MXR GT-OD

I just saw this in the Sweetwater catalog. Has anyone tried it out? What does it sound like? What would you compare it to?

imwjl has one. PM him. It's a nice sounding pedal. TS-808-ish. There were rumors that the MXR Classic Overdrive that Guitar Center was selling at affordable prices for a while is the same pedal inside.

You might find one of theses (cheap). Nice pedal. Will get you very close.....

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I used to have a GT-OD. I sold it when I decided that I didn't like overdrive pedals. But if you're looking for something TS-808-esque, then it's a good pedal. I just got an MXR '78 Badass Distortion that's way more versatile, and costs less than the GT-OD.

The GT-OD gives a volume boost whether you like it or not, and that's one reason I sold mine.

It's a Tubescreamer type pedal with a significant mid hump. Has really cool tone though. You can get it cheaper as the MXR Classic Overdrive.

It's a Tubescreamer type pedal with a significant mid hump. Has really cool tone though. You can get it cheaper as the MXR Classic Overdrive.

I have the GC/MXR Classic Overdrive and while I really like the sound (better than my old TS-9 or Boss SD-1, both pedals which this is based on...), it has developed a grounding issue which has made the pedal just not useable(It's a cheap pedal and I don't know how to fix it anyhow) and now I'm starting to maybe see the trade-off (price vs. build quality) you get between this pedal and the more expensive and better built MXR GT-OD. Just a "heads up!"
I use the GC/ MXR Classic Distortion as one of my primary OD's for lots of gigs; love this thing to death-hoping I don't get the same grounding issue with this one!

I used to have a GT-OD. I sold it when I decided that I didn't like overdrive pedals. But if you're looking for something TS-808-esque, then it's a good pedal. I just got an MXR '78 Badass Distortion that's way more versatile, and costs less than the GT-OD.

The GT-OD gives a volume boost whether you like it or not, and that's one reason I sold mine.

I'm hearing (from demos) an awful lot of distortion (into metal territory...) from the MXR '78 Badass.

Are you stuck with that or can you get clean it up somewhat at lower Gain/Drive settings?- What's the "crunch" button do in terms of Gain and Tone change?

Curious as I am interested in this pedal, but the demos just show this pedal with the Gain always cranked... I'd like something affordable for some '70's rock Led Zep, Foghat, Foreigner, Heart where there is powerful distortion yes, but not buzzsaw saturated (NOT Boston!).....thanks!

It's a Tubescreamer type pedal with a significant mid hump. Has really cool tone though. You can get it cheaper as the MXR Classic Overdrive.

I disagree. Although the GT-OD (yes, I have one) is supposed to be based on the TS808/TS9 circuit, it tonally seems to have all of the TS mods already incorporated into its design. Pretty flat (i.e, no mid-hump) EQ and can go all the way from almost clean boost to crunchy overdrive. An excellent and versatile OD pedal.

I'm hearing (from demos) an awful lot of distortion (into metal territory...) from the MXR '78 Badass. Are you stuck with that or can you get clean it up somewhat at lower Gain/Drive settings?- What's the "crunch" button do in terms of Gain and Tone change? Curious as I am interested in this pedal, but the demos just show this pedal with the Gain always cranked... I'd like something affordable for some '70's rock Led Zep, Foghat, Foreigner, Heart where there is powerful distortion yes, but not buzzsaw saturated (NOT Boston!).....thanks!

Not so. It has a wonderfrul range from mild od to full-on distortion, but the distortion knob gives you a whole lot of gradual steps in between. Tone knob is really functional too.

I'm keeping the distortion set at about 2 pm for medium-high od, then crank it to 4 pm for some nice distortion. Crank it to the max and it sounds like an un-modded DS-1.

BTW, I'm lovin' the "crunch" button - really intensifies the mid to high harmonics and takes away a little of the distortion fuzziness.

Not so. It has a wonderfrul range from mild od to full-on distortion, but the distortion knob gives you a whole lot of gradual steps in between. Tone knob is really functional too.

I'm keeping the distortion set at about 2 pm for medium-high od, then crank it to 4 pm for some nice distortion. Crank it to the max and it sounds like an un-modded DS-1.

BTW, I'm lovin' the "crunch" button - really intensifies the mid to high harmonics and takes away a little of the distortion fuzziness.

Excellent!

I meant to also say...

Time will tell, as I only have a week or so with the '78D, but it has become my main dirt pedal.

