I'm not really into these bands that much, but so far it seems that the vibe/sound/mojo of bands like Maybeshewill, And So I Watch You From Afar, Russian Circles, Maserati, Red Sparrows,...would fit best for what we've got in our heads. It'll probably end up a little more 'punk rock' though, as in '3-piece no synth' and no 'epic shimmery apocalyptic film score parts' that seems typical for this style. I'm basicly gonna force my 'city of caterpillar'-esque influences into the mix once -if- we find someone to add vocals...
I sounds like I'd be better off with a slightly more 'hi fi' approach to my dirty sounds. My HM-2 does a decent job, but other than that all my other dirt pedals are true fuzz pedals, really gritty and sizzly. My Harmonic Percolator lacks gain, and so does my Microamp.
I can't afford to buy pedals for the sake of buying pedals anymore, but I really doubt stacking or eq'ing will get me there...
I don't know if maybe "get a high gain amp" would be the short answer here, but there's simply no budget for that, and there's no way in hell I'm flipping my Traynor YBA-1.
It's been too long since I tried OCD type overdrives, I can't really remember/imagine how they sound, at least not on my amp, and maybe pushed with another pedal. Rats are way too sizzly and lack low end, but I've been out of the loop in terms of "boring" overdrive/distortion. There's way too much stuff out there to randomly check bloozy sounding youtube clips, I'm curious what you guys have to say...Way Huge, EQD, Dod/Digitech,...I'm open to boutique stuff as well, as long as it's relatively easy to come by and not too pricey Cheers.