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Post by saguitar on Jan 8, 2013 20:32:46 GMT -5
Most of the time, I use a Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde, for my heavier overdrive and distortion tones, and/or a Keeley modified Boss Blues Driver for the more subtle overdrives.
I also use a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive (also Keeley modified) frequently, and a Boss '65 Fender Deluxe Reverb, which is a lot of fun.
There are so many choices out there, what are your favorites.
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Post by slapjaw on Jan 9, 2013 7:10:36 GMT -5
I use two. The tube Screamer for lead and Degitech Screamin' Blues for rhythm.
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Post by saguitar on Jan 12, 2013 11:17:22 GMT -5
Oh yeah, after reading these posts, I remembered that I also occasionally use an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer that I bought in the early 70's. And at home I use a Digitech Screamin' Blues, which is very dynamic, and cleans up very nicely by just picking with less aggression, or turning down the guitar's volume knob.
James, I don't know what Keeley modified on the Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive. I was looking for one on Ebay, and that one came up at a decent price. I really like the tones it can deliver, but since I've never heard a stock unit, I can't tell you what's different! And yes, I still have that crazy little Varitone box you built for me, and I get it out occasionally for a whole new set of flavors.
And somewhere out in the garage I have a beat-up old Foxx Fuzz Tone, which still has the original blue fuzz finish on it. It's one of their models that can simutaneously play the note an octave above what your playing. I got it back in 1969, and it was the first and only fuzz pedal I ever bought. It is a monster, if that's what you're looking for. After about a year of wrestling with that creature, I realized that what I really was after was an overdrive unit and that's when I bought the TS9.
With all the overdrives I have, the search never seems to end, and I have been watching for a Hermida Zendrive for a few months.
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Post by steve on Jan 13, 2013 10:59:42 GMT -5
I have two that I like: The Jekyll & Hyde for me too though I prefer the Jekyll side. I also like the Volt Amps Blues driver.
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Post by dadfad on Jan 16, 2013 8:13:54 GMT -5
I generally play pretty clean when I play electric, and usually just rely on the natural overdrive I can get out of my old Mesa Boogie (my "main-amp").
The effects I do have are pretty old-school, but I use them once in awhile. If I know I'll be playing a little rockabilly or older rock'n'roll and I want some of the old "slap-back" sound I'll use my old Echo-Plex Maestro. I don't use it often because it's kind of a pain-in-the-azz to set it up, get the tape-loop timed the way I want it, etc.
For playing rock, which is kind of rare for me any more, I have an old Vox Tone-Bender I bought in the late 60s. (It was the only pedal-effect my local music store carried back then.) I won't use it that much, but I like to have in line just in case I want it.
I don't know if you could really call this an effect or not, but when I play electric harp, I always use an old Gibson amp that has a tremolo built into it, and I'll use a bit of that to add a little "shimmer" for slower blues.
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Post by rhoffman on Mar 21, 2013 10:14:53 GMT -5
John Dadfad,
What kind of old Mesa Boogie are you running? I've got two Mesa Subway Blues and with a A/B switch, can get nice clean tone or an adequate amount of grit. I also use a Huges & Kettner Rotosphere and get the stero effect out them that really sounds great. I had a Mesa V-Twin tube drive pedal, but it was too wild for me.
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Post by julianmyrick on Mar 21, 2013 19:08:37 GMT -5
I Have an old Boss SD1 Haven't used it for years I use a Soldano SERIES 11 Pre amp with the Traynor It is a dual channel All tube thing and Has two channels I use the Maine channel on the traynor for me clean and switch with an A-B pedal to the Soldano for both distortion and Crunch I use a Digitech Processor for reverb on those channels to the other channel on the Traynor amp works very well.
I have a fender Deluxe 90 has Channel switching It is way Lighter and gets the nod to go out and play gigs
BOth sound very good the traynor is Way Loud if need be
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Post by earleg on Apr 17, 2013 23:09:36 GMT -5
I have an overdrive and fuzz box that very rarely get used. It is mostly just amp or amp with 2 channels that switch for a boost. Years back I used a Alesis microverb with my '63 Deluxe and just turn up the output pre amp on it to drive the Deluxe a bit. I recently got an A/B box with a pre-amp gain control for both positions so will be interesting to see how it works.
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