Help me pick an overdrive

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Help me pick an overdrive

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hey guys need some suggestions on an overdrive

something thats really mid rangey heavy vintage sounding medium gain that isnt a fulldrive
something small so i can carry it around in my gig bag

i just recently bought a jetter purple drive and its turned out to not be what i was looking for :facepalm:
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How about Barber Electronics? There's the Direct Drive (and a Low Gain version), the Tone Pump, Custom Cool, Super Sport.... all their ODs are awesome. :yay:
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tuffteef wrote:hey guys need some suggestions on an overdrive

something thats really mid rangey heavy vintage sounding medium gain that isnt a fulldrive
something small so i can carry it around in my gig bag

i just recently bought a jetter purple drive and its turned out to not be what i was looking for :facepalm:

I recommend ya try out a Singing Tree. I really love mine, and it's got that great medium gain sound and it cuts through the mix pretty easily.
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Blackout Mantra? Not sure it's what you're looking for, but it sounds fucking killer.
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I really love my 3-knob Singing Tree :joy:
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Fairfield Circuitry "Barbershop"
http://www.fairfieldcircuitry.com/B.html

Wyllie "Overtron"
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I was going to say EHx English Muff'n but saw the "must fit in the gig bag" part. :lol:

Karaoke Party, Singing Tree. Those are my suggestions. The Box of Rock is pretty solid if you have a tube amp and the cash.
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mmm w/ the mids do you mean more marshally or more tubescreamery?

Eitherway, check out Barber's stuff, maybe one of the direct drives.
The cbread DLS is also worth a shot
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kosta wrote:Fairfield Circuitry "Barbershop"
http://www.fairfieldcircuitry.com/B.html



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Yeah man, that Fairfield "Barbershop" is deceptively subtle. Sounds really awesome but not too over the top. And that dude's enclosures are so badass! Love how simple they are.
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Gunner Recall wrote:mmm w/ the mids do you mean more marshally or more tubescreamery?

Eitherway, check out Barber's stuff, maybe one of the direct drives.
The cbread DLS is also worth a shot



anyhthing mid heavy that doesnt get fizzy and works with a vox and is nice and tight
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I've been looking for an excuse to cram my Camel Sutra into a smaller enclosure..
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