Rock band Distortion with a Strat and a Fender Amp

[stratman7]

Need some advice please.

Other than switching guitars and amp, I need to know what would be the best way to dirty up my tone for Rock tunes. I play Strat and a Fender Amp with Lots of headroom. The only pedal I have to get grit is a Fulltone Fulldrive 2. Its not bad but ..... In playing some standard Rock covers I may need to get another pedal to get me some more distortion to hang with those tunes. I play lead so - I need some help.....

Orange Boss Distortion Pedal $40??
LCD??? $120
Timmy???
Wampler???? and which one?


Thank you!

 

[steelerboy329]

POT/Timmy for low gain OD
Skreddy Lunar Module/Screwdriver for high gain OD

 

[huskerjohn]

You might like a RAT, OCD, Crunch Box, DS1. These are all reasonably priced. There are a bunch of other options depending on what you like and what you want to pay.

 

[aporcelainsky]

can't tell if serious

 

[FindThePocket]

When you say rock, you mean what?

 

[stratman7]

Tom Petty, Neil Young, ---general rock cover tunes

 

[stratman7]

Yes--serious..

 

[SirGilmour]

I LOVE my skreddy lunar module mini deluxe for anything from OD to dist to fuzz. Really can't beat it for dirt.

 

[89strat]

You can do a lot with a RAT as well as with an OCD. Even the inexpensive Boss DS-1 will get you there.

 

[Goo Fighters]

Tom Petty, Neil Young, ---general rock cover tunes

I think a Way Huge Red Llama would probably work well for those guys. Tom Petty uses one. Cheap, too. A Wampler Black 65 and/or Tweed 57 would also probably work well for what you want, although they are $200 pedals. +1 on the Rat as well. I think you can snag a mini VFE version for $75.

 

[690MBCOMMANDO]

You can do a lot with a RAT as well as with an OCD. Even the inexpensive Boss DS-1 will get you there.

+1 on this. I like the JHS All American (Rat clone) as well as the OCD (which I happen to be selling an extra one in the emporium).

 

[RocksOff]

BOR
Catalinbread RAH

 

[tennisplayer]

What amp?????????

 

[61strat]

If you already have a FD2 get a good Rat. For classic rock, I think a strat and a Rat stacked for solos is "classic"...

 

[FLYING V 83]

If you're going Wampler I'd say either Pinnacle or Sovereign
Go to GC and try a bunch of stuff and see what you like
Sometimes a cheapie Boss or Digitech will fill the bill

 

[NHBluesMan]

Jekyll & Hyde

 

[trebb]

I love my Blackout Effectors Musket Fuzz through my Tele & Blues Jr. Works great for higher end distortion and/or fuzz (can roll the fuzz back and it's just a straight up distortion).

I wouldn't recommend the Timmy into a clean Fender amp, though. I've got one on my board. I use it to kind of fatten up the clean tone, but it doesn't sound very good when running the gain a bit higher. I'm sure there are better options.

 

[dmagalhaes]

Has the day come where you can't play classic rock with a Strat, a Fender tube amp and almost any dirt pedal?

 

[Goo Fighters]

Has the day come where you can't play classic rock with a Strat, a Fender tube amp and almost any dirt pedal?

Some of us want to paint with a bigger colour palette.

 

[kirkham13]

Okko Diablo has been my favorite......... strat into fender. Or a fuzz.............