Desert Island Distortion/Overdrive pedal????

ESQUIREoholic · April 1st, 2008, 04:03 PM

If you had only one dist/overdrive (not metal rather bluesy to clasic rock tone) pedal to go with your fav Tele and BF Fender amp, which one would you choose?

biker joe · April 1st, 2008, 04:25 PM

For just one pedal, I'd have to go with the Xotic AC Booster. It can act as either a booster or an overdrive. Then again, most overdrives are two in one designs lately.

E.D. Patton · April 1st, 2008, 04:33 PM

Been loving my Prescription Electronics Yardbox.

Very bitey, but cleans up nice with a little volume knob action.

markinlondon · April 1st, 2008, 04:35 PM

Rat! Clean boost to fuzz in one pedal. I'll admit to using a Blues Driver more often these days though.

Colin Johnston · April 1st, 2008, 05:38 PM

Zendrive

franchelB · April 1st, 2008, 08:34 PM

but I liked my stock Boss DS1 just fine. But then a friend modded it...good lord! I like it even more!!!

rotren · April 1st, 2008, 08:35 PM

I'd bring my Maxon SD-9. Fantastic pedal.

Bill · April 1st, 2008, 08:52 PM

Blackstone Appliances MOSFET overdrive. Designed to plug into a clean Fender amp. Two channels of overdrive that sound better than any pedal I've tried and cleans up from the volume knob of my guitar the way a tube amp does. It is also very, very cool looking. A pic I took of this mxr-sized box:

blues · April 1st, 2008, 10:13 PM

lovepedal COT50

Beerts · April 1st, 2008, 10:44 PM

Fulltone FullDrive2

Tim Bowen · April 1st, 2008, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ESQUIREoholic

If you had only one dist/overdrive (not metal rather bluesy to classic rock tone) pedal to go with your fav Tele and BF Fender amp, which one would you choose?

Klon Centaur. Some call it overpriced and overhyped, I call it the best at what it was designed to do, which is exactly what you've described.

Nub · April 2nd, 2008, 01:23 AM

HBE PowerScreamer or Pedalworx Texas Two Step...

But I could be happy with any of my pedals.

AngelStrummer · April 2nd, 2008, 04:05 AM

Specifically, my trusty, 20 year-old Boss OD-2.

Generally, a stock DS-1

johnnykf · April 2nd, 2008, 04:06 AM

Fulltone GT500, more transparent than my Mosfet FD2, works great at low and high volumes, like having 2 pedals in one, separate gains, tone etc. I have been on the King of Tone list for a long time and it looks like I may be up in a few months, can't wait to see what all the fuss is about.

ESQUIREoholic · April 2nd, 2008, 05:36 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/94-Klon-Centaur-...QQcmdZViewItem

Over $700

Lance · April 2nd, 2008, 06:28 AM

I have a Klon - it's the best sounding OD....but if I only had one pedal...it would be my King of Tone. Doesn't color things like most of the tube screamer varieties....and runs the range from clean boost to raunchy. It really is a all you "really" need. Toss one in the gig bag and go!

Guitar_Ninja · April 2nd, 2008, 03:51 PM

Probably a Boss DS-1, though the Dano FAB Distortion pedal does overdrive to fuzz quite nicely.

EJG1 · April 2nd, 2008, 03:54 PM

I know it may heresy to say so, but I like my TS-9.

Smokin' Joe Picante · April 2nd, 2008, 04:25 PM

I'm enamored of almost ALL the Fulltone gear, but the GT500 is really something else. Outside of that, the Fulltone OCD.

davie blue · April 2nd, 2008, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biker joe

Then again, most overdrives are two in one designs lately.

What, is that a bad thing? Cause I was going to say I've been having a lot of fun with my Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde pedal. This one pedal covers a LOT of ground!

Methos · April 2nd, 2008, 09:10 PM

I've had really good luck with my Marshal Bluesbreaker II pedal with all my Fender tube amps. Go figure.

greggorypeccary · April 2nd, 2008, 09:42 PM

Menatone Ms. Foxy Brown. I've said it here before, but between a Tele & any classic BF/SF fender it give you all the bluesy-rocky OD you need. Think Keef or early Page.

kludge · April 2nd, 2008, 10:20 PM

The same Rat II I've had for twenty-odd years now.

biker joe · April 3rd, 2008, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davie blue

What, is that a bad thing? Cause I was going to say I've been having a lot of fun with my Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde pedal. This one pedal covers a LOT of ground!

