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Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Muffs are almost always under $100 used. For that you get a muff with a Parametric EQ, a gate (although not a splatty fuzz-style gate) and a few additional bells and whistles.

Also, I like the Digitech Hardwire reverb and delay pedals, and those are usually under $100 used as well.

And the Boss Mega Distortion - usually about $65 new.

Also, Devi Ever Fuzzes, and most types of Boss modulation.

The Eristic wrote:

penelope tree wrote:I received an EHX Crayon recently as a Christmas gift and I doubt many overdrive pedals within the same price range would surpass it. I'm not sure how it should be categorised in terms of its genealogy but it is probably quite a conventional/vintage style overdrive and it has active controls for bass and treble which seem pretty useful.

I've heard several people say it's a Colorsound Overdriver/Power Boost. Can kinda hear that in it, and makes sense with the name, but no idea if it's actually true. One of my students has one, it's a killer little box.

Yeah, I've read that a Colorsound circuit might be the inspiration for the Crayon and there's also speculation that it might be based on Xotic's BB Preamp.

My board is dominated by fuzz and distortion units and the only other dedicated overdrive pedal I have is the Moog MF Drive. The Crayon is much more focused sounding and I prefer the EQ controls. I imagine there must be countless other pedals that can produce a similar sound but it's readily available and very well priced.

Zoom G3 can be had for under 100 used. B3 somtimes too. The G1onandBn1on are also generally around 50-75 i think, but less flexible than the G3

penelope tree wrote:I received an EHX Crayon recently as a Christmas gift and I doubt many overdrive pedals within the same price range would surpass it. I'm not sure how it should be categorised in terms of its genealogy but it is probably quite a conventional/vintage style overdrive and it has active controls for bass and treble which seem pretty useful.

Yeah, when I heard/saw one of those in actions...I immediately thought "if that came in a nify looking enclosure from one of the favourite ilf bouteek brands, the in-crowd would be all over that like flies on a fresh turd.

Now it can be found in bargain bins for the price of a six pack

Gotto admit though, I never picked one up either. Probably should sooner or later.

fldrvr wrote:Zoom G3 can be had for under 100 used. B3 somtimes too. The G1onandBn1on are also generally around 50-75 i think, but less flexible than the G3

I have the G3X ... great sounds and easy user interface ...

vidret wrote:

frigid midget wrote:

penelope tree wrote:I received an EHX Crayon recently as a Christmas gift and I doubt many overdrive pedals within the same price range would surpass it. I'm not sure how it should be categorised in terms of its genealogy but it is probably quite a conventional/vintage style overdrive and it has active controls for bass and treble which seem pretty useful.

Yeah, when I heard/saw one of those in actions...I immediately thought "if that came in a nify looking enclosure from one of the favourite ilf bouteek brands, the in-crowd would be all over that like flies on a fresh turd.

Now it can be found in bargain bins for the price of a six pack

Gotto admit though, I never picked one up either. Probably should sooner or later.

You mean like the BAT black forest?

Yeah, and like the 29 other pedlols I "should pick up sooner or later"

JereFuzz wrote:

Pete wrote:MXR Blue Box and Phase 90, Devi Ever stuff

I have both the Blue Box and Phase 90. Both great but you need a clean boost with the Blue Box. It has a nasty volume drop but it sounds great. I read that Buzz Osborne used one with a Rat, which DOD supposedly replicated with the BuzzBox ...

Yeah, I think that's how I first heard of the Blue Box-because Buzz used one. Pretty sure the Blue Box/Rat is the Bullhead/Eggnog tone.
I have a modded Blue Box that fixes the volume drop issue, and also allows for more treble, and a toggle switch to choose 1 octave down or 2 octaves down. I fucking love that pedal-All Blue Boxes should be like that.

Pete wrote:

JereFuzz wrote:

Pete wrote:MXR Blue Box and Phase 90, Devi Ever stuff

I have both the Blue Box and Phase 90. Both great but you need a clean boost with the Blue Box. It has a nasty volume drop but it sounds great. I read that Buzz Osborne used one with a Rat, which DOD supposedly replicated with the BuzzBox ...

Yeah, I think that's how I first heard of the Blue Box-because Buzz used one. Pretty sure the Blue Box/Rat is the Bullhead/Eggnog tone.
I have a modded Blue Box that fixes the volume drop issue, and also allows for more treble, and a toggle switch to choose 1 octave down or 2 octaves down. I fucking love that pedal-All Blue Boxes should be like that.

That sounds fucking awesome actually. One last thing though, and probably not fixable with a small mod..The fuzz is pretty weak by itself imo. Thin, not too gainy... Dunno, maybe there was an issue with the one I had

Pete wrote:

JereFuzz wrote:

Pete wrote:MXR Blue Box and Phase 90, Devi Ever stuff

I have both the Blue Box and Phase 90. Both great but you need a clean boost with the Blue Box. It has a nasty volume drop but it sounds great. I read that Buzz Osborne used one with a Rat, which DOD supposedly replicated with the BuzzBox ...

Yeah, I think that's how I first heard of the Blue Box-because Buzz used one. Pretty sure the Blue Box/Rat is the Bullhead/Eggnog tone.
I have a modded Blue Box that fixes the volume drop issue, and also allows for more treble, and a toggle switch to choose 1 octave down or 2 octaves down. I fucking love that pedal-All Blue Boxes should be like that.

Did you do the mod yourself or did you pay a company to do it ...

Don't know who did the mod, unfortunately. I got the pedal from an I Love Fuzz guy here (ThurberMingus), and didn't ask him about that.