Minimal Overdrive Advice?
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Owl
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
WOuldn't the Magnetic Effects Sandare be perfect ?
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flying_squad
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
This might sound a bit weird, but one of the best 'cheap' minimal overdrives is the Proco Rat. Obviously not 'cranked', but with the distortion dialled right back it's actually really good for low-gain!
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JSett
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
Maybe if it's been Ruetz modded, almost, otherwise it definitely still sounds like a distortion rather than an overdrive (at least my 7 or 8 Rats do to my earsflying_squad wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 2:11 pmThis might sound a bit weird, but one of the best 'cheap' minimal overdrives is the Proco Rat. Obviously not 'cranked', but with the distortion dialled right back it's actually really good for low-gain!
). Wrong kind of waveform. They do sound good dialed right back but 'overdrive'... I wouldn't agree.Everyones ears are different though.
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JSutter
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Re: Minimal Overdrive Advice?
The OCD has an 18k resistor that sets minimum gain. Change that to a smaller value for less gain. A Timmy uses 3.3k. This goes for many other overdrives and distortions. A Rat doesn't have one. Pull the hard clipping diodes to make it a better OD. Go one step further and add the soft clipping diodes like a Brat (or Timmy). Then it's fantastic for low gain.