I used to stricly play a two channel amp, with a distortion channel that made regular distortion pedals redudant.
But now I'm smitten with the old Traynor YBA-1 I recently bought. It's got this thick low ends and a snappy attack, which my other amps can't even get close to...
It's really loud though, in a very clean way. No breakup what so ever, at least not untill you get into volume levels that need you to mic up the rest of the band for rehearsels. And as much as I love fuzz, I'm used to adding fuzz to a crunchy amp. I like a somewhat raunchy wooly rhythm tone, and not necessary in a Marshall kinda way...
What's out there cheapish and easily available? I wasn't thrilled about the Mooer OCD clone I had, but at the time I only played it through a vox, which probably is a whole different game. I know lotsa of people really dig the ocd, and going byt the clips I checked, I seems like a safe choice to use on a clean platform.
I also had the Mooer Crunch Box clone at the same time, I liked that one a bit more. More gain, or at least more 'hair', or whatever you call the fuzzy artifacts that that a typical tight overdrive pedal doesn't really have. Didn't really need it cause of the two channel amp and all, so I flipped it
Rats: Lacks low end, and they tend to sound a bit too harsh and scratchy to my ears. On the other hand, none of the amps I used it with weren't as bassy as the Traynor. So as an 'always on' kinda pedal, maybe a Ruetz'd Rat might be worth another try
Currently my only non-fuzz dirt pedal is a Hotcake, which doesn't have the nice high gain thing that I like. It gets really dark and muddy on the higher gain settings, it's really only good for low/medium gain tones imo.
So is it finally time for me to look for a distortion+ or a DOD250? What about that new DOD Bone Shaker? Overkill for what I need?
I also have a decent attenuator laying around unused, but even IF that'll help getting nice juicy overdrive out of the Traynor, I'd really rather not rape the tubes too much :s
Sorry this turned into a "which overdrive pedal should I get" type of thread btw