Not to derail this thread, though - the GT-OD is my favorite pure OD pedal. (Although, :lol: I just sent my Distortion+ to JHS Pedals for their Yellow Hat mod. :lol:)

The Classic OD has a switch inside that supposedly in one position is the GT-OD, in the other position it is the ZW-44 OD. I think it's cheaper because it's made with SMD components, whereas the Custom Shop GT-OD is regular through-hole component construction. Some people are modding the Classic OD to have the switch on the outside of the pedal to easily switch between the two settings.

Al

The Classic OD has a switch inside that supposedly in one position is the GT-OD, in the other position it is the ZW-44 OD. I think it's cheaper because it's made with SMD components, whereas the Custom Shop GT-OD is regular through-hole component construction. Some people are modding the Classic OD to have the switch on the outside of the pedal to easily switch between the two settings.

Al

I think I may have caused my grounding problem with the pedal (see my earlier posting in this thread) by taking this pedal apart one time too many to "flick the switch"- I like the stock position better anyhow, and should have maybe just left it alone :cry:

edit: according to 11 Gauge the pedal is grounded by physical contact between the jack screws>box>jack contact points themeselves- Trying to understand this myself (sort of..) but he said it was a "cheap design"
Kinda sucks as this pedal sounds (sounded) great!!!

Thanks for the reviews. I'm looking for something to replace my TS-5, which sounds great, but could use a better housing and switch and I'm too lazy to gut it and put it in another box.

Thanks for the reviews. I'm looking for something to replace my TS-5, which sounds great, but could use a better housing and switch and I'm too lazy to gut it and put it in another box.

I used to have a TS-5 (nice sounding Tube Screamer), now imagine everything you like about that pedal : range of Tone control/Gain/and Level just opening UP! That's what the MXR (IMO) does!

I used to have a TS-5 (nice sounding Tube Screamer), now imagine everything you like about that pedal : range of Tone control/Gain/and Level just opening UP! That's what the MXR (IMO) does!

Hmmm.. Twist my arm some more!

^^^ Arm twisting done, but doesn't Sweetwater have a return policy if you don't dig the pedal? I guess that might be a hassle to deal with that, but you will like the GT-OD! ;-)

I think I may have caused my grounding problem with the pedal (see my earlier posting in this thread) by taking this pedal apart one time too many to "flick the switch"- I like the stock position better anyhow, and should have maybe just left it alone :cry:


Bring that thing to the next FP gig. I bet I can fix it! It sounds very similar to a grounding problem I fixed on the input jack on my mexi-tele. The center pin on the (piece-o-crap) input jack was grounding out.

Bring that thing to the next FP gig. I bet I can fix it! It sounds very similar to a grounding problem I fixed on the input jack on my mexi-tele. The center pin on the (piece-o-crap) input jack was grounding out.

Wish I could come out...
:sad:
Wife prolly won't let me tho...
:mad:

Bring that thing to the next FP gig. I bet I can fix it! It sounds very similar to a grounding problem I fixed on the input jack on my mexi-tele. The center pin on the (piece-o-crap) input jack was grounding out.

Hey John, I'd be glad to bring it to you, get us a damn gig!:wink:

Truth is this pedal has such a great sound to it that it ticks me off to have this grounding issue- It was a cheap pedal and I guess this shows some compromise here on build quality.

Love to get this working again- tonally (as in actual EQ and the sound of distortion) this pedal beat out the following pedals I owned and was trying out to find the sound "in my head", to compliment the other "transparent" OD's I still use: stock TS-9, Keeley TS-9, Boss SD-1, Dano Drive V.1, Bad Monkey, Barber Direct Drive all very good pedals, but this was the ONE!

I just traded my MXR GT-OD for a Boss GE-7 EQ pedal because I wasn't using the MXR anymore. I really liked it with some of my guitar/amp combinations but not so much with others. It definitely has a mid boost but more obvious than that to me is the fact that it filters out quite a bit of low end when active and there's nothing you can do about it.

Still, I think it's a cool sounding pedal and it worked well for me until I changed some things with my rig and my approach to getting sounds. I liked it when I used to run my strat or tele with the volume at max into my Pro Jr. at about halfway. Stepping on the GT-OD was very cool for a solo boost though a bit too much volume for rhythm playing (the way I had it set). Now I run my strats or teles with the volume around halfway into a clean amp (currently a SS Peavey Bandit 112 from the late 80's) then increase the guitar volume and/or step on the distortion side of my Visual Sounds Jekyl & Hyde for solos or distorted rhythm. Basically my current method requires distortion, not an overdrive.

