Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive Demo
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Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive Demo
Stock demo, this pedal is pretty great out of the box, haven't heard the bypass issue people complain about.
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They're so hideously cheap that if you like the sound there's no reason not to buy one basically.Nick wrote:Thanks for reminding me I need this pedal. I fell in love with it when I found out it was James Shaw from Metric's main overdrive.
I used to have an OD-3 which I loved but had to sell when I was low on money and had bills to pay, I also owned a Turbo Overdrive OD-2R back in the day which I loved too. Boss's Overdrive series is pretty damn solid as far as I'm concerned. The distortions and fuzzes are a little more hit and miss.
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Will make a demo tomorrow maybe or when I can. Anyway, I'm really happy with it, I did this modification:
http://www.geocities.com/overdrivespide ... epfour.htm
The Keeley 5 Star mod. I socketed D6 and am using a NOS Germanium AC128 transistor and it sounds glorious. Brilliant Overdrive pedal now, much fuller.
Didn't bother rejigging the tone control as it sounds great anywhere up to 1 o clock. Had to do the bypass fix after my initial mod as the Gain increase made the problem obvious, you can hear a quiet overdriven ghost guitar along with your clean. That's fixed now though so this thing is a monster.
Playing my Jaguar through both pedals now and loving it.
Will make a demo tomorrow maybe or when I can. Anyway, I'm really happy with it, I did this modification:
http://www.geocities.com/overdrivespide ... epfour.htm
The Keeley 5 Star mod. I socketed D6 and am using a NOS Germanium AC128 transistor and it sounds glorious. Brilliant Overdrive pedal now, much fuller.
Didn't bother rejigging the tone control as it sounds great anywhere up to 1 o clock. Had to do the bypass fix after my initial mod as the Gain increase made the problem obvious, you can hear a quiet overdriven ghost guitar along with your clean. That's fixed now though so this thing is a monster.
Playing my Jaguar through both pedals now and loving it.
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Actually, have you changed something in your setup recently? I swear your cleans started sounding fuller and a bit more bassy on your demos recently.Mike wrote:That was my Baja Telecaster into the Orange Tiny Terror through a 1x10" cab.nomorebridge wrote:Not very helpful in the I know but I really liked your clean tone on this sans the pedal engaged... but obviously it could of been adding a little something who knows
look forward to the mod video
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I was talking out my ass with regard the OD3, sorry mate, I just Super would equate more gain..glad mike's set you right
Nice I'm not the only one to notice the clean tone thingy even if it's in both our heads
I reckon for me it's the baja that's doing it but I dunno... I wonder how much they will go up on the 1st bugger it
Nice I'm not the only one to notice the clean tone thingy even if it's in both our heads
I reckon for me it's the baja that's doing it but I dunno... I wonder how much they will go up on the 1st bugger it
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I've been taking a bit more care over mic position, and maybe also recording them at a bit of a louder volume to get more out of the TT. I was doing them quite quiet before so as not to piss anyone off. Now I don't care. My neighbours on the left are pothead idiots who have friends over to have loud conversations on Sunday nights, and on the right they're pikeys with kids who play recorders and that.Zaphod wrote:Actually, have you changed something in your setup recently? I swear your cleans started sounding fuller and a bit more bassy on your demos recently.Mike wrote:That was my Baja Telecaster into the Orange Tiny Terror through a 1x10" cab.nomorebridge wrote:Not very helpful in the I know but I really liked your clean tone on this sans the pedal engaged... but obviously it could of been adding a little something who knows
look forward to the mod video
I've been using the Tele on some demos recently as I think it's more of a familiar reference sound for people than my Jaguar, which I love (it's my number one now), but isn't for everyone