Suhr Riot!!

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The Ethos Overdrive - I've never played anything quite as good as it.

Suhr Riot and a Tube screamer after it for a solo boost (with distortion on 0 and gain on 10).

This works well on my clean Peavey Classic 30. Wouldn't mind a nicer amp though but it's still great.

Haven't used one for some time but it was an Ibanez Tube Screamer. Borrowed it off a friend of a friend for about two years before the cad hunted me down and asked for it back.

The audacity!

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Ohm's Law states, "Your PA isn't as powerful as you think it is".

Tube Screamer again. Although my 80s pedal has an iffy switch which seems to defy repair making it a bit of a gamble in a gig. So my Boss OD2 goes on tour.

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Suhr Riot and a Tube screamer after it for a solo boost (with distortion on 0 and gain on 10).

This works well on my clean Peavey Classic 30. Wouldn't mind a nicer amp though but it's still great.

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You've just reminded me:

Strat into Boss stereo chorus - one side out into a Peavey Classic with channel switching for clean/dirty sounds, other side into the Tube Screamer into a Roland JC120.

Fantastic range of tones and BIIIGGG sound with the Peavey on 'nasssty' and the JC on clean with the built in chorus.

I'd totally forgotten about that. Still got the JC, Peavey went to amp heaven.

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Ohm's Law states, "Your PA isn't as powerful as you think it is".

Sansamp TRI-OD. Three overdrives in one.

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1970s (pink lettering) Coloursound Tonebender
EH Big Muff
MXR Distortion Plus
Fender Blender

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1970s (pink lettering) Coloursound Tonebender
EH Big Muff
MXR Distortion Plus
Fender Blender

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+1 to all of these. Exactly my tastes.

I would add the Harmonic Percolator clone that Fredric effects here in London produce.
It is a clone of the Interfax Harmonic Percolator from the 70's. Very different sound, but great.

My go to pedal for Muff sounds is the Blackout Effectors Musket.
Nails Muff tones and gives lots of tweaking options.

Oh and the Z-Vex Fuzz Factory...

T-Rex Comp Nova compressor --> Ibanez Tube Screamer TS10 --> Yamaha Distortion DI-01

However, I also use a Line6 POD Studio GX into my MacBook...

Strangely,one of my ‘favs’ ever is the Boss's 'MT-2 Metal Zone’…
You can do lots of different distortions,overdrives and fuzzes with it,plus,you can have a great sound at a very low level…If I could,I probably would make one of the ‘boutique revamp modification’ for this great reliable pedal…That’s all I need (+ Boss 'CH-1 Super Chorus’ and a volume pedal)…I should point that all my guitar gear is full of valves and i don’t use amp’s distortion,only clean sound.
Cheers!

For me it's the Marshall Guv'nor - the original sloping black one.

On my board I have two, one for overdrive and the other that I use for boost. The three band EQ is very useful and musical.

I should also add that I am becoming rather partial (shock horror) to the Joyo Ultimate Drive!! I also have a deepset fondness for the Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive and Boss Bd-2 Blues Driver. I will also add that I had a few more expensive pedals, such as the OCD, which all found their way to the readers ad section.

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I'm gonna order the Joyo Ultimate Drive today... I just can't put it off any longer!

Favourite distortion/overdrive pedal?

Well, that's obvious. The next one

Andy

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The Ethos Overdrive - I've never played anything quite as good as it.

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I just listened to that on youtube. What a beast!

Yes it really is an extremely versatile pedal with a clean channel, an overdrive channel and a boost (tone stack over-ride) feature too...

Very very nice...

I'm not much into really big, saturated overdriven sounds myself, so for me I'm sold on my Lazy J Cruiser. Rich tones that can be subtly applied. Or not! Plus I've got my compressor before it in the chain. Judicious use of the both of them in tandem can be a gorgeous combination.

