fuzz for overdrive
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Re: fuzz for overdrive
Hells yeah, I loved the zoom for lower gain stuff when I had it. Really versatile pedal that one.
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Re: fuzz for overdrive
Lately I sometimes use a PTD minibone for overdrivish tones. It works pretty well in that application. However, I still prefer amp OD.
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Re: fuzz for overdrive
Has anyone tried putting a tube screamer in front of a fuzz pedal? It's an interesting combo. The fuzz provides the "meat" for the tone while the ts tightens up the bottom end significantly.
It's a great way to get a real heavy tone if you're downtuning and don't want to get a lot of flub.
It's a great way to get a real heavy tone if you're downtuning and don't want to get a lot of flub.
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Casavettes wrote:I get paid on Friday so I might pull the trigger...
Unless ya know, butch wants to do a trade for a mini?![]()
Well I certainly wouldn't mind picking up a Mini to try out and see how I gel with it, but for now, the Crimson Drive is going to be a keeper for me. It really pairs up nicely with the pedz I already have, and also works well as a general stand-alone dirt unit. I will say that the tone control doesn't provide a lot of variability - I think it passes all low frequencies and just attenuates the highs - but that's not a big issue.
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Re: fuzz for overdrive
gemini75 wrote:Has anyone tried putting a tube screamer in front of a fuzz pedal? It's an interesting combo. The fuzz provides the "meat" for the tone while the ts tightens up the bottom end significantly.
It's a great way to get a real heavy tone if you're downtuning and don't want to get a lot of flub.
My Muff clone is the only fuzz I have that doesn't mind so much if it goes after a buffered pedal, and I'm not huge on that sound so I don't futz with it much. I could see that working, though, with the TS pushing the mids that would otherwise be scooped while rolling off excess bass.
Hmm. The Siamese Dream sound was Distortion 2 in front of an IC Muff, right?
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i know im late buuuuuut
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So here is the algal set pretty overdrive-y. In person it sounds fairly similar to my amp. My amp gets brighter as it overdrives and the algal has a little more "texture" to it so that's most of the differences. I usually run it with more gain than that but I tried to set it close to my amp. And they sound totes boss together. idk. It's a shitty demo cause I had to use my iphone (i normally do direct in if I want to be not lofi)
and both run great with flanger btw
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So here is the algal set pretty overdrive-y. In person it sounds fairly similar to my amp. My amp gets brighter as it overdrives and the algal has a little more "texture" to it so that's most of the differences. I usually run it with more gain than that but I tried to set it close to my amp. And they sound totes boss together. idk. It's a shitty demo cause I had to use my iphone (i normally do direct in if I want to be not lofi)
and both run great with flanger btw

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Noodly Poodly!!!
Sounds great for a rough lil demo... I really like when the Algal came on, it's got that grit and that clean that I LOVE so much...
ALGAL 4 LIFE!!!
Sounds great for a rough lil demo... I really like when the Algal came on, it's got that grit and that clean that I LOVE so much...
ALGAL 4 LIFE!!!
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sonidero wrote:Noodly Poodly!!!
Sounds great for a rough lil demo... I really like when the Algal came on, it's got that grit and that clean that I LOVE so much...
ALGAL 4 LIFE!!!
NOODLY POODLY
yeah, I've only had it for a month or two and its like totally balls awesome for everything
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zRobertez wrote:I've only had it for a month or two and its like totally balls awesome for everything
THEY ARE... I have a 5 way diode selector on mine and the Germanium option is PURE TITS!!!
Also watch out 1000 posts man, almost there just a lil more Noodly and some Poodly...
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sonidero wrote:zRobertez wrote:I've only had it for a month or two and its like totally balls awesome for everything
THEY ARE... I have a 5 way diode selector on mine and the Germanium option is PURE TITS!!!
Also watch out 1000 posts man, almost there just a lil more Noodly and some Poodly...
say hwat? that does sound tits!
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NOODLY POODLY 
guess who's FAMOUS?

guess who's FAMOUS?
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zRobertez wrote:NOODLY POODLY
guess who's FAMOUS?
Oh yeah that zRobertez guy, everyone knows him... Tom can make the Algal with just the Germ option (choke) or a 5 way selector or an 8 way... All the modes are great but the Germ really does it for me...
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sonidero wrote:zRobertez wrote:I've only had it for a month or two and its like totally balls awesome for everything
THEY ARE... I have a 5 way diode selector on mine and the Germanium option is PURE TITS!!!
Also watch out 1000 posts man, almost there just a lil more Noodly and some Poodly...
I'm starting to realize how much I love germanium dirt. I ended up pulling the trigger on the crimson drive

I wish I could listen to your demo on my phone robs, I'll have to wait until I get home
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Re: fuzz for overdrive
is there an overdrive for fuzz thread?
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Casavettes wrote:I'm starting to realize how much I love germanium dirt.
I love germanium dirt so much I think I could mud wrestle in some.
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