Does Your Overdrive Pedal Really Matter? |
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Does Your Overdrive Pedal Really Matter? |
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Feb 22 2020, 05:58 PM |
Well if that isn't the loaded question
I'll only proffer an opinion in regard to my main area of experience - using an OD pedal in front of a tube amp. They're different and produce wildly different results depending on the amp. The guitar's pickups affect/influence different drive pedals too but IMO to a lesser degree. Pairing an OD with an amp, depending on the type of drive you're looking for, can be a long process. A Tube Screamer pedal (and it's myriad variants) is still the best for tightening up low end and boosting mids for a distorted lead guitar solo. But there are a lot of other sounds that one may want for their lead tone. Maybe you want it heavier in the low end or hairier in the mids and treble (think dirty and rough). A TS is not gonna get you there. Maybe you want your distorted rhythm tone to be focused on the lows and highs. A TS won't help you with that either. So now you need at least two different drive pedals. Then there's Fuzz - a whole 'nother animal. If you use an amp "live", especially a tube amp, you don't have a lot of control over EQ. In fact, the louder you run them the less the EQ on the amp affects the tone. Not too mention compression. *The "treble boost" (Dallas Range Master) was developed precisely because guys were running their Marshalls all the way up (with a few effects and long cables in front of them) and the high end disappeared and the bass flubbed out. So drive and boost pedals can function as a secondary EQ. If you're doing everything via modeling/profiling, software or hardware, within or into your DAW, then an actual pedal seems redundant because you have SO much control over EQ and compression. Way more than any amp or pedal is gonna give you. Same for compression. On the other hand if you want to just hear how an iconic pedal immediately affects your tone and feel, buy a TS and a Rat and a Big Muff and see what you like. Go from there. This post has been edited by klasaine: Feb 22 2020, 06:07 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Feb 22 2020, 06:47 PM |
Mertay, yes boosting lowend before the preamp is likely to cause more gain/compression - when pushed into extreme will give you a fuzz type of sound.
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Feb 23 2020, 01:25 AM |
Just for fun, here's a vid showcasing a custom line of Maxon TS pedals with mods done by famous pedal builders ...
-------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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