OD w/ huge headroom

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Re: OD w/ huge headroom

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Skychord Truck Loud does the trick for me. Really fat and clear sound, tons of volume. Probably hard to find though, I think Skychord closed down.

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Dowi wrote:
sylnau wrote:Get someone to rehouse an OCD for you in a top mounted enclosure.

Maybe Acid Splash (jwar).
Rehousing was my first thought, got to find somebody who does it here.
Too bad i'm in Europe and Jwar is on the other side of the ocean.
I'm in Europe and both Jwar and DroppingAcid have etched quite a few of my pedals :idk:
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goroth wrote:
sylnau wrote:Dr. Scientist The Elements also work with 18v.
Yep. On 9V it has lots of headroom. On 18 it has super lots. Not even jwar with his insane output basses can defeat it.
Sooooooo..Elements + My Hiwatt Custom 50 = headroom wet dream :cool:
goroth wrote: I'm in Europe and both Jwar and DroppingAcid have etched quite a few of my pedals :idk:
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popvulture wrote:The no diodes setting on the Gray Channel is huge sounding, not to mention a shit ton louder than any of the other diode settings on the pedal—so much that switching to the setting from another can be a bit dangerous for your amp if you've got the level set too high.

I just picked mine up the other day after not playing it for quite a while, and was quickly reminded that it's a damn fine pedal.

Edit: oh and it's probably the same size as the Broadcast, just a little more vertically oriented. :idk:
Yeah, i saw it's the larger enclosure. I could consider it anyway if, with the 2 channels, it can substitute not just the OCD but also my DBA Interstellar Overdrive, which i use as a mid-crunch. I think i have to grab it up and test it properly.
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Yea bro! Come at me! :)
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Boss OD3 has great low-gain sounds and a good amount of volume. Maybe not enough volume, but you might be able to try one at a local guitar store to find out.
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Bartimaeus wrote:Boss OD3 has great low-gain sounds and a good amount of volume. Maybe not enough volume,
Unity gain is at around 9 o'clock, and it does increment volume gradually. It was the first pedal I thought when I read OP's post but being a yellow Boss pedal, it might not be the most ILF thing to get :lol:
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tremolo3 wrote:
Bartimaeus wrote:Boss OD3 has great low-gain sounds and a good amount of volume. Maybe not enough volume,
Unity gain is at around 9 o'clock, and it does increment volume gradually. It was the first pedal I thought when I read OP's post but being a yellow Boss pedal, it might not be the most ILF thing to get :lol:
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sylnau wrote:
tremolo3 wrote:
Bartimaeus wrote:Boss OD3 has great low-gain sounds and a good amount of volume. Maybe not enough volume,
Unity gain is at around 9 o'clock, and it does increment volume gradually. It was the first pedal I thought when I read OP's post but being a yellow Boss pedal, it might not be the most ILF thing to get :lol:
But I think he want it to be top mounted.
My mistake! By the time I read through to the second page I must've slightly forgotten what OP was asking for :picard:
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Jwar wrote:Yea bro! Come at me! :)
Going to try a few of the suggestioned pedals in the next few weeks (i mean: who am i to say no to a bunch of new stuff? :whateva: ) .
If i don't get what i want from those you're the man who's going to save me. :joy:
Bartimaeus wrote:Boss OD3 has great low-gain sounds and a good amount of volume. Maybe not enough volume, but you might be able to try one at a local guitar store to find out.
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Gray Channel incoming, if i'm not satisfied the next step is going back to The Elements and give it a second chance.
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Dowi wrote:Gray Channel incoming, if i'm not satisfied the next step is going back to The Elements and give it a second chance.
flip the grey channel. Build Kowloon Walled bunny.
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:lol: Gray Channel definitely has the potential for more headroom than a Kowloon Walled Bunny.

(Though, I guess, that depends on what type of clipping you've got in the KWB.)
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Chankgeez wrote::lol: Gray Channel definitely has the potential for more headroom than a Kowloon Walled Bunny.

(Though, I guess, that depends on what type of clipping you've got in the KWB.)
grey channel doesn't come in purple. when you build your own KWB it can be whatever color you want (re: purple).
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