Could we hear your favorite dirt pedal?

[Tomo]

There are so many great "dirt pedals" overdrive to distortion... fuzz...

What is your favorite pedal? I know it's hard to choose one... but why not to post your SOUND CLIP of dirt pedal with your favorite guitar and amp.

If you could write...

1) Name of your pedal

2) Why you like it so much?

3) How long have you owned it?

4) Any additional comments.

Let's enjoy it!


Tomo

[dspblues]

Here I go...

1) Name of your pedal: Cornish G2/SS3

2) Why you like it so much? Amazing singing and sustaining lead tones.

3) How long have you owned it? I think about 4 months.

4) Any additional comments: It's pretty quiet. Expensive? Yes... but worth it to me.

[Guitar James]

Here I go...

1) Name of your pedal: Cornish G2/SS3

2) Why you like it so much? Amazing singing and sustaining lead tones.

3) How long have you owned it? I think about 4 months.

4) Any additional comments: It's pretty quiet. Expensive? Yes... but worth it to me.

+1 Got a SS-2 and a G-2. Want to give a shout out to the P-2 as well. Love that pedal, insane amounts of gain!

[Freedom]

1) Name of your pedal:
RM Axis Fuzz

2) Why you like it so much?
I like the nuances it gives me, i like the fact that when on this fuzz "cuts" and dont get buried away, i like the way it cleans and its like an extention of my cooked amp's sound.

3) How long have you owned it?
About 9 months.

4) Any additional comments.
I always run my wahs first in chain so I appreciate the fact that a buffered wah is not necessary with this fuzz in order not to have oscillation probs etc etc...

[Tomo]

Here I go...

1) Name of your pedal: Cornish G2/SS3

2) Why you like it so much? Amazing singing and sustaining lead tones.

3) How long have you owned it? I think about 4 months.

4) Any additional comments: It's pretty quiet. Expensive? Yes... but worth it to me.

Thanks for writing... I did forget mention that you can post your clip with your favorite dirt pedal. Do you have clip of this pedal?

Tomo

[stump]

1. Xotic BB Preamp
2. Very flexible from clean to overdrive. Responds well to guitar volume control.
3. I've owned it for about 2 years
4. No clips yet but I'll post when I have a chance. Works great with all of my amps.

[Tomo]

1. Xotic BB Preamp
2. Very flexible from clean to overdrive. Responds well to guitar volume control.
3. I've owned it for about 2 years
4. No clips yet but I'll post when I have a chance. Works great with all of my amps.

Thank you! Have you ever try a BB Plus.... got more gain .. and very cool pedal (bass control gives you big sound... if you like heavy rock sound).

Great to hear that you have been enjoying for 2 YEARS! Look forward to hearing your clip.

Tomo

[Pickmaster]

1. Moded Barber Tone Pump - sound - http://www.drika.biz/barber.mp3
2. Two channels, sweet drive, very DUMBLEish
3. Owned it 4 months.
4. Works great with any amp.

[dspblues]

Thanks for writing... I did forget mention that you can post your clip with your favorite dirt pedal. Do you have clip of this pedal?

Tomo

I do, but it's hard for me to tell when I'm playing it. I record my gigs and a use different pedals during the night. :) I'll try to see what I have.

My live stuff is here: http://www.warrenmann.com/live

[Tomo]

I do, but it's hard for me to tell when I'm playing it. I record my gigs and a use different pedals during the night. :) I'll try to see what I have.

My live stuff is here: http://www.warrenmann.com/live

You use bunch of pedals.... how about this?
http://www.warrenmann.com/live/02-21-08/Crossroads.mp3

Nice playing and enjoyed your blues! Very hot!

Tomo

[Tomo]

Warren,

Which strat and amp/cab on this Feb gig?
http://www.warrenmann.com/gear.html

Tomo

[dspblues]

That was some rippin' tone if I do say so myself. :D My guess is that it's my Tokai Goldtop with Lollar P90s. Jeeter GSR, w/Klon, Pure 64 Mean Street w/Pure 64 1x12.

[dspblues]

I think it was a strat... I think I used the tremlo bar a couple times. :) Fooled me cause the tone was so thick. haha It could be this one... I put a WCR Darkburst in the bridge. I'm really digging having a humbucker in a strat.

http://www.warrenmann.com/quilt_finish_front.jpg

[cr8z4life]

1. Xotic BB Preamp
2. Very flexible from clean to overdrive. Responds well to guitar volume control.
3. I've owned it for about 2 years
4. No clips yet but I'll post when I have a chance. Works great with all of my amps.