Hey John, I'd be glad to bring it to you, get us a damn gig!:wink:

Dang me! I got to get us a gig AND fix your pedal.:lol:

The humming thing really leads to believe (but sort of also just guessing) that the center pin on that input (or output) jack is touching something. Is it intermittent...that is can you fiddle with it and get the hum to go away?

Dang me! I got to get us a gig AND fix your pedal.:lol:

The humming thing really leads to believe (but sort of also just guessing) that the center pin on that input (or output) jack is touching something. Is it intermittent...that is can you fiddle with it and get the hum to go away?

11 Gauge said this pedal (as it is cheap) is grounded with the contact made between the in/out jack nuts/the box/and the actual in/out jacks inside the pedal (which are mounted right to the board-cheap) and maybe the contact points inside the jacks (that make contact with the guitar cable) aren't making good contact???does this make sense? The hum goes away if I touch the outer (metal) sleeve of the guitar cable right at the input jack...

BTW, I don't know how to fix anything but I have a good trouble-shooting mind: tried other cables, guitars, amps and other pedals- its this pedal!!

edit: sorry for the derail!

Interesting post. Good to know.

I've got a GT-OD and the Classic Overdrive. They're supposed to be the same circuit but I prefer the GT-OD. I'm sure component quality has some impact on the sound as I don't think they sound exactly alike.

smoss469,
I borrowed a Classic Overdrive and it gets loud fast. I barely had the output on and it started getting too loud. Is the GT-OD like that?

smoss469,
I borrowed a Classic Overdrive and it gets loud fast. I barely had the output on and it started getting too loud. Is the GT-OD like that?

I have the MXR Classic Overdrive (not using it now as it has a grounding hum issue) but mine has tons of output (not a bad thing) with the Tone and Gain at NOON and the Level at 9:00 (clock) is as loud as my (pedal bypassed) guitar>amp volume. Is your friend's C OD like that? My Dano TOD is about the same...just a lot of output.

OTOH I just got a BBE Green Screamer ( side bar: specifically because of the ground hum trouble I was having with the MXR C OD, so I am trying this new pedal out as my "Tube Screamer" style OD) and with the BBE GS I have to put the Level at 2:00 clock and the Tone all the way up to "wake this pedal" up and then dial in some very nice Gain- good grind and sustain- and a rich quality tone IMO, but I wish it did have more output, but I think it will be fine- I'm impressed with the build of this cheap ($47!) pedal.

I'll have to get my GT-OD back out, I've been using the Dano TOD lately. The MXR Classic OD, I have the volume set at 9:30ish for bedroom playing. Once the wife is up and out of bed I'll do a quick volume comparison.

I'll have to get my GT-OD back out, I've been using the Dano TOD lately. The MXR Classic OD, I have the volume set at 9:30ish for bedroom playing. Once the wife is up and out of bed I'll do a quick volume comparison.

Even though my first MXR Classic OD has a grounding problem and its build is not the best, I really love its power and edge, like a "pissed-off Tube Screamer on steroids"- I'm thinkig about just getting another one as they are cheap and truthfully I have not found another (affordable) pedal that has quite that sound (great '70's rock tone,IMO)

BTW for kicks, try putting the Dano TOD>MXR C OD (or vice versa) you can get some serious sustain w/o a whole lot of distortion if you keep the Gain down on the MXR

OTOH I just got a BBE Green Screamer ( side bar: specifically because of the ground hum trouble I was having with the MXR C OD, so I am trying this new pedal out as my "Tube Screamer" style OD) and with the BBE GS I have to put the Level at 2:00 clock and the Tone all the way up to "wake this pedal" up and then dial in some very nice Gain- good grind and sustain- and a rich quality tone IMO, but I wish it did have more output, but I think it will be fine- I'm impressed with the build of this cheap ($47!) pedal.

I just ordered one of those today. For the price, $60 at Music 123, I couldn't pass. I'll review when it shows up.

Today I A/B'd my new BBE Green Screamer against my "ailing" (grounding hum) MXR Classic Overdrive, and was able to dial up the same medium Gain grind, with the same mix of grind/harmonics and detail. The only real difference being that the MXR is capable of more Output/Level, but I have never come near using it's full potential level at gigs...

