Best Tube-Driven OD Pedal?

[Theorywolf]

I just listened to an old recording of mine with me using a Tonebone classic and I thought, Wow, that sounds pretty good with my strat! But I sold it a long time ago. What, in your opinion, is the best tube-driven OD pedal on the market for the blues and blues rock? Anything better than the tone bone?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[fatback]

My two favorite tube OD pedals are the Valveboy and the Zendrive 2.

:BEER

 

[junior40]

i like my fulltone ocd a lot

 

[lonestargtr]

the seymour duncan twin tube is pretty natural

 

[RickB]

If you can get past the dumb shape and big size of the new Ibanez Tube King, it is worth checking out for the money. I was really impressed by it.

 

[plowkraut]

I have a HOt British I use with the gain very very low that I like quite a bit for blues. You can't go wrong with a BK Butler Tube Driver and I'd guess the SIB offerings are solid (I've never heard the SIBs). Might be worth doing some research on them.

 

[Tuberoast]

I prefered the Hot British over the SIB (the SIB was raspy to me).

 

[Laxrappa11]

anyone ever mess around with a EHX english muffin? a kid down the hall was playing one through his marshall valvestate halfstack but im sure that amp wouldnt do it justice.

 

[NortheastHick]

I liked the hot british a lot, but only into a clean amp...it was a twin in my case. sold the amp, so the pedal had to go too. Really made the twin sound like a wound up marshall.

 

[utterhack]

i like my fulltone ocd a lot

Glad to hear it. But it's not a tube-driven OD

 

[syxxstring]

The valveboy is killer, I really want to find one in the JT Pedals case to match my V-Trem.

 

[Cary Chilton]

STAGE HOG is the one for me! Valveboy was pretty cool as was the tone bone classic, but the Stage Hog a lot more tweakablity and more dynamic and more openess to it's sounds. I haven't even tried using my Stage Hog to slam another tube amp into heavy crunch yet, but I am sure it would be awesome. I like my Stage Hog just going into the clean channel of my roland cube with my strat!

 

[Grant Ferstat]

I've been interested in the Stage Hog for a while.

How does it work as a direct recording tool?

 

[hamfist]

In Europe, the Blackstar HT-Dist and HT-Dual completely rule the roost, IMO. They are as good as any of the others, but cost much less.
Once you yanks get a taste of them, I reckon they will get pretty popular over there too (once Blackstar suss out their distribution).
Just interested, are the Blackstar pedals available anywhere in the US yet ? I know that a few of the amps are over there, but I wasn't aware of the pedals as yet.

 

[amphead777]

Yeah, waiting on those Blackstars. Anyone know when they are coming ?? The reviews "sound" great!

 

[katarzis]

i love the H&K Tube Factor.
you can hear it in this 2 demos - u can know its on when you hear delay:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Oj-1rWkC0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvAB6a0h9bA

 

[junior40]

Glad to hear it. But it's not a tube-driven OD

opps, you're right, sorry about that, must have over read the tube part

 

[otherone]

SIB Varidrive and Zendrive 2

 

[Wesman61]

anyone ever mess around with a EHX english muffin? a kid down the hall was playing one through his marshall valvestate halfstack but im sure that amp wouldnt do it justice.

My Son has one. It sounds a lot better than the lead channel of His TSL60 head. Definitely very "tubey."

 

[Wesman61]

If you can get past the dumb shape and big size of the new Ibanez Tube King, it is worth checking out for the money. I was really impressed by it.

How would You describe the tone? Marshally, Fendery????