurate recommendation really depends entirely on what kind of music you play (and of course your guitar and amp). Each of those pedals, even though they're overdrive pedals" will produce a different tone. If you're searching for more of a bluesy tone, then something with a mid-range hump such as a tubescreamer could be a great choice. If you're looking for something that's more of a semi-clean boost with some grit, but that moves almost into the "fuzz" territory the more you turn the gain on the pedal up, the the BD-2 might be a good choice.
What kind of style do you play? Who are you trying to sound like?
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my reccomendation would be a Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde. If you dont know about this pedal, basically its two pedals in one, an overdrive and a distortion.
The Jekyll channel is your OD and is basically a tubescreamer (it even uses the same Op-amp as the old TS-808 tubescreamer) but with an added bass boost which rounds it out a bit more. Thsi side will go from a little boost to give your amp a good kick up to a superb overdrive.
The Hyde channel is your distortion side and is probably somewhere between a Proco Rat and a EH Big Muff. This side will (not surprisngly) give you your big distortion and high gain sounds.
This in itself is good as you ahve two great pedals for the price of one, but anotehr great feature is the fact you can combine the two channels and so basically you have three different overdrive/distortions (jekyll only, hyde only and jekyll and hyde combined)!
Well tahtd be my choice! hope it helps!
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the Hyde channel is actually modelled after the Marshall Guv'nor. It gets that classic 70s Marshall tone and with a little tweaking can get some more modern mid-scooped sounds as well.
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I would agree with the Jekyll & Hyde as I have one and I (especially recently) have found myself drawing upon it more and more. Very high quality pedal for the money.
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how would the FUlltone fulldrive compare with the J & H..im interested coz im going thru the same thing with the OD pedals...
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Originally Posted by edddd how would the FUlltone fulldrive compare with the J & H..im interested coz im going thru the same thing with the OD pedals... the Fulltone FD2 is supposed to be the end-all of two stage overdrive pedals (heck even of single stage ODs), and let's be honest...with a $200 price tag it'd better be. the FD2 like the J&H is a two channel TS808 clone. Which one is "better" or "worse" is really going to be in your ears. I scored my J&H for $80 (and it's the new and improved model)...a savings of $60 over a new J&H or $120 over a new FD2 sounds great to my ears.
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Originally Posted by BlessedNinja Hello guys and gals,
I'm slowyly starting to build up my pedal board, and I've decided to add a distortion box. I've narrowed it down to these six:
1) Rocktron Austin Gold Overdrive
2) Digitech XTD Tone Driver
3) Boss OD-3 OverDrive
4) Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
5) Danelectro Wasabi Overdrive
6) Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Now, I eventualy hope to own all of these but I would like to hear your opinions on which I should acquire first. I would prefer responses from people who actualy own one or more of these pedals, but all input would be greatly appreciated.
I use a Boss DS-1 in fornt of a Boss SD-1 plus my amp's Overdrive Channel (Laney LC30ii). This gives me just about all I need apart from extreme metal hi-gain sounds. I may add a Marshal Guv'nor later for that, but right now I don't need it.
The DS-1 and SD-1 are two of Boss's cheapest pedals and they are well worth every penny.
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Originally Posted by LWatford what kind of guitar and amp do you use? Do you want something that will just give you a touch of overdrive or more of a full on distortion? Something that is reletively "flat," or something that has it's own sonic signature?
I use LPs as my main axes, but I'll be buying a tele here soon as well. My primary amp (giging amp) is a Peavey Ranger 212, and the clean channel is very fender-esque. I'm looking for a standalone OD, as aposed to a pedal to enhance my amps natural OD.
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Originally Posted by ryanspeer An accurate recommendation really depends entirely on what kind of music you play (and of course your guitar and amp). Each of those pedals, even though they're overdrive pedals" will produce a different tone. If you're searching for more of a bluesy tone, then something with a mid-range hump such as a tubescreamer could be a great choice. If you're looking for something that's more of a semi-clean boost with some grit, but that moves almost into the "fuzz" territory the more you turn the gain on the pedal up, the the BD-2 might be a good choice.
What kind of style do you play? Who are you trying to sound like?
Well first off, I'm trying to sound like me .
The closer to an AC30-like tone the better. I'm actualy fond of all of these pedals, and the only decision I'm making is which one to buy first. It would be an added bonus if I could put one of these pedals in front of my High gaing channel and get some insane tones, but all I'm realy looking for is a one trick pony that does it's job very well.
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Originally Posted by BlessedNinja Well first off, I'm trying to sound like me .
The closer to an AC30-like tone the better. I'm actualy fond of all of these pedals, and the only decision I'm making is which one to buy first. It would be an added bonus if I could put one of these pedals in front of my High gaing channel and get some insane tones, but all I'm realy looking for is a one trick pony that does it's job very well.
I'm going to distort the issue for you by suggesting the Radial Tonebone Classic. I have a Keeley modded BD-2, but prefer the Tonebone which is much more versatile and better sounding. It even has a 12AXT tube in it to drive it. They are more expensive at about $180 - $190 new, but I got mine off of eBay for less than $160. Ever since I heard one in a music store, I wanted one and I am now glad I did. Check out the Radial website and read about it. It is a high gain pedal that is not as extreme as its brother, the Hot British. While I'm at it, I might be willing to sell the BD-2.