I agree.......there are only 3 OD pedals I have left and they are the BB, the OCD, and the AC.......I use the OCD for my rock rythmn tones that need a little less in the mids.....and the BB for a tones that need a little more in the mids. For leads I use the AC over both.....it really works well that way. For times when I need more sustain and syrupy leads I might use the BB over the OCD....but have to be careful to keep the gain down .....

I tried the BB plus and wound up liking my straignt BB better!

[Tomo]

1) Name of your pedal:
RM Axis Fuzz

2) Why you like it so much?
I like the nuances it gives me, i like the fact that when on this fuzz "cuts" and dont get buried away, i like the way it cleans and its like an extention of my cooked amp's sound.

3) How long have you owned it?
About 9 months.

4) Any additional comments.
I always run my wahs first in chain so I appreciate the fact that a buffered wah is not necessary with this fuzz in order not to have oscillation probs etc etc...

Thanks for writing! Fuzz is fun to have. Sounds good... Hope you can make your sound clip of this pedal.

Tomo

[samtheman]

There are so many great "dirt pedals" overdrive to distortion... fuzz...

What is your favorite pedal? I know it's hard to choose one... but why not to post your SOUND CLIP of dirt pedal with your favorite guitar and amp.

If you could write...

1) Name of your pedal

2) Why you like it so much?

3) How long have you owned it?

4) Any additional comments.

Let's enjoy it!


Tomo

1. Screwdriver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWE1b_S0pEM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOjiC7hqS68

2. Its sounds good with every amp

3. About 1 year..

/sam

[Apeman]

1. Screwdriver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWE1b_S0pEM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOjiC7hqS68

2. Its sounds good with every amp

3. About 1 year..

/sam

Sounds really nice. Of course, that amplifier sounds great to begin with as well :)

*edit* Funny coincidence... Just checked out Aiken amplifiers, and Google turned up one for sale here in Finland. Then I check it out and see "Ostin torilta nimimerkiltä svilo"... So is this your old amp for sale? The same one used to record those clips?

[samtheman]

Sounds really nice. Of course, that amplifier sounds great to begin with as well :)

*edit* Funny coincidence... Just checked out Aiken amplifiers, and Google turned up one for sale here in Finland. Then I check it out and see "Ostin torilta nimimerkiltä svilo"... So is this your old amp for sale? The same one used to record those clips?



Yes, it was mine ;) . Sold it to get Reinhardt :BEER

/sam

[matte]

lovepedal (who else?)jacko. (http://mattemusic.com/JackoPL.swf) cool thread tomo! let's track in the next couple of weeks. ttys.

[straticus]

With out a doubt, my favorite dirt pedal is the Div by 13 Dyna-Ranger.

I like it because ..........well, it sounds great! It retains dynamics and expression. It doesn't get mushy. It works well with my Fargen Bordeaux.

It's been on my board since the day I bought it three years ago and it's not going anywhere.

If you want to hear it go here

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=801655

and listen to Innocence And Fear. The solo with the Dyna-Ranger starts around 2mins into the song.

[dspblues]

Thanks for writing... I did forget mention that you can post your clip with your favorite dirt pedal. Do you have clip of this pedal?

Tomo

I'll make a clip of this pedal when I get my studio setup again, but here's what it sounds like..

See the solo around 2:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6xtSbGBydM

[erksin]

There are so many great "dirt pedals" overdrive to distortion... fuzz...

What is your favorite pedal? I know it's hard to choose one... but why not to post your SOUND CLIP of dirt pedal with your favorite guitar and amp.

If you could write...

1) Name of your pedal

2) Why you like it so much?

3) How long have you owned it?

4) Any additional comments.

Let's enjoy it!


Tomo

Favorite would be my Timmy, no question.

I've had one on my board for over three years now - nothing I've tried simulates the sound of the amp breaking up better. It's dynamically sensitive, adds gorgeous harmonic content, and leaves the inherent voicing of whatever amp you're playing through intact.

This clip is the Timmy into a Marshall 100w Super Lead, and I'm using a Warmoth Tele with Harmonic Design Z-90 pickups. The amp is only on 3 and is being governed by a Hotplate set for -8dB. There was some amp dirt happening already, but it didn't sound nearly as rich or dynamic until I hit it with the Timmy. The Gain is around 9:30, Volume/Bass/Treble are at 2:00.

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6799185

[Greggy]

Tomo, great thread!

