Minimal Overdrive Advice?
- dffny
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Minimal Overdrive Advice?
I’ve got an OCD that I love but want a pedal that will just barely push my guitar out of “clean”. OCD starts on 3 or 4 and I want 1–like I’m just starting to push the amp too far. And affordable. Any recommendations?
Thanks
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- JVG
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- CS
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
KLone with gain a 9 o clock
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- MattK
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
You need the Dolamo overdrive, it's a Timmy clone, nice quality ... and only $20 on eBay. I love mine.
- JSett
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
Timmy or Timmy clone. There's a reason we're all saying it.
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
My favorites for low-gain sounds are both the EQD Westwood and EQD Special Cranker. Both are outstanding and while they have a pretty good gain range, sound phenomenal at low-gain settings.
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- sal paradise
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
Another vote for Timmy.
A clean boost like MXR Micro Amp works if you want simple with no eq options. I love this one for looks & up to 30db: Echoline signal driver
I picked up a JHS Preamp Overdrive for cheap - that’s a lovely warm boost. Totally not transparent like the Timmy, but really gentle amount of gain so lots of options.
A clean boost like MXR Micro Amp works if you want simple with no eq options. I love this one for looks & up to 30db: Echoline signal driver
I picked up a JHS Preamp Overdrive for cheap - that’s a lovely warm boost. Totally not transparent like the Timmy, but really gentle amount of gain so lots of options.
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- OffYourFace
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
Xotic RC or AC booster, Timmy
- MechaBulletBill
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
i just put together a fairfield barbershop and even maxed out that thing isn't too overdriven
- dffny
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
Excellent--guess I'll investigate Timmy first and then compare.
Thanks all!
Thanks all!
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
A few years ago my buddy had the same problem....a desire for an OCD-ish thing with drastically less gain. I made him one and he loves it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DevYbyXFD48&t=11s
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- walterwiseman
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
I've never owned or had the opportunity to play a Timmy, which I regret because it's right up my alley. However, I have and can recommend the DOD Looking Glass, which is a very smooth and glassy-sounding "transparent" style overdrive. I don't know what they go for these days, but I got mine very cheaply on ebay several years ago.
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