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I'm addicted to building clone pedals..... With this in mind, current favourite overdriven are home brew versions of the Analogman King of Tone and the Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret. The former is 'two pedals in one' and you can set each side up as a boost, an overdrive or a distortion. For my taste, one side as clean boost and one side as overdrive is more than enough. Especially ŵhen you turn them both on together

Having said that, I'll soon be building a Klon clone, a Hermida Zen Drive and an OCD. Building an OCD seems a little silly as the Joyo Ultimate Drive is actually a clone of the OCD if I understand correctly so it's for the love of it here and for the ease of modding it for a wider pot useable range (apparently the OCD and Joyo clones are great but pants after 9 o'clock so it seems common to swap the pot )

Can't find anything to match my modded fender twin with the gain on full ATM

Whoah - just googled this Suhr Riot that seems so popular, and it sounds awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SCNA7Z6tPnc


Martin

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It really is an amazing pedal! I use mine through a little Blues Junior and it sounds huge!!!

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I love the sound of a valve amp - I've never yet found a distortion pedal that equals my gain channels without costing more than the amp. And I've never had a customer come to the studio who disagreed (once they'd tried real amps instead). My favourite gear is: any guitar plugged straight into the amp. My second favourite gear is: any guitar plugged into a wah-wah and into the amp.

Is it just me?

btw its not that I have esoteric amps and cabinets - just a Laney Lionheart, and a Peavey Duel Two Twelve (that one's a beast). Oh, and I have a Bognor Alchemist on the way.

Now if I could just manage to win an eBay auction on a Fender Deville 4 x 10 I'd have the clean channel sorted as well.

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I like the EMMA RF2 truly amazing. The VHT V Drive, Wampler Euphoria/Ecstacy, Wampler Triple Wreck, Xotic FX BB preamp. There are loads of great overdrive/distortion pedals out there. The Blackstar HT-Dual is great as is the Hardwire SC-2 and CM-2. The Suhr Riot has already been mentioned but, well, it's awesome! I like the demos of the Catalinabread RAH. The Tech 21 Leeds character pedal is useful too. Someone brought up the original Marshall Gov'ner pedal - I sure miss mine.

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I love the sound of a valve amp - I've never yet found a distortion pedal that equals my gain channels without costing more than the amp. And I've never had a customer come to the studio who disagreed (once they'd tried real amps instead). My favourite gear is: any guitar plugged straight into the amp. My second favourite gear is: any guitar plugged into a wah-wah and into the amp.

Is it just me?

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I totally agree. I haven't tried valve distortion pedals though i.e Black star. But I always think my amp overdrive (tube amp) sounds better than pedals. I just don't have an amazing amp at the minute with a footswitch or an effects loop so I use a distortion pedal live.

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I love the sound of a valve amp - I've never yet found a distortion pedal that equals my gain channels without costing more than the amp. And I've never had a customer come to the studio who disagreed (once they'd tried real amps instead). My favourite gear is: any guitar plugged straight into the amp. My second favourite gear is: any guitar plugged into a wah-wah and into the amp.

Is it just me?

btw its not that I have esoteric amps and cabinets - just a Laney Lionheart, and a Peavey Duel Two Twelve (that one's a beast). Oh, and I have a Bognor Alchemist on the way.

Now if I could just manage to win an eBay auction on a Fender Deville 4 x 10 I'd have the clean channel sorted as well.

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Pretty much agree with you but some amps need some help in the form of a booster/overdrive pedal.

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Apologies for the broken record, but I feel like I am repeating myself...


Mesa Boogie v-twin

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My two favourites have to be the Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic and the Blackstar HT-Dual. Both sound great into the Albion TCT-50 combo that has now become my amp of choice.

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I bought my first DST-3 in the late 80s
I love it !!

It doesn't play nicely with a fully cranked valve amp, but IMHO gives a great sound with a tranny amp or a clean valve.

Boss DS - 2 ...

Crunch and lead at the tap of a foot and the tone is hard enough, ruff enough, clear enough... nuff said

Does it *have* to be a pedeal?

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Loved that when I borrowed it for demoing the (never released) Dust Junkys second album.

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Apologies for the broken record, but I feel like I am repeating myself...


Mesa Boogie v-twin

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I have the rackmount version. Together with the 20/20 power amp, it's a pretty devastating bit of kit!

Generally, I prefer the sound of a cranked tube amp to a pedal. I got to borrow a vintage Marshall with powersoak for the DJ's first album from the factory and offered Mr Marshall Jr an obscene amount of money to have it away, but he wouldn't sell it to me
However, I don't think I'd ever part with my original 80s Tube Screamer

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seedy.dk

Robert Keeley mod. Boss Blues Driver.

Aaaaaah!