BTW, I should mention that unlike many folks that use a "Tube Screamer" type at high Level/Low Gain to really slam an amp on the verge of breakup- I actually mainly use a TS specifically for the distortion it produces at medium/high Gain levels as it is a good tone for '70's hard rock w/o getting into metal territory etc. That's what I used my old Ts-9's, and MXR C OD for, and the BBE Green Screamer (as does the MXR GT-OD) really fit the bill for this sound. IMO. Both of these had more clarity than the TS-9's and that's why I really liked the MXR, but the BBE is gonna kick ass and I have gigs Friday and next week to test drive... I can use other OD's for more subtle breakup for R&B, shuffle blues etc.

I've been folloowing this thread as I've owned the GT-OD since it was first introduced a couple of years ago. And although, as I've posted several times, I'm not a tube screamer fan, the GT-OD is an extremely good TS variant with all the desirable mods done by MXR as part of its design and manufacture. As such, it goes off and on my board from time to time - I have a small pedal board and usually prefer non-TS overdrive pedals.

That said, the GT-OD is an exceptional OD pedal. Not great for a clean boost as it adds a very small amount of grit even at low gain settings. It can go from mild to heavy (light distiortion) overdrive, with enough enhanced bass to make me forget it's fundamentally based on the TS circuit.

Plenty of volume, but if you keep the gain at 2 pm or less, the volume knob is very usable to at least Noon. Really not unlike many overdrive pedals - the Boss OD-3 is much louder at lower volume settings.

As to comparing it to the MXR Classic Overdrive, I've never played one but the consensus here seems to be that the two pedals are pretty close, with one exception - quality of components and construction. If you're gonna spend $40-50 for a cheapo, then you better expect it to crap out on you, at least if you're out there gigging every week. If you just play at home, you probably won't have any problems. But one GT-OD at $80 will outlast a whole bunch of C OD's at $40 if you're stompin' on them on stage every week. I've stopped buying Electro-Harmonix Nano pedals for this very reason - I've never gotten more than 6 months' use out of any of them.

IMHO. FWIW. Yadda yadda yadda.

^^^ I think I have kind of encountered first hand the difference in build quality between the MXR Classic OD (crappy grounding design) and the MXR GT-OD- so I admittedly got the BBE Green Screamer, once again "on the cheap" to replace it...It comes pretty close- but I think I will eventually get the MXR GT-OD.

Joe N- would love for you to demo the Green Screamer against the GT-OD somehow as you own the GT-OD, maybe you could just try out a Green Screamer sometime at a GC and take "mental notes!?!?":wink: I'm curious as I do think the Green Screamer and the MXR Classic OD (the MXR does have more Output) sound pretty similar,IMO

Would love to try a Green Screamer but I live a couple of hours from the nearest GC so it ain't gonna happen soon. I'm sure it's a good sounding pedal, probably a little closer to a pure TS than the GT-OD, from what I can hear on demos.

BTW, the GT-OD video on proguitarshop.com is very good and representative of what the pedal sounds like.

And, please don't get me wrong about my previous post. I just think that given my gigging requirements, I need pedals that can satisfy my tone, dependability and price requirements. Regarding tone, there are at least a dozen or so pedals out there that I like, but when I factor in durability and price, I seem to have gravitated to MXR pedals.

But that's just me. No value judgments on others. If you can afford to pop $29 at GC (it's like 5 Starbucks drinks!) to have fun with a pedal, go for it.

Love this forum!!!!

I have the Classic OD. It's screamerish, but the mid-hump is focused a little more on the lower-mids for a slightly more rock n' roll sound. I like it a lot - a Tube Screamer is a Tube Screamer and this one is cheap. A slightly different cheap Tube Screamer in a similar box with a similar switch is a Delta Labs Overdrive. That one is a little bit treblier and grainier, but in a good way.

I have the Classic OD. It's screamerish, but the mid-hump is focused a little more on the lower-mids for a slightly more rock n' roll sound. I like it a lot - a Tube Screamer is a Tube Screamer and this one is cheap. A slightly different cheap Tube Screamer in a similar box with a similar switch is a Delta Labs Overdrive. That one is a little bit treblier and grainier, but in a good way.

When I got the Green Screamer (last week from GC) I basically demo'ed (quickly) it against the Delta Labs OD, and they were pretty similar and about the same price- I chose the Green Screamer (even though I prefer the "MXR" size of the Delta OD) just becauseI thought it might be built better, IN/OUT jacks in particular, but I don't really know...

**just re-listened to the PGS demo of the GT-OD its got more Gain and more mids too (just like the MXR Classic OD) than the Green Screamer, it has a great sound to it!