My fav dirt pedal: Bad Monkey
Why?: Gets the dirt without the fizzy top end
Have owned it for 1 year.
Works well with all of my amps (GT Soul-O 45, Rivera M60).

Recording chain for the following clip: Fralin P90 LP on the bridge pup->Bad Monkey->GE7 eq with sniper mod->GT Soul-O 45->SM57->Presonus MP20 mic pre->Lexicon A/D->Roland VS2400.

Bad Monkey and P90 LP (http://www.umsl.edu/~aubuchong/HardRockBadMonkey.mp3)

[tkaldhol]

1) Name of your pedal: Foxrox Captain Coconut (1)

2) Why you like it so much? The Fuzz in this unit has an amazing, organic, musical edge to it. Grit(bias-control) takes it from sweet to insane.

3) How long have you owned it? 6-7 years.

4) Any additional comments: This has been a really good studio tool. I've used the fuzz on guitars, bass, synths with new and interesting results every time.

Edit: Been looking for the soundclip I wanted to post, but it's gone. sorry

[KRosser]

1) Name of your pedal

Lovepedal Eternity


2) Why you like it so much?


It responds beautifully to the way I play. It has a full range of sounds that have proven very useful in my real-life daily work

3) How long have you owned it?

Just shy of four years


4) Any additional comments.


I own several dirt boxes and none get used as much as my Lovepedals...Sean just has "it", for me, whatever "it" is....

[big mike]

My favorite's a relic drive from Nick Greer (caveat I am a dealer, but I don't base my choice of what works for ME on the few things I sell). Had it about 2.5 years I think.

I'll have to make some clips, I love the way it reacts, and it just helps get that sound I've had in my head.

I like a lot of other things as well, the AC Boost I had was very good, the Homebrew Powerscreamer is great too, but I always come back to the relic drive.

[Tomo]

Thanks guys! I get many questions on overdrive pedals.. so I will send people here.

Sound great guys! Thank you.

Tomo

[big mike]

I own several dirt boxes and none get used as much as my Lovepedals...Sean just has "it", for me, whatever "it" is....


I love that. When you bond with a mfr so well that everything just 'works' for you. I have that with my guitars and amps for sure.

[BillDncn]

1) Name of your pedal.................Radial Tonebone Classic

2) Why you like it so much?.......... Not fuzzy. Many different levels of gain. True bypass. Lots of features and tones available

3) How long have you owned it?....Still on our honeymoon

4) Any additional comments..........Tough choice between this and a Keeley DS-1 I've been using and love


Ok, got one up of the TB Classic yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF0B983Fbfg

[Tomo]

Thanks guys!

If you are intereted in posting your favorite guitar & amp.. here...
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=424948


Tomo

[A440]

1) Name of your pedal

small box Pro Co Rat

2) Why you like it so much?

works great into any clean amp

3) How long have you owned it?

over 20 yrs now

4) Any additional comments.

I first bought it in the 80's when I read that Jeff Beck used one.
At the time, it even made my cheap SS amps sound good.

After trying many other pedals, I keep coming back to this one. Other pedals may excel in the lower gain areas, but the Rat can definitely cover many bases from light OD to full-on, creamy distortion. Very versatile, and the filter knob makes it easy to dial in the top end. sorry, I'll have to work on a clip.

thanks Tomo, great thread !

[Tomo]

1) Name of your pedal

small box Pro Co Rat

2) Why you like it so much?

works great into any clean amp

3) How long have you owned it?

over 20 yrs now

4) Any additional comments.

I first bought it in the 80's when I read that Jeff Beck used one.
At the time, it even made my cheap SS amps sound good.

After trying many other pedals, I keep coming back to this one. Other pedals may excel in the lower gain areas, but the Rat can definitely cover many bases from light OD to full-on, creamy distortion. Very versatile, and the filter knob makes it easy to dial in the top end. sorry, I'll have to work on a clip.

thanks Tomo, great thread !


Thanks! 20 years! Impressive!
I got that and vintage Rat pedal. What a great pedal!

I am enjoying my BJF's Spider Maki Fuzz(CAF). Woooow!


Tomo

[JeffreyC]

Cool thread Tomo and very nice playing on your youtube vids!

Here's a clip I did recently...Rory Gallagher strat ->Demeter comp->G2->Empress Superdelay->Reeves Custom 50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-XdCFR3NY&fmt=18


1) Name of your pedal - Cornish G2

2) Why you like it so much? - It's just the most beautiful fuzz/dist that sings

3) How long have you owned it? - 1 yr

4) Any additional comments.

