Favorite Dirt & Why!

[Fuzzy Picklez]

Probably my Algal Bloom. Running it into a distorted amp sounds like I think things should sound.
I reaallllyyy want to try a Fuck Overdrive though. After I sell some stuff I'll get one o' those and a DD-20 I think.

[The Mad Owl]

Intrigue by Blackout Effectors Mantra. I’m looking for dirt that is not to low and not too high. What others should I look at?

depends what you want.

for low-medium gain i always recommend barber.

for medium gain... i go barber again

haven't had much luck in the high gain territory, i usually just stack two od's together for that

[Z*Z*Z]

Fuzz Factory - can do a lot of things, and I never use the exact same setting; There are heavier and sweeter sounding pedals but FF was always on my board

[sylnau]

-Liquid Gain, Hydra
It is sound so natural... the best overdrive I ever tried.

-Dr. Scientist, The Elements
It sound so great and so versatyle (clean boost, overdrive, distortion, fuzz and EQ)

-Fairfeild Circuitry, Four Eyes
So versatyle... lots of different sound... can be control with an expression pedal.

-Plum Crazy FX, Fuzzy Lady
It have lots of character and the bias knob is amazing... goes from big fat fuzz to gated fuzz.

[Officer Bukowski]

Fuzz Factory - can do a lot of things, and I never use the exact same setting; There are heavier and sweeter sounding pedals but FF was always on my board

I totally agree with you! If we're not just talking about overdrives then yeah the Fuzz Factory is my favorite.

I think there are a lot of pedals that sound better, but there's something about the sound of the Fuzz Factory that I really love. I think it has a lot of character haha

Second favorite is the Torns Peaker!

[Z*Z*Z]

Fuzz Factory - can do a lot of things, and I never use the exact same setting; There are heavier and sweeter sounding pedals but FF was always on my board

I totally agree with you! If we're not just talking about overdrives then yeah the Fuzz Factory is my favorite.

I think there are a lot of pedals that sound better, but there's something about the sound of the Fuzz Factory that I really love. I think it has a lot of character haha

Second favorite is the Torns Peaker!

Cool - older DE stuff was really good My close second are Turbo Rat (only when Im doing louder gigs) and on lower volumes/impro sessions DLS

[dubkitty]

i always say my old Distortion+, and i'm not going to stop now. for higher gain, i've really come to love Buzzarounds...i have a Sound Shank which i ruv rong time, and if i was full of money i'd get one of the Ghost Effects ones. and then there's my small-box Algal Bloom, which covers a whole lot of territory very well indeed.

[ashdown]

for some reason i really like the slight dirt i get form my pog, even when i'm not using any octaves

[nieh]

Big Muff.

[Moustache_Bash]

Generally speaking amp dirt is the best dirt, I think.

But in pedal form, definitely the Fuck. Fuck OD should be the official ILF overdrive with all the love it gets. It doesn't color your tone. It's just you playing but with dirt, yaddamean? And the hi-cut is nice for changing the character of the distortion/overdrive.

[smallsnd/bigsnd]

you guyzzzzzz

[Officer Bukowski]

Everyone get cats on your fuck ods. Your sound will always land on it's feet.

[theavondon]

Everyone get cats on your fuck ods. Your sound will always land on it's feet.

pfffffffffffffffffft

[Eric!]

roast beef

[dan_abnormal]

Fuck OD is excellent. Very versatile (from a semi-clean boost to amp-exploding fuzz, with everything in between). Sounds really great.

Another great versatile OD is the D*A*M Sonic Titan.

Other favourites 'round here: Marshall Shredmaster/Guv'nor (old version), ProCo RAT (older models w/ LM308 chip).

And then there is FUZZ...buth that's another world...