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Nathan Guilford
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Posted 7 Aug 2015 5:47 pm |
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I need a gutsy overdrive sound for some rock and roll lap steel type leads. I've got a earth drive that I absolutely love, but it doesn't have enough grit. Anybody else run into this problem? I'm thinking of trying out a Rat distortion or an OCD by Fulltone. Any advice?
Thanks
Nathan
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Bob Watson
From:
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 7 Aug 2015 6:05 pm
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| Rat pedals are great, I've owned one since the mid 80's, mostly for guitar, but the few times I've used it for steel it sounded great. I played through the OCD a few times and have always liked those too. They both have a nice warm distortion to them. I'm sure either one will deliver a tone you'll like. I also have a Boss Metal Zone and I like it quite a bit for guitar, it has more eq choices which makes it a little harder to dial in, but it sounds great if you have the time to monkey with it before the gig. Its a bit harsher than the Rat or the OCD. The only way to really know if you like any distortion pedal, IMHO, is to take it out on a gig and turn it up. Good luck. |
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Les Cargill
From:
Oklahoma City, Ok, USA
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Posted 7 Aug 2015 6:33 pm
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| Give the OCD a whirl. It has good string separation. Runs a bit hot - you have to really knock the knob down to get just a tad of crunch. The tone control is pretty useful, too - filters out the really ugly. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 7 Aug 2015 8:26 pm
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The OCD is a great pedal ! Gets gnarly and stays musical. Sorta like a tube screamer 808 with some fuzz. I miss mine. I'll most likely buy another soon. I love my Earth Drive but sometimes I want something nasty. I also use a Durham crazy horse and it goes from pissed off Godzilla all the way to sputtering blown out speaker.
Right now I'm looking for an overdrive that gets those big sub harmonic artifacts when you push it too hard while playing intervals. The Analogman vintage type 808's are hard to beat for that. But I'm looking around a bit first.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 7 Aug 2015 10:05 pm
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Bob, try the Boss/Buzz Tone. The diode-based ones are great for that.
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 7 Aug 2015 10:36 pm
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I like the Mad Professor Simble pedal.
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 8 Aug 2015 5:53 am
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 8 Aug 2015 10:03 am
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You could spend the rest of your life (and your income) tasting different OD pedals. There are so many different flavors.
I was going to recommend an MI Audio Crunch Box -- a distortion pedal rather than an overdrive. I've got this next to my ED for grittier needs. Gnarlier than the smoother output of the Earth Drive. Or the Zen Drive. But I see that it is discontinued.
In general, though, I think a distortion box may give you the ruder sound you seek. |
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Chris Bauer
From:
Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2015 4:45 am
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| It's easy to forget that the whole signal chain matters. A pedal that sounds great with one guitar or amp can be a total dud with another. I'd use your usual rig and find a way to audition as many pedals as you can. (In the process, don't forget to try stacking your ED with the other pedals you're trying. Sometimes a combination of dirt pedals can sound better than either on its own. Or, if not, at the very least it expands the range of sounds you'll have available.) |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2015 1:05 pm
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| I've got a Fulltone FullDrive II w/mosfet, which is sort of like a really-customizable Tube Screamer. That basic chip, but enough switches to add a bass boost, take out the compression, totally-nasty it up etc. It works a lot better than a straight Tube Screamer into a cleaner amp like a HiWatt or Fender, and it can handle low C6th notes well. Now they've got a Fulldrive III out, but I don't think they're claiming it's better - just different. I can't can't do the four-overdrive pedalboard thing myself. |
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Brett Lanier
From:
Hermitage, TN
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Posted 10 Aug 2015 10:50 am
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| I think I prefer fuzz with pedal steel to overdrive... Before I got the Landgraff fuzz unit I'm using, I brought out a square neck tele and an earth drive or zendrive2 for most of the rock distortion stuff. The pedal steel just sounds thin to me with an overdrive. The Landgraff fuzz hangs off the steel like a boss tone and it rules. |
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John Gould
From:
Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 11 Aug 2015 2:26 pm
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You might want to try one of these , like a low cost smaller version of the OCD
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 17 Aug 2015 7:34 am
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If you are using a Nashville 400 with a 15 inch BW or any high power SS amp with very efficient speakers, IMO, you will never get a pleasing overdrive sound with a pedal. A tube amp with a speaker or speakers moving air with an effect pedal kicking the front end of the amp is what I like but with traditional steel gear it's not approachable.
Just an opinion |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 Aug 2015 8:08 am
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Len, I beg to differ.
IF you have a loop to put the volume pedal in, and a source of lots of clean gain (like my Izzy Plus), give the guitar bags of gain and saturate the input. It actually sounds pretty good.
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