Not necessarily a bad thing. But it just seems like everyone is doing it now. Fulldrive, GT500, KingofTone, Xotic ac and bb plus, tonebone stuff, Blackstone, and of course all the visual sound pedals. Next thing all overdrive pedals will have 3 then 4 channels. It actually is probably not too far off considering the amps out there now like the Marshall JVM and Boogie Roadking have 4 channels with each channel having multiple modes. I guess it is great to have options but a lot of these simple little stomp boxes are getting big and complicated.

vjf1968 · April 3rd, 2008, 10:51 AM

I have a Yardbox also and I love the sound but I always used a battery with it. I was thinking about putting it on my new pedal board but I wasn't sure if it's reverse polarity. Do you use a 9volt or DC power?

rul8agn · April 3rd, 2008, 05:33 PM

Timmy or Red Snapper.
If I have to pick one.....Today = Timmy, Tomorrow = Red Snapper, Next Week = Timmy, etc.
Yes, they are both that nice at what they do. I wish there was a double pedal of these two together.

moparmutt · April 3rd, 2008, 09:42 PM

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ESQUIREoholic Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silver Spring, Md. Posts: 855	Desert Island Distortion/Overdrive pedal???? If you had only one dist/overdrive (not metal rather bluesy to clasic rock tone) pedal to go with your fav Tele and BF Fender amp, which one would you choose? __________________ Alright, hand over the Tele...and no one gets hurt!

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markinlondon Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wellington, NZ Age: 48 Posts: 426	Rat! Clean boost to fuzz in one pedal. I'll admit to using a Blues Driver more often these days though. __________________ Helping to invent english country dance guitar since 1981.

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rotren Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada, but born and raised in Sweden. Posts: 184	I'd bring my Maxon SD-9. Fantastic pedal. __________________ Free blues guitar lessons - Hellhound, Vox, Fender video clips & blues jazz funk lessons

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biker joe Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 296	For just one pedal, I'd have to go with the Xotic AC Booster. It can act as either a booster or an overdrive. Then again, most overdrives are two in one designs lately.

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E.D. Patton Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 876	Been loving my Prescription Electronics Yardbox. Very bitey, but cleans up nice with a little volume knob action.

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Bill Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 2,600 58 Photos	Blackstone Appliances MOSFET overdrive. Designed to plug into a clean Fender amp. Two channels of overdrive that sound better than any pedal I've tried and cleans up from the volume knob of my guitar the way a tube amp does. It is also very, very cool looking. A pic I took of this mxr-sized box: __________________ B i l l B a e c k A journal of our year in London

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Nub Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 851	HBE PowerScreamer or Pedalworx Texas Two Step... But I could be happy with any of my pedals.

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AngelStrummer Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London/Amsterdam Age: 41 Posts: 560	Specifically, my trusty, 20 year-old Boss OD-2. Generally, a stock DS-1 __________________ "Goodnight, enjoy the life you've chosen" - Bill Hicks

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johnnykf Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 432	Fulltone GT500, more transparent than my Mosfet FD2, works great at low and high volumes, like having 2 pedals in one, separate gains, tone etc. I have been on the King of Tone list for a long time and it looks like I may be up in a few months, can't wait to see what all the fuss is about.

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ESQUIREoholic Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silver Spring, Md. Posts: 855	Speaking of the Klon Centaur: http://cgi.ebay.com/94-Klon-Centaur-...QQcmdZViewItem Over $700 __________________ Alright, hand over the Tele...and no one gets hurt!

April 2nd, 2008, 06:28 AM	#16 (permalink)
Lance Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,163	I have a Klon - it's the best sounding OD....but if I only had one pedal...it would be my King of Tone. Doesn't color things like most of the tube screamer varieties....and runs the range from clean boost to raunchy. It really is a all you "really" need. Toss one in the gig bag and go! __________________ Lance "not very good...but I make up for it by playing loud"

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Guitar_Ninja Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 1,298 5 Photos	Probably a Boss DS-1, though the Dano FAB Distortion pedal does overdrive to fuzz quite nicely. __________________ Wicket KNOWS.

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EJG1 TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey Age: 53 Posts: 28	I know it may heresy to say so, but I like my TS-9. __________________ Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. --Albert Einstein

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Smokin' Joe Picante Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 499	+1 Fulltone GT500 I'm enamored of almost ALL the Fulltone gear, but the GT500 is really something else. Outside of that, the Fulltone OCD. __________________ http://www.joecurtisband.com/ Overheard at a gig... "The guitar could be louder... I have no idea how, but I'm sure it can be done..." ;)

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Methos Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 112	I've had really good luck with my Marshal Bluesbreaker II pedal with all my Fender tube amps. Go figure. __________________ Muddy Waters Telecaster - slightly modded Tacoma EM-C9 Fender Champ Fender Hot Rod Deluxe "Girls, guitars, guns - ain't life grand?"

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greggorypeccary Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 790 27 Photos	Menatone Ms. Foxy Brown. I've said it here before, but between a Tele & any classic BF/SF fender it give you all the bluesy-rocky OD you need. Think Keef or early Page. __________________ I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues! http://www.myspace.com/javablue

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vjf1968 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia Age: 40 Posts: 754 6 Photos	I have a Yardbox also and I love the sound but I always used a battery with it. I was thinking about putting it on my new pedal board but I wasn't sure if it's reverse polarity. Do you use a 9volt or DC power? __________________ "the cult aesthetic of liking only what's obscure is just as sick of being mindlessly led around by the nose" -Mark Mothersbaugh

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