EastCoastRocker
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I normally run my Coyote cranked (or with a bit of power dampening if need be.)
Between that setting and ridding the guitar volume/tone/pickups I get a pretty versatile pallet to choose from. I'll switch between low sensitivity and high sensitivity inputs if I want more variety. I almost never use anything in from of the amp. If I want hi gain I'll use another amp.
I will at times set the amp to the edge of breakup (instead of balls to the walls), and I'll add a gentle boost to get some extra edge. I'll ride the guitar controls, and I'll only kick in the pedal as needed.
So tonight, I had the Coyote gained up high using the high sensitivity input with a Les Paul. But this time I put my OCD v1 in front of it, and I set the OCD to about twice my normal boost, and I also dialed in a decent amount of drive. I kept the pedal in LP mode.
Hot Dang!
Not only did I have so much gain on tap that my Bluedog was begging for mercy,
But it stayed articulate and cleaned up so well with the guitar controls that I still can't believe it!
I left the pedal engaged at all times. I went from Metallica to GNR to classic rock to so clean when I dialed the guitar back and picked gently that I started playing "Peggy Sue". I actually was laughing out loud at that point!
I jammed for over an hour and I was in tweaker's heaven riding those guitar controls with the pedal always engaged. I was just mesmerized by the range of tones and gain that I had.
I know that Jimmy Hendrix and Robin Trower both did that with pedals.
(Jimmy had a fuzz face, Robin uses a custom voiced OCD)
I never felt the urge to try that with my rig until tonight.
Boy was that a treat!
Does anyone else drive the amp hard,leave a boost/distortion/OD always engaged and ride that rig for all it's worth?
If not, try it and let me know what you think. I'm glad I did.
Between that setting and ridding the guitar volume/tone/pickups I get a pretty versatile pallet to choose from. I'll switch between low sensitivity and high sensitivity inputs if I want more variety. I almost never use anything in from of the amp. If I want hi gain I'll use another amp.
I will at times set the amp to the edge of breakup (instead of balls to the walls), and I'll add a gentle boost to get some extra edge. I'll ride the guitar controls, and I'll only kick in the pedal as needed.
So tonight, I had the Coyote gained up high using the high sensitivity input with a Les Paul. But this time I put my OCD v1 in front of it, and I set the OCD to about twice my normal boost, and I also dialed in a decent amount of drive. I kept the pedal in LP mode.
Hot Dang!
Not only did I have so much gain on tap that my Bluedog was begging for mercy,
But it stayed articulate and cleaned up so well with the guitar controls that I still can't believe it!
I left the pedal engaged at all times. I went from Metallica to GNR to classic rock to so clean when I dialed the guitar back and picked gently that I started playing "Peggy Sue". I actually was laughing out loud at that point!
I jammed for over an hour and I was in tweaker's heaven riding those guitar controls with the pedal always engaged. I was just mesmerized by the range of tones and gain that I had.
I know that Jimmy Hendrix and Robin Trower both did that with pedals.
(Jimmy had a fuzz face, Robin uses a custom voiced OCD)
I never felt the urge to try that with my rig until tonight.
Boy was that a treat!
Does anyone else drive the amp hard,leave a boost/distortion/OD always engaged and ride that rig for all it's worth?
If not, try it and let me know what you think. I'm glad I did.