Obscure OD pedals

[darren]

That multiwave distortion looks WILD!

My bandmate uses a Bad Monkey and also has had a Boss Bass Overdrive in his pedalboard which sounds incredibly thick and creamy on guitar.

 

[Minoin]

No-one ever tried the Fulltone Distortion Pro? Seems like a boutique pedal to me.
Or the Fulltone ODC?? It is say to be the most expressive boostpedals of all.

 

[darren]

Check this guy out, too:

MySpace.com - Dwarfcraft Devices - EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin - Other / Minimalist / Electronica - www.myspace.com/dwarfcraftdevices

 

[budda]

man, he had a killswitch Button!!!!

that is an interesting pedal.. that i have no use for lol.

one of the guys on my other forum swears by his full tone GT.

 

[Scoop_89]

Could anyone try to explain to me what the difference soundwise is between symmetrical and asymmetrical clipping and what the hell is it?

 

[budda]

soundwise? plug in a stock SD-1 and then a stock TS808 and listen? that's short for i dunno.. im gonna quit while im behind lol

 

[Leuchty]

I think I'm going to start a collection of overdrives/boosts.

Any donations will be appreciated

Anyone have/tried the rocktron NITRO BOOSTER?

 

[Variant]

That multiwave distortion looks WILD!

Yeah, watching that vid with Chuck Garvey again has made me 100% sure I'll be acquiring one in the near future.

...and also has had a Boss Bass Overdrive in his pedalboard which sounds incredibly thick and creamy on guitar.

That's all Buzz Osborne uses nowadays in his rig for distortion, two Boss Bass OD's. Just that, and a couple of solid state power amps into 12" and 15" loaded cabs. Interestingly, there's still room for a bass in their mix... probably aided by that fact that he doesn't tune anywhere near down as low as certain people here.

 

[darren]

Steve is a HUGE Melvins fan... that probably explains the Bass Overdrive and his perpetual desire to get a 15" speaker.

 

[neoclassical]

Could anyone try to explain to me what the difference soundwise is between symmetrical and asymmetrical clipping and what the hell is it?

Boss style asymm clipping is a bit more "natural or tuble-like." I prefer the SD-1 to the TS-9. The Boss clipping has a little more "burn" or hair IMO.

Adam

 

[Pewtershmit]

Heres one!

I bought this about a year ago, and the minute I got it, I told myself I would never sell it. It's amazing.

BK Butler Tube Driver

Absolutley incredible and incredibly versatile. It's doesn't tighten the sound at all like a lot of overdrives, it gives a bit crunch and makes the tone fat as hell. Volume up and the drive down, It makes the greatest boost for a solo, ever. Then you can crank it up by itself get some blues, even some crunchy distortion stuff. Its awesome. I will never part with it.

I think I have a clip on sec hmmmmmm

SoundClick artist: Explosivo - A rag tag bunch of hooligans and flim flams

 

[Splees]

No-one ever tried the Fulltone Distortion Pro? Seems like a boutique pedal to me.
Or the Fulltone ODC?? It is say to be the most expressive boostpedals of all.

KLON

 

[Leuchty]

Heres one!

I bought this about a year ago, and the minute I got it, I told myself I would never sell it. It's amazing.

BK Butler Tube Driver

Absolutley incredible and incredibly versatile. It's doesn't tighten the sound at all like a lot of overdrives, it gives a bit crunch and makes the tone fat as hell. Volume up and the drive down, It makes the greatest boost for a solo, ever. Then you can crank it up by itself get some blues, even some crunchy distortion stuff. Its awesome. I will never part with it.

I think I have a clip on sec hmmmmmm

SoundClick artist: Explosivo - A rag tag bunch of hooligans and flim flams

Yeah! thats the shit! something different. nice man.

 

[dorfmeister]

I've got several great little known dirt pedals:

Tronographic Rusty Box

Dwarfcraft Eau Claire Thunder

Coopersonic Twin Tube

Death by Audio Interstellar Overdriver Supreme

 

[signalgrey]

Damage Control Demonizer and Womanizer are really nice pedals.



DEATH BY AUDIO!!!! ftw

 

[DaveCarter]

Anyone tried any T-REX overdrives?

Yeah I tried a few last year, they can give pretty good results depending on how your amp is voiced. From what I remember they dont come cheap though!

 

[7 Strings of Hate]

I'm a HUGE fan of this pedal.

it doesnt color your tone at all, and works great with single coils as well. i'm totally happy with it.

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Heres one!

I bought this about a year ago, and the minute I got it, I told myself I would never sell it. It's amazing.

BK Butler Tube Driver

Absolutley incredible and incredibly versatile. It's doesn't tighten the sound at all like a lot of overdrives, it gives a bit crunch and makes the tone fat as hell. Volume up and the drive down, It makes the greatest boost for a solo, ever. Then you can crank it up by itself get some blues, even some crunchy distortion stuff. Its awesome. I will never part with it.

I think I have a clip on sec hmmmmmm

SoundClick artist: Explosivo - A rag tag bunch of hooligans and flim flams

I HAD ONE OF THOSE!! I used it from the late 80s through the 90s as first my distortion tone, and then as a lead boost. Unfortunately, I had to sell it in late 2000, when I hit a money crunch! I MISS MINE! I also miss my reissue DOD 250 Overdrive pre-amp, that I had to sell, when I sold Gumby, my Dearmond Sevenstar, last month. It was a decent clean boost, and in a pinch, geve some extra basic overdrive, ifd I was stuck using somebody else's amp, that was lacking in the drive department. I had my 250 Overdrive 250 for 10 years. When I had some extra money a week later, I went back to Music Go Round, to see about buying it back, and it was sold! I need to get another one!

Her's another one - Blackstone Appliances, MosFET Overdrive. It's kind of pricey at $225, but it uses basically a small MosFext amp to do the clipping. It's also a 2-channel pedal - VERY intriguing!

 

[TomParenteau]

I don't like yellow ones. I use a green one.

I read a really great review in Guitar Player of the Fulltone Sparkle Drive, and I'd like to check one out.

 

[Necrophagist777]

I use one of these:

Pretty much the best thing ever invented.