baseballnolie34
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Hi TGP,
Cliffs notes: Want recommendations for super-transparent violin-tone/pissed off Plexi OD pedal that plays nicely with Fender amps and other high-quality pedals.
I finally settled on a rig of Les Paul/telecaster/80's Ibanez -> Japanese OD/boost pedal called a "Force" (ultra transparent, very clear and articulate but can get gritty) -> Fender Twin/Deluxe Reverb. I love the whole rig and would like to keep this same basic tone (light overdrive, very bright, clear, and responsive, but unforgiving to bad notes) but get higher gain a la Eric Johnson/Joe Bonamassa. The sound I'm getting right now is really "thereish", like if you just added the right pedal before the boost with a delay before the amp, you'd have a fantastic Violin tone. By the way, I'm not looking to sound exactly like either of those guys, but just to get a pedal that'll get me something like EJ's tone in ACL's Righteous and Cliffs of Dover that I can adjust to comfort.
I've been looking into the Jetter Gain Stage pedals, Blue, Purple, and Red, as well as a Tube Driver. The demos all sound fantastic, but I'm not sure if these pedals will "dominate" the rig too much. I have a Keeley DS-1, for example, that simply doesn't sound good coupled with anything else but delay, something I want to avoid with a new pedal purchase. I love tinkering with pedal order, settings, and stacking, so I'd like whatever I buy to respond in as amp-like, transparent, and stackable a way as possible.
So... 1) Am I making sense/do you guys kinda understand where I'm going with this windy 4am post? and 2) What pedals would you recommend to get me where I want to be?
If it helps, the OCD, Fulldrive, and Radial Pedals really didn't do it for me.
Thanks!
Cliffs notes: Want recommendations for super-transparent violin-tone/pissed off Plexi OD pedal that plays nicely with Fender amps and other high-quality pedals.
I finally settled on a rig of Les Paul/telecaster/80's Ibanez -> Japanese OD/boost pedal called a "Force" (ultra transparent, very clear and articulate but can get gritty) -> Fender Twin/Deluxe Reverb. I love the whole rig and would like to keep this same basic tone (light overdrive, very bright, clear, and responsive, but unforgiving to bad notes) but get higher gain a la Eric Johnson/Joe Bonamassa. The sound I'm getting right now is really "thereish", like if you just added the right pedal before the boost with a delay before the amp, you'd have a fantastic Violin tone. By the way, I'm not looking to sound exactly like either of those guys, but just to get a pedal that'll get me something like EJ's tone in ACL's Righteous and Cliffs of Dover that I can adjust to comfort.
I've been looking into the Jetter Gain Stage pedals, Blue, Purple, and Red, as well as a Tube Driver. The demos all sound fantastic, but I'm not sure if these pedals will "dominate" the rig too much. I have a Keeley DS-1, for example, that simply doesn't sound good coupled with anything else but delay, something I want to avoid with a new pedal purchase. I love tinkering with pedal order, settings, and stacking, so I'd like whatever I buy to respond in as amp-like, transparent, and stackable a way as possible.
So... 1) Am I making sense/do you guys kinda understand where I'm going with this windy 4am post? and 2) What pedals would you recommend to get me where I want to be?
If it helps, the OCD, Fulldrive, and Radial Pedals really didn't do it for me.
Thanks!
