Sex Drive question

I've ordered a Durham Sex Drive and I have a couple of questions for those of you SD users out there.

1. Do you use the Sex Drive as your main low-dirt OD sound.. can it be used this way?
2. I've read loads of discriptions of the soft comp setting but what it like set to hard comp and how does this effect the amount of dirt available?

cheers
in advance!

I've ordered a Durham Sex Drive and I have a couple of questions for those of you SD users out there.

1. Do you use the Sex Drive as your main low-dirt OD sound.. can it be used this way?
2. I've read loads of discriptions of the soft comp setting but what it like set to hard comp and how does this effect the amount of dirt available?

cheers
in advance!

The Sex Drive is a VERY subtle pedal. I think of it as a "More" pedal. You just get a bit more of what you already have. The Hard/Soft compression is noticeable, but it doesn't really change the sound. The pedal just "Feels" different with each setting. I found that the Sex Drive was most useful for rhythm. I'd set my amp up for the overdriven sound I wanted and then use the pedal as a limiter. With the pedal engaged I could cut the volume and get a great, chimey and harmonically rich rhythm sound.

As far as an overdrive pedal, the Sex Drive really should be hitting an amp that's already working. It doesn't do much on it's own. I found it to be a great tool.

Once you turn it on, you'll leave it on for good...as noted, it just gives you "more," and once you turn it off you miss it. I have it on all the time with a SF Princeton (non-reverb) which runs almost too clean and it gives me a nice low grind for chords and rhythm.

Once you turn it on, you'll leave it on for good...as noted, it just gives you "more," and once you turn it off you miss it. I have it on all the time with a SF Princeton (non-reverb) which runs almost too clean and it gives me a nice low grind for chords and rhythm.

Does the Sex Drive seem to react well with most amps? I'll be using my DRRI mainly but sometimes you get stuck with a rental or share gear with another band and I'm hoping that the SD will still be useful.

Does the Sex Drive seem to react well with most amps? I'll be using my DRRI mainly but sometimes you get stuck with a rental or share gear with another band and I'm hoping that the SD will still be useful.

I've never played the pedal. All I know about it is that it's a booster, and, like the Klon, it is not "true bypass".

I split a bill a few years back with Tony Furtado, and had a chance to speak with him between sound checks. He carried his board with him, but mentioned that he was often at the mercy of whomever as to backline. He said that he really liked Fender Supers, but for this gig, was supplied with a Boogie combo. He said that he could make the Sex Drive work for him with most any sort of backline, and of course went on to sound like a million bucks. Worth noting is that we're definitely talking about a "tone is in the hands" fellow here. I did notice that he was pushing the Boog's volume at about '6', with the Durham ped's gain set fairly low - no big tone recipe revelation for vets of the tube amp/booster combo.

If you want a little more, according to Durham's website, the Mucho Boosto is supposed to take up where the gain of the Sex Drive leaves off. Anyone use one that could chime in here?