I've discovered a hidden gem - the MXR Distortion III!

[Twinfan]

Doh!  Cheers Ian!

The amp itself is doing the basic Frusciante very light crunch, the pedal is on top of that giving a 'DC rhythm level of gain...

[BigB]

Anyone tried the Dano Cool Cat pedals, either the transparent drive or the drive is meant to be an OCD clone.

The CO-1 (drive) is supposed to be an OCD copy, yes.

The "transparent overdrive" (well, the first version at least - CTO-1) is actually an almost exact copy of Paul Cochrane's Timmy - this has been checked by some DIY guru and posted on freestompboxes.org:
http://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4065

Same story goes for all (or almost) the other Coolcat (fuzz -> frantone, trem -> Demeter, distortion -> crunch box, etc). They could as well have named the serie "Copycat".

I do have the trem and CTO-1. The trem is, well, kinda fine - not quite there, but for sure the best you can get for that price. The CTO-1 is just great, one of the best OD I've ever played, almost replaced my good old '81 TS-09. Don't know if it's as good as the real Timmy (I guess not - cheaper components), but definitly worth its price if you can't afford the RealThing(tm).

[Ian Price]

Doh!  Cheers Ian!

The amp itself is doing the basic Frusciante very light crunch, the pedal is on top of that giving a 'DC rhythm level of gain...

Doh! I misread it. You'll have to get some clips up!

[murraymurray]

Woah, just checked the coolcats out locally, theyre the equivalent of about 30quid here new. might have to try one of the drives just for the hell of it.

[Dazza1004]

Woah, just checked the coolcats out locally, theyre the equivalent of about 30quid here new. might have to try one of the drives just for the hell of it.

I think they are true bypass as well

[tomjackson]

I bought a few cool cat's lately, a cool cat Vibe and the distortion.  The distortion sounds pretty good as a boost through an already cranked amp but pretty fizzy and sterile into a clean amp.

The cool cat vibe lasted one gig then died last night when I stepped on it for a solo.

They are cheap and cheerful but I can't help thinking you get what you pay for

I would like to try the Drive out and the Transparent Overdrive did sound OK

Going to get an OCD next.....

[JamesHealey]

I love fan boy reviews..  :?

Who's to bet Twinfan finds another pedal within 4 weeks? ;)

hehe, I just know u like to buy gear :P

[Twinfan]

James - you've got it wrong.  I've been using the BB Preamp for over 12 months, and have only recently found it lacking.  I expected the MXR to be a bit average, but it's a really nice pedal so I'm sharing the info.

[Doctor X]

There's a comparison between the OCD and Danelectro on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxIp9CYnp8&feature=related

[AndyR]

There's a comparison between the OCD and Danelectro on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxIp9CYnp8&feature=related

Thanks for posting that, I'm getting very tempted by these Dano chappies... :D