Joined: 01 Jun 2012 Posts: 2410 Location: bottom of in a hell
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 12:11 am Post subject: NPD - I finally get a decent overdrive pedal
I was at my local Book Off yesterday and saw that they finally had a few pedals in, and among them was the Boss Super Overdrive. I've been wanting to get an overdrive pedal for a while, and it was either this or the Pigtronix Polysaturator (which was also at Book Off) but I decided against that one, because it was $70 and I hated the form factor of it (both jacks on on side, the footswitch too close to the knobs). Plus, Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500 and Luna swears by the SD-1, so I figured, why not? Well, not only did it come with the box, it came with all the original factory papers, including the year's catalog of pedals, which is how I figured out this is from 2005. And it's brand new and unused too, not a sign of wear on it, I love it.
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Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 3320 Location: Manchester U.K.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:46 am Post subject:
Got an SD1 last week also. Been fed up with the TS9 for the last few months, and this has been the perfect remedy. Seems to have more volume, more gain, and the tone knob seems more responsive. Think the Ts9 is maybe more transparent, but I like the sound of the SD1. _________________ www.lowrisemusic.com
just borrowed fran's recently. i found it thinned out my signal and cut too much bass while adding a midrange graininess to my vox that i couldn't shake off (not AS much as a TS though). it's supposed to be a mainstay for vox amps (that lad from radiohead uses the combination) so maybe i just suck
Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 3996 Location: London, England
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:19 am Post subject:
George wrote:
just borrowed fran's recently. i found it thinned out my signal and cut too much bass while adding a midrange graininess to my vox that i couldn't shake off (not AS much as a TS though). it's supposed to be a mainstay for vox amps (that lad from radiohead uses the combination) so maybe i just suck
If you suck George I must do too, I can't get them to work for me either.
Joined: 24 Oct 2012 Posts: 8728 Location: happiest town in america
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 1:05 pm Post subject:
George wrote:
just borrowed fran's recently. i found it thinned out my signal and cut too much bass while adding a midrange graininess to my vox that i couldn't shake off (not AS much as a TS though). it's supposed to be a mainstay for vox amps (that lad from radiohead uses the combination) so maybe i just suck
try different guitars with different kinds of pickups and maybe try rolling the tone knob where you normally wouldn't.. _________________
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I've been singing the praises of these. After years of searching I've ended back where I started wondering why I thought these weren't good enough... great pedal. _________________ Extreme distortion used discreetly...
Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 7836 Location: Albany, NY
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:33 pm Post subject:
I like them through Fenders....it was a staple of Metric's (James Shaw) early tone from Live it Out/Old World Underground (useless trivia, about a band that only myself and canadian teenagers probably care about)
Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3172 Location: Glasgow, UK
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:53 am Post subject:
The only actual standalone OD pedal I have it the Boss OS2 Overdrive/Distortion. The OD side sounds about the same as the video here. It's always difficult to tell properly on youtube videos tho.
I have been thinking about getting a new OD that goes with the cleaner sound I prefer these days. I did have one of those Cool Cat ones and really loved it (it was in my effects bag that got stolen). Going by your review on here I think I'll have to give one of these a try in person.
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 3320 Location: Manchester U.K.
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:58 am Post subject:
Thomas wrote:
Going by your review on here I think I'll have to give one of these a try in person.
They're like £25 second hand too, so really easy to try with the added bonus of the usual Boss tank like build quality.
Must say though, at practice last night it was colouring my sound more on the mustang than it did on my egc. So yeah, ODs do seem to be very dependent on individual set up. _________________ www.lowrisemusic.com
yeah, the standalone boss drives are always pretty good with fender amps in my experience, but i can't get them to work with a vox (boss od3, bd2, os2 and sd1 now ruled out), which happens to prefer clean(ish) boosts, which happen to be useless with fenders. interesting learning experience. i only play strat type guitars though.
yeah, the standalone boss drives are always pretty good with fender amps in my experience, but i can't get them to work with a vox (boss od3, bd2, os2 and sd1 now ruled out), which happens to prefer clean(ish) boosts, which happen to be useless with fenders. interesting learning experience. i only play strat type guitars though.
What is your main guitar George? _________________ Extreme distortion used discreetly...
I fancied a Jaguarillo when they came out... was waiting for the price to drop but when it did I'd just bought my Yamaha SG so it never happened. _________________ Extreme distortion used discreetly...
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