Kind of interesting, most used overdrive pedals

[bandana]

I'm in the market for an OD pedal and came across this: most used overdrive pedals

Just goes to show, for most of these guys and gals money's no object and still the most used pedals are pretty mainstream and attainable, $130 or under.

I actually find the boutique ones more interesting. I just got on the waiting list for a King of Tone hah! I'd like to see a list like this for all types of pedals.

 

[budda]

The classics are classic for a reason.

 

[TheWarAgainstTime]

227 using the TS-9? What about the countless thousands of metalcore bands using them to boost a 5150?

 

[cwhitey2]

227 using the TS-9? What about the countless thousands of metalcore bands using them to boost a 5150?

Yeah these numbers are a joke.

 

[GunpointMetal]

The classics are classic for a reason.

Because guitarist are worse than bassists and almost as bad as drummers at accepting new things? lol

 

[mnemonic]

Most normie musicians don’t know nor care about boutique pedals. To many, when it comes to overdrives there’s just tubescreamers and SD1’s (which isn’t entirely wrong).

 

[budda]

Because guitarist are worse than bassists and almost as bad as drummers at accepting new things? lol

No, because they work .

 

[Spinedriver]

In that article, the players they mention are using it solely as an od pedal. If all a person is using it for is to tighten up a high gain amp, a King of Tone or equally expensive pedal is pretty much a waste of money because a cheaper, sub $200 od pedal will get pretty much the same results.

When going into a clean channel, it's a whole different story.

 

[wakjob]

In that article, the players they mention are using it solely as an od pedal. If all a person is using it for is to tighten up a high gain amp, a King of Tone or equally expensive pedal is pretty much a waste of money because a cheaper, sub $200 od pedal will get pretty much the same results.

When going into a clean channel, it's a whole different story.

This x1,000,000.

 

[Spinedriver]

If you look at some of their other lists, they have the EH Soul Food and Joyo Ultimate Overdrive (an OCD clone) on the list of "Top 5 Distortion pedals" and the #1 pick was a Pro Co Rat.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

If you look at some of their other lists, they have the EH Soul Food and Joyo Ultimate Overdrive (an OCD clone) on the list of "Top 5 Distortion pedals" and the #1 pick was a Pro Co Rat.

rat is a great pedal, but it's pretty weak in terms of distortion lol

 

[Spinedriver]

rat is a great pedal, but it's pretty weak in terms of distortion lol

It was pretty heavy back in the day before the Metal Zone had come out. In the past few years though, with Amptweaker, Friedman, Bogner, etc... all making high quality high gain pedals, perhaps their "distortion" list was only for pedals that were under $100 (coincidentally, I'm pretty sure they actually all were) ?

 

[narad]

I don't believe their Timmy stat. Frikkin' everyone uses a Timmy.

 

[Bearitone]

Someone give me the low down on the Timmy. Never heard of it til like 2 weeks ago. What’s it know for? Why is it special? Etc...

 

[Bloody_Inferno]

Someone give me the low down on the Timmy. Never heard of it til like 2 weeks ago. What’s it know for? Why is it special? Etc...

Transparent overdrive with bass cut pre gain, treble cut post gain and a switch between 2 kinds of symmetrical and 1 asymmetrical clipping. Not like a TS or Boss OD but more of a 'boost more' of what you already have without colouring your tone all too much. I like it with leads and single coils/P90s.

 

[USMarine75]

Transparent overdrive with bass cut pre gain, treble cut post gain and a switch between 2 kinds of symmetrical and 1 asymmetrical clipping. Not like a TS or Boss OD but more of a 'boost more' of what you already have without colouring your tone all too much. I like it with leads and single coils/P90s.

^ exactly this. Ubiquitous always on pedal for a lot of people. Especially great for the cranked Tweed Deluxe lead tone at lesser volumes.

 

[Carl Kolchak]

Well that's the thing with a Tube Screamer isn't it, you can find one almost anywhere and you know exactly what it's going to do to your tone.

Also, +1 for Tom Warrior using a TS since the early 80s.

 

[bandana]

Transparent overdrive with bass cut pre gain, treble cut post gain and a switch between 2 kinds of symmetrical and 1 asymmetrical clipping. Not like a TS or Boss OD but more of a 'boost more' of what you already have without colouring your tone all too much. I like it with leads and single coils/P90s.

Great description. Also I can't not think of the Timmy character from South Park every time I see this pedal

If anyone's interested they did the same thing with the most used delay pedals. Can't say I'm surprised. Although for the boutique ones,
1) I've never heard of the Maestro Echoplex and
2) now I'm watching videos of the Red Panda Labs Particle - a little untraditional, but *drool* just the same

 

[vilk]

I'm like kinda shocked that OD-1 isn't on the list but BD-2 is...

 

[Shask]

I'm like kinda shocked that OD-1 isn't on the list but BD-2 is...

The OD-1 hasn't been made in years. It is rarer, and collectors prices now.

The BD-2 is cheap and everywhere.