[djinn1973]

This is a G&L in to a (lightly modded) AC15CC set clean.

1) Name of your pedal
Catalinbread: The Hyperpak

2) Why you like it so much?
Its very responsive and voiced perfectly for both my amp and the style of music I am trying to play

3) How long have you owned it?
A little under a year (I think)

4) Any additional comments.
An unfinished progression that I have been fooling with for a while.
The playing is just ok, but I think I managed to hit on why I love this pedal so much.

Let's enjoy it!
Hyperpak (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7313578)

[Bobby D]

There are so many great "dirt pedals" overdrive to distortion... fuzz...

What is your favorite pedal? I know it's hard to choose one... but why not to post your SOUND CLIP of dirt pedal with your favorite guitar and amp.

If you could write...

1) Name of your pedal

2) Why you like it so much?

3) How long have you owned it?

4) Any additional comments.

Let's enjoy it!


Tomo

Ok TOMO!

Favorite pedal is BJF Snow White Fuzz

I like it because it has a very elegant and smooth fuzz that makes for a very nice lead tone. And if it is pushed HARD into the input, it starts to do some fun things :YinYang

I have owned mine for 4 months now

After owning MANY fuzzes, the Snow White seems to be the perfect fuzz for me, especially with a strat!

Here's a video demo of the Snow White Fuzz!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2V6EaPEwNw

[Tomo]

Cool thread Tomo and very nice playing on your youtube vids!

Here's a clip I did recently...Rory Gallagher strat ->Demeter comp->G2->Empress Superdelay->Reeves Custom 50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-XdCFR3NY&fmt=18


1) Name of your pedal - Cornish G2

2) Why you like it so much? - It's just the most beautiful fuzz/dist that sings

3) How long have you owned it? - 1 yr

4) Any additional comments.


Thank you so much! Do you have a pic of G2? and just G2 clip?

Tomo

[rickman769]

Lovepedal Kanji Eternity
I like it because it is gritty yet smooth and dynamic.
I've only had it a few months


http://www.mediafire.com/?ytdezmtnycc

The clip is my new (to me) 60' Custom Shop relic Strat through the Kanji (level 2 o'clock, tone 11 o'clock, drive 12 o'clock (laugh if you must, I usually play through a Bogner Shiva, but I have no way to record at the moment) Garageband's Twin Reverb Model.

Please excuse the sloppiness; it's all in one take and I haven't quite gotten used to the Strat yet so I had some struggle with the fairly dry tone.
The BT was provided by BTking

Thanks :)

Tomo, hope to see you at Berklee in a few months :)

[rickman769]

Ok TOMO!

Favorite pedal is BJF Snow White Fuzz

I like it because it has a very elegant and smooth fuzz that makes for a very nice lead tone. And if it is pushed HARD into the input, it starts to do some fun things :YinYang

I have owned mine for 4 months now

After owning MANY fuzzes, the Snow White seems to be the perfect fuzz for me, especially with a strat!

Here's a video demo of the Snow White Fuzz!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2V6EaPEwNw

Wow! That is a great sounding Fuzz, very usable tones you're getting there.

[Texsunburst59]

Much to my amazement, my best sounding dirt pedal for studio recordings is my Marshall Bluesbreaker II pedal. For some reason is just kicks major butt when run in front of my amps. It has such a nice singing tone that really comes through in recordings. Here's some samples.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6366151
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6023443
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=5996190
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6012247
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=4866873

[kurt1981]

Okay, my favorite, Xotic AC booster. I've had one for 2 years now, sweet pedal, just the right amount of gain, not too much to be fizzy, but enough to have a full sound. I like how it stacks too. There are a few clips of it, on my band's site, not my best playing, sissy strut and rock steady are good examples of the pedal into a carr rambler. Again, not my best playing,
Kurt

www.genandthelps.com (http://www.genandthelps.com)

[achase4u]

I like my cmatmods pedals - the signa drive and black plague.

Heres a clip of the BP http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8284791

I like it because it gives me a nice even smooth singing distortion. I think that clip was recorded on my deluxe reverb with the volume on like 3.

Heres the signa http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7521580

It has more of a saturated tube drive going on... Deluxe reverb here again. Probably my strat.

[kidderminsterbro]

Hey Tomo

These are two of my favorite dirt pedals.

The Tonebender I bought in 1974 and it is truly dirty and can sustain for quite a while.

The ProCo Rat was purchased by me in 1984 and with the proper setting is smooth and violin like.

