Best overdrive pedal to compliment a Marshall?

[Fogboundturtle]

Hmmm.... Interesting rule.

IF you want to be, or act like a tone snob, perhaps you might reconsider your approach, and use the stuff that sets bold new standards???

Just a thought...

I never liked any of the boss pedal. They always seems to color your tone.

I mostly use TC Helicon products now : Nova Dynamics, Nova Drive and Nova Repeater. This is what works for me. It doesn't color the tone and I find it very transparent. My Marshall still sound like a Marshall and that what I want.

 

[Codyjohns]

I never liked any of the boss pedal. They always seems to color your tone.

I mostly use TC Helicon products now : Nova Dynamics, Nova Drive and Nova Repeater. This is what works for me. It doesn't color the tone and I find it very transparent. My Marshall still sound like a Marshall and that what I want.

Here's a Boss SD-1 in front of my Super Lead and it still sounds like a Super Lead with the pedal.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOBtRFDMXuc]YouTube - 1978 Super Lead Demo II[/ame]

 

[jcmjmp]

I never liked any of the boss pedal. They always seems to color your tone.

I mostly use TC Helicon products now : Nova Dynamics, Nova Drive and Nova Repeater. This is what works for me. It doesn't color the tone and I find it very transparent. My Marshall still sound like a Marshall and that what I want.

Of course they color your tone, as does any other OD pedal out there.

I love TC products but their drive pedal is no better than an SD-1 or TS-9

 

[thetragichero]

hardwire tube overdrive!
don't be a sheep, try it and be amazed!

 

[psychodave]

I prefer the TIM or Timmy pedal. I also like the PQ3 or TC 1140.

The SD-1 compressed the sound too much for me. I prefer a lot more head room.

 

[Fogboundturtle]

Of course they color your tone, as does any other OD pedal out there.

I love TC products but their drive pedal is no better than an SD-1 or TS-9

First of all, TC nova drive is 2 pedal in one. One side is OD the other Distortion. You can change your routing OD -- > Distortion or Distortion --> OD. You can also save all your preset digitally yet the whole circuit is analog. Tons of option that any of the pedal you mention doesn't have.

 

[jcmjmp]

First of all, TC nova drive is 2 pedal in one. One side is OD the other Distortion. You can change your routing OD -- > Distortion or Distortion --> OD. You can also save all your preset digitally yet the whole circuit is analog. Tons of option that any of the pedal you mention doesn't have.

Tons of options doesn't make it sound better.

 

[richny1977]

Thanks for heads up on just got one on SD-1 on ebay was using ds-1 ,wasn't so happy
compressor/sustainer sounded almost as good on OD channel

 

[indeedido]

hardwire tube overdrive!
don't be a sheep, try it and be amazed!

+1

 

[bulldozer1984]

OFA (hot tubes) modded SD-1

 

[Fogboundturtle]

Tons of options doesn't make it sound better.

Dude, Seriously ? I can see you have no intention of even debating this like an adult. Have you ever played a Nova Drive pedal before ? before you ask, Yes I have played Boss pedal before and I didn't like any of them except maybe the blues driver /w keeley mode but I am not sure I would want it on my pedal board.

 

[mxr2000]

I think you should try the Majik Box rocket fuel pedal... its fantastic with Marshall and Mesa amps

 

[zachman]

I never liked any of the boss pedal. They always seems to color your tone.

That's their job. When I use my smaller rigs and use a Boss Tuner, and/or CE2 chorus, Flanger etc... my Boogies, Marshall, Fenders, Vox etc... etc... still sound like what they sound like-- without them (until I turn them on) then of course it sounds like the amp w/ the given affect OR silence when engaging the tuner.

Now whether or not a given color or texture is what one is after is another story, BUT anything you run in your signal chain will affect your signal, which is why I run all my stuff through a switching system-- so when I want to bypass an effect, I bypass the device and the cables connecting the device/devices-- keeping the signal chain as pure as possible.

I mostly use TC Helicon products now : Nova Dynamics, Nova Drive and Nova Repeater. This is what works for me. It doesn't color the tone and I find it very transparent. My Marshall still sound like a Marshall and that what I want.

I am a HUGE fan of TC Electronic and have been using their gear since 1987. GREAT stuff!!!

Rock, Blues, Pop, Funk, R&B, Fusion Jazz

BUT... I use Stock "Normal" pedals/gear too:

 

[S.A.T.O.]

Tube screamer with my JCM 2000, DS-1 with the JCM 900

 

[zachman]

My nominations as fun pedals w/ Marshalls:

 

[Landshark]

Dude, Seriously ? I can see you have no intention of even debating this like an adult. Have you ever played a Nova Drive pedal before ? before you ask, Yes I have played Boss pedal before and I didn't like any of them except maybe the blues driver /w keeley mode but I am not sure I would want it on my pedal board.

Man calm down... No one's saying you suck or your pedal choice sucks; Just that each pedal is a tool and we all might like using differen't tools to tailor our sound. Options might make the pedal more useable for someone, but it doesn't make a player better. If it makes you happy then cheers! Have a cold one and relax man! We're all friends here!

 

[newbies]

SD-1 for me, I am really wanting to send it off & get the OFA modds done. I did have a blackstar ht-dual i didn't like it as a boost but was handy to give a dirty single channel amp a clean channel.

 

[bulldozer1984]

SD-1 for me, I am really wanting to send it off & get the OFA modds done. I did have a blackstar ht-dual i didn't like it as a boost but was handy to give a dirty single channel amp a clean channel.

I sent mine on a half way around the world trip to Canada, it sounds great now

 

[newbies]

I sent mine on a half way around the world trip to Canada, it sounds great now

Were you using it on the JVM clip?? Yea i was going to send it off at christmas but then the cobra came up & now europe trip, as soon as I get some spare cash its going on a little holiday

 

[Las Palmas Norte]

... or you could buy this one.