I'll hold on to the GS as it sounds good too and seems well made (its not hard-wired of course, but the insides kind of remind me of the Barbers I used to have; neat and plenty of space, good switch and jacks...), it does fill the "TS" need I just want to have access to from time to time.

When I got the Green Screamer (last week from GC) I basically demo'ed (quickly) it against the Delta Labs OD, and they were pretty similar and about the same price- I chose the Green Screamer (even though I prefer the "MXR" size of the Delta OD) just becauseI thought it might be built better, IN/OUT jacks in particular, but I don't really know...

**just re-listened to the PGS demo of the GT-OD its got more Gain and more mids too (just like the MXR Classic OD) than the Green Screamer, it has a great sound to it!

I'll hold on to the GS as it sounds good too and seems well made (its not hard-wired of course, but the insides kind of remind me of the Barbers I used to have; neat and plenty of space, good switch and jacks...), it does fill the "TS" need I just want to have access to from time to time.

I'm not sure what you mean when you say the Green Screamer isn't "hard-wired"?. It has regular through-hole components, and has true-bypass switch wiring, so what isn't "hard-wired"?.

Al

I'm not sure what you mean when you say the Green Screamer isn't "hard-wired"?. It has regular through-hole components, and has true-bypass switch wiring, so what isn't "hard-wired"?.

Al

I'm not an electronics guy, so I guess I just figured at this price it would be a mix of hand-wired and "robot"- But I did mean to say that the Green Screamer sure looks like it is built like a tank-and I'm liking the sound of this "TS". I can only compare what I remember my old (gone) TS-9's sounding like, and the GS seems to have a nice bright edge (w/o any big loss of Bass, maybe just some tightening) plus some nice harmonics- good rock pedal- it gets its first gig Friday! :wink:

Just one of the things to look for in an inexpensive pedal is whether or not the input/output jacks are connected directly onto the circuit board. Most cheaper pedals are connected this way - saves a bunch in manufacturing costs. These connections tend to loosen or break with the normal use of stomping on the box and/or plugging cables in and out of the jacks repeatedly over time.

The minimum standard for a good pedal is having its jacks independently wired from and to the circuit board.

I have no idea how the Green Screamer's jacks are wired. I do know, though, that BBE seems to make a better quality "cheap" pedal than many others. The MXR GT-OD has independent wiring of its jacks; the MXR C OD (Guitar Center Special) does not.

Just one of the things to look for in an inexpensive pedal is whether or not the input/output jacks are connected directly onto the circuit board. Most cheaper pedals are connected this way - saves a bunch in manufacturing costs. These connections tend to loosen or break with the normal use of stomping on the box and/or plugging cables in and out of the jacks repeatedly over time.

The minimum standard for a good pedal is having its jacks independently wired from and to the circuit board.

I have no idea how the Green Screamer's jacks are wired. I do know, though, that BBE seems to make a better quality "cheap" pedal than many others. The MXR GT-OD has independent wiring of its jacks; the MXR C OD (Guitar Center Special) does not.

Yup! I found that out, and that's where my grounding problem is, at the jacks-everything is mounted to the board....its as if the MXR Classic OD is a cheap tease to get you to buy the GT-OD up the road...

What kinda scares me is that my black "modded" MXR Classic Distortion (which IMO, is just about the best sounding OD I have ever owned, it nails a cranked Fender amp tone) is built the same
of course as the Classic OD! No grounding issue so far.

OTOH, the Green Screamer has full size jacks hard-wired, big switch, and is built like (hopefully) a tank

Yup! I found that out, and that's where my grounding problem is, at the jacks-everything is mounted to the board....its as if the MXR Classic OD is a cheap tease to get you to buy the GT-OD up the road...

What kinda scares me is that my black "modded" MXR Classic Distortion (which IMO, is just about the best sounding OD I have ever owned, it nails a cranked Fender amp tone) is built the same
of course as the Classic OD! No grounding issue so far.

OTOH, the Green Screamer has full size jacks hard-wired, big switch, and is built like (hopefully) a tank

This is why I like the BBE pedals a lot, they haven't gone to SMD component boards that take special training to learn to work on, they're true bypass and sturdy and built more like the old pedals. Dunlop/MXR has gone over to surface-mount components with everything connected to the board over the last few years (on the production pedals) and they are an example of the kind of cost-cutting production that I think will not hold up in the long run. I do have the Classic OD and Classic Distortion, just because they were a deal on what are good-sounding pedals, but I expect my BBE pedals to be more reliable over the years. Plus, BBE has great technical support, they are quick to fix any problems and usually for free, even if you got the pedal second-hand. Dunlop's support has deteriorated IMO over the past few years, they usually deal with problems by trying to sell you on having them do the repairs for a not-so-small fee if you have an issue with a Dunlop product, and will not give out any info for people that want to fix the pedal themselves. They wouldn't even tell me what the function of a certain trimpot was in a pedal I asked them about, they insisted I pay to have them adjust it for me.