One thing for sure they take a beating and keep on ticking.

peace,
rich http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWDPLcqzRLA

[Shiny_Beast]

1) Boss DS-1
2) bite, compression, dynamics
3) more or less had one lying around for the last 20 years

This song was recorded with a RI mex strat into a DS-1 into a small harmony amp.

t6u5zVu9670


"there can be only one"

[LUZBEL]

Mine are:
landgraff Distortion box and Dynamic overdrive.

[Seegs]

1) Name of your pedal.................Kingsley Jester

2) Why you like it so much?.......... the feel is unlike any solid state pedal I have ever had...words cannot describe the tone

3) How long have you owned it?....3 months

4) Any additional comments...I havn't even scratched the surface of what this pedal can do...it has rendered all my goto pedals as almost done and gone...I mean I havn't stepped on my 94' Klon...my Precision OD or my KOT4 since I got this bad boy...

in fact I like it so much I am on the list for a Juggler...

Chow,
Seegs

[funkycam]

1) Name of your pedal
trombetta velvet fuzz
2) Why you like it so much?
super sweet smooth lead tone from a clean & bright fender amp
3) How long have you owned it?
3 mos
4) Any additional comments.
Paul Trombetta is great guy & a local builder to me. I also have my guitars built by a local guy called Dan Ransom.
If there is anyone local to you who builds gear, support them!
clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IdLFgvIH_s&feature=related

[robbinsteele]

1)name of pedal=timmy..i like it cuz it sounds like my amp"juiced"..owned and played over a year,always come back to it no matter what i buy..paul cochrane is a great guy to deal with!

[suckamc]

1) Name of your pedal: Paul Trombetta Mini Bone
2) Why you like it so much? Goes from a really warm traditional fuzz to insane but useable deviance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTtai4Uwh-M
3) How long have you owned it? 5 months? Something like that
4) Any additional comments: Not expensive, either!


My other favorite is the Rockett Pedals Blue Note. I don't have a clip of it yet, but it's the single best OD pedal ever made. It doesn't do high gain, but for lower gain solos, crunch and edge-of-breakup tones, no pedal I've ever heard or played is as good... I've done the A/B tests and there was just no question.

[crzyfngers]

1) textosterone by bill webb
2) i sounds like my guitar, just angrier
3)about 2 years. tried lots of others. i own a zendrive also to carry in my gigbag.
4) http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8882041

[icarusi]

There are so many great "dirt pedals" overdrive to distortion... fuzz...

What is your favorite pedal? I know it's hard to choose one... but why not to post your SOUND CLIP of dirt pedal with your favorite guitar and amp.

If you could write...

1) Name of your pedal - Behringer BO100 Blues Overdrive

2) Why you like it so much? - I auditioned a few from the range and this suited me

3) How long have you owned it? - a few years

4) Any additional comments. - on the clip I use a CS100>EQ700>BO100 which gives a high-gainy sound with no 'mush' gating, a little expansion and some double-stop grittiness.

Let's enjoy it!
Tomo

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8903625
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[MHermans]

1) BB preamp
2) It's fairly transparent. It responds well to dynamics. It's small. It's red!
3) For a long time.
4) I have other dirt pedals, but I like the way this one handles chords.

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[funkycam]

1) BB preamp
2) It's fairly transparent. It responds well to dynamics. It's small. It's red!
3) For a long time.
4) I have other dirt pedals, but I like the way this one handles chords.

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great playing & v nice tone. top marks !

[MHermans]

great playing & v nice tone. top marks !

Thanks Funkycam. I listened to your clip as well. Very nice tone and playing. I've never heard of that pedal.

[Tomo]

Thanks everyone! Sounds great!

Tomo

[Tomo]

Hey Tomo

These are two of my favorite dirt pedals.

The Tonebender I bought in 1974 and it is truly dirty and can sustain for quite a while.

The ProCo Rat was purchased by me in 1984 and with the proper setting is smooth and violin like.

One thing for sure they take a beating and keep on ticking.

peace,
rich http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWDPLcqzRLA

Thank you! I love my Rat pedal too.

Tomo

[BuddyGuit]

Well I like many here have several on my board. i can't say I have a favorite so here's a clip going through them all.

ASAT Classic (bridge pup)> pedalboard> Egnater Rebel head> 79 Princeton Reverb w/Eminence "Lil Buddy speaker. Recorded wZoom H2 just sitting on my computer table. Not gig volume and uneven volumes on pedals.

http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=9052329&q=hi