Overdrive thread that turned into amp thread =P

[_tom_]

Email sent..

Twinfan, does the DriveMaster even sound good on a clean amp? Or is it one of those pedals which you have to use on an allready overdriven amp otherwise it'll sound flat and boring?

[dave_mc]

music ground on denmark street normally stocks a few HBE pedals too (and lots of other brands too). I'm not a major fan of denmark street, but comparing pedals is one of its fortes...

I'd look at the big D too, it might do what you want- I think I prefer it to the power screamer too.

How badly do you want that marshall tone, though? if it's the only tone you want (it probably isn't, but you might as well tell us in black and white that it's not), you might want to look at changing your amp... not much point in buying loads of pedals that won't do the tone you want exactly, and then having to fork out for a new amp in the end anyway...

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[Twinfan]

Twinfan, does the DriveMaster even sound good on a clean amp? Or is it one of those pedals which you have to use on an allready overdriven amp otherwise it'll sound flat and boring?

Yeah, it sounds not bad.  That's how I've been using it into my GH50L recently.  You could use your Fender tube amp to get a nice full tone and then Marshall it up with a Drive Master.

[_tom_]

How badly do you want that marshall tone, though? if it's the only tone you want (it probably isn't, but you might as well tell us in black and white that it's not), you might want to look at changing your amp... not much point in buying loads of pedals that won't do the tone you want exactly, and then having to fork out for a new amp in the end anyway...

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Well yeah I was gonna go down the route of getting a new amp, but I really like the clean on the Fender so was hoping to get something that can just "Marshall it up" as Twinfan says :P

I still havent found a job aswell, so pedals are cheaper and easier to get for me at the minute :lol: I know theres not gonna be anything that sounds exactly like a "plexi on 11" or whatever but I'm thinkin there must be something that can get close-ish. Watching a DriveMaster on ebay so may bid on that depending on how high it goes.

[downfader]

How badly do you want that marshall tone, though? if it's the only tone you want (it probably isn't, but you might as well tell us in black and white that it's not), you might want to look at changing your amp... not much point in buying loads of pedals that won't do the tone you want exactly, and then having to fork out for a new amp in the end anyway...

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Well yeah I was gonna go down the route of getting a new amp, but I really like the clean on the Fender so was hoping to get something that can just "Marshall it up" as Twinfan says :P

I still havent found a job aswell, so pedals are cheaper and easier to get for me at the minute :lol: I know theres not gonna be anything that sounds exactly like a "plexi on 11" or whatever but I'm thinkin there must be something that can get close-ish. Watching a DriveMaster on ebay so may bid on that depending on how high it goes.

Mind you, Carl Martin basically do plexi in a box.  :?  And they're great pedals. Try their Hot Drive N Boost mark3, or their Plexi Drive  

[indysmith]

dude stop kidding urself. it's time to get a marshall. :roll:

[_tom_]

Too expensive though :( Will take me ages and I want a good sound asap which will do until I can get the real thing..

[dave_mc]

Mind you, Carl Martin basically do plexi in a box.  :?  And they're great pedals. Try their Hot Drive N Boost mark3, or their Plexi Drive  

cool, I haven't tried any CM pedals. if it does what you say, it's worth a look, that's for sure.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Rudys didnt have any in stock and didnt know where any other guitar shops were (other than Sam Ash and Mannys as theyre on the same street :P)

You made 2 mistakes.
1 - You didn't call me, so I could steer you in the right direction.
2 - You went to Rudy's. They are pretentious @ssholes there, and they would not give a sale away to another shop.

[dave_mc]

^haha!

"other guitar shops in new york? don't be daft, this is a small, close knit little place..."

:lol:

[_tom_]

To be honest the people in Rudys seemed fine, and they have a nice selection of gear in there. Although I think chaining everything down seems a bit much :lol:

Edit - Anyone tried the catalinbread scod? The clips on the site are disgusting but I've seen a video of it played into a HRDx and it sounded pretty nice.

[willo]

Nope, but I own the Teaser Stallion and have owned the Super Chile Picoso, both are/were very nice pedals. There used to be different SCOD clips on the website that sounded a bit nicer, I though. You'd do well to check out the Emma Reezafratzitz, I think.

But in all honesty, if you're after a Marshall tone just buy a Marshall. You'll only end up buying one later on anyway. Realistically, you could buy an old Marshall for between £350-500, it's a fair bit of cash but so is £120 for an FX pedal...

[_tom_]

Hm yeah. The main problem is trying stuff out. None of the shops around here stock any old Marshalls (new ones seem a rip off) and I'm worried that if I buy one 2nd hand without trying then I may get a "bad" old one instead of one of the "good" ones..

That being said I'm gonna go to Patrick Reed today to see if they can get in a Laney GH50L that I can try as they have some of the VC series, and I've heard Laney get some good Marshally tones :)

[Twinfan]

Tom - the GH50L is Marshall-y but it's not a Marshall.  It's not as "mushed" a sound, it's clearer and more defined.  The Marshall is a Les Paul and the Laney is a Superstrat (if you get my drift).

I love my GH50L, but I like the definition.  Others will prefer the more compressed tone of a Marshall.

[fps_dean]

How about one of the DHA VT1-Purist or VT2-Twin tube pedals?  I bet they would do nicely...

Although you probably want a Marshall... I have had very good luck buying stuff off ebay and buying stuff before I really knew what I was getting into...  just link it for me and I'll tell you if you should be wary of it or not ;)