Al

I got the Green Screamer yesterday afternoon. Today I tried it out to compare with my TS-5 and Kevin's MXR Classic Overdrive. The first thing I did was to dial in my usual tone with the TS-5 and then tried to match it with the other two pedals. I got very, very close with either the BBE or the MXR. Both of those pedals have more high end. To my ears the TS-5 rolls off the highs more, no matter how you adjust the tone control. Then I just screwed around to hear what kind of sounds I could get.

The BBE and the MXR are a lot alike. The main differences are the build quality. The BBE is a little more massive and seems like it could take more abuse. The MXR doesn't like the plugs on my Planet Waves cables. They're a little bigger about half way down and I had to work it to get it in the jack. I ended up using a cable with a Switchcraft plug. The MXR has more volume on tap. I had the volume at about 2:00 on the BBE and barely 8:00 with the MXR. I like that the power jack is on the top. The daisy chain power adaptor reaches. If the jack was on the side, it would have been a problem.

Both are good sounding pedals and either could do the job. Maybe I'd like the GT-OD better then the BBE, but for $59.00 and free shipping, I'm happy.

With a little rearranging, I got both the Green Screamer and the Zendrive on my little pedalboard. Anyone coming to the Colorado TDPRI Jam are welcome to check things out.

^^Quick BBE Screamer "review":

I used the Green Screamer last night for its first gig! I played in a "pickup band" (old buddies that used to jam together, but no so much anymore) as the guys in my band were out of town; So we played all the old Beatles/Stones/SRV/Dead etc., we could think of...

I used my Tele>Green Screamer> Blues Driver (* note I always keep this pedal ON at low Gain high Level, and Tone at NOON to "wake up my old Blues Junior with some Presence, plus the Blues Driver works great dynamically with the guitar volume knob...)> other pedals>Blues Jr. Amp
My thinking was to use the Green Screamer (at high Gain and Level wherever needed to be a little louder than bypassed) as a more dedicated "kick on for thicker distorted lead boost" , whereas I would normally just turn the Gain UP on the Blues Driver but that tone (even at high Gain) is a little transparent and more modern than what I go for. So this worked GREAT I has able to leave the BD-2 ON at low Gain and just kick on the Green Screamer for some nice cutting leads and still stay in the "old rock" zone I prefer

Now last night (as I was in a rush) it was Tele>Green Screamer>Blues Driver and today (at home) I will try Tele>BD-2>Green Screamer just to hear the difference...bottom line very good "stacking" duo w/o any radical change in my tone...just a great rock boost- (the slightly higher than a TS-9 EQ of the BBE is cool here)

Final note: I really used both pedals only for more harder rocking stuff, (turning my guitar volume up with the Blues Driver already ON is still my preferred lead tone for much of the blues/country/R&R stuff I play)

I used the BBE GS at the Colorado TDPRI Jam today. I'm impressed! It worked especially well with the lap steel. Besides the GS I have a Zendrive and a Barber Direct Drive on my pedalboard. They all have different voices and work for different songs. For the longest time I just had an Ibanez TS-5 and now I have three dirt pedals. How'd this happen?

^^ I was so impressed with the BBE GS that (typical knee jerk for me) I was not thinking, I lent it (right away) to a friend to try out- and now I need it for a gig in a few days (my buddy lives 40 miles away!). Oh well, lucky for me I got other good OD's! I will have to wait to get the GS back for another gig. Doh!

Paul, just saw this thread. What pedal were you using when you played the lap steel. It sure sounds great. Paul does this thing with a volume pedal on his lap steel that sounds like some bizarre phaser only way cooler. Great job last week my friend.

Love this pedal. Right up there with the Sonic Edge J&J, Xotic BB and the new Ibanez 30th Anniversary RAw-9. The thing I love about MXR is they are reasonably priced, built well, quiet, and for me, they are perfect for the average musician. I find my GT-OD and J&J to sound more transparent and work better with my Bogner and PWE than even my Xotic pedals. Go figure.