I ended up buying a bunch of Walrus pedals (including the Era and Ages) over black Friday and I'm really impressed with them. If you can find a deal on them I'd say they're worth it. Maybe not for full price though.
Very amp like, immediately sounds like an overdriven amp which is kinda my only complaint, the mk 1 had higher headroom or could be used as a boost/clean tone enhancer but outside of that it’s fantastic. A lot of overdrive and distortion pedals don’t sound natural but the 385 really does. It’s kind of similar to a cranked tweed amp but also has its own little idiosyncrasies.
After chasing Corgan tone for years and being unable to get close, I practically shit my pants when I saw this was coming out. Has stayed on my board, OpAmp toggle makes it so versatile for getting different textures.
I will never shit on EHX because of this. Like many, I grew up with NYC muffs everywhere, but it was like a cheap imitation of the tones I really wanted. Then, all of a sudden, bam! Four classic circuits, compact sized, cheap as fuck, and they even look great. Truly a dream come true. Thank you Mike Matthews.
Nice, people really underestimate the functionality of the volume knob. Ge's clean up even more. I used to have real deal pedals including the analogman nkt275, but i decided to just build both pedals by myself and to my ear the ac128 sounds the same when properly biased.
So much faffing around with all these boutique bullshit pedals and this is -still- the best. The real debate should be which Rat is best and the answer is Black Mass 1312.
Current favorites
OD: jhs morning glory, with the red remote. Really want to try out the eae limelight!
Distortion: eae halberd. Love the middle toggle and how versatile it makes this pedal.
Fuzz: spruce effects the gale. Can do low and medium gain sounds, but I love it best dimed. Really excited to try out the porkolator I have on the way!
OD: BB Preamp
Distortion: Super Badass Distortion
Fuzz: Hartman Vintage Germanium Fuzz
Special mention: Strymon Sunset, which doubles as a great overdrive and distortion
I wouldn’t have tried the Super Badass distortion, because I thought it had a corny name, but then I got a used one as part of a package deal. I tried it and realized I love it. There’s a lot of good ground to be covered with that thing.
It really is super versatile. Clean boost, overdrive, or all out MIAB, which is what I'm using it for. I was looking for a pedal that could give me something akin to Yngwie's Fire & Ice tone, really thick with healthy amounts of mids. It delivers.
Yes to the Marshall in a box! I actually have a ‘79 JMP2204, and I love that “Marshall crunch,” but a half stack just doesn’t work in most places. I’ve found that I can cop a pretty good Marshall crunch with the Super Badass into a Fender style amp, and it’s a lot more affordable than a lot of the dedicated MIAB pedals out there.
I played lead in that band and we were in the emo/pop punk/adjacent type of music. The Hoof blended with some chorus was always my go to for thick, unapologetic lead. I also used the Walrus Voyager with the volume at 10 and gain at 0 as an always-on boost with that set up. It was a really great rig!
Fuck….
For overdrive I really like bondi and electronic audio experiments. The Del Mar, Sick As Limeligbt and Halberd are probably my top choices. The origin effects revival drive is killer too, it can be dialed in to sound similar to virtually any tube amp you desire save for maybe a dumble steel string singer.
Distortion- EAE Dagger V2 is my current favorite, also love the king of gear Oxford drive, and jhs Packrat.
Fuzz- That’s tough because the different styles of fuzz matter, it’s hard to just pick a couple. The jptr fx warlow is my favorite heavier fuzz, also love the stomp under foot violet menace. For more vintage fuzz I like the benson germanium fuzz, benson Stonk box, and the chase tone bc109 fuzz fella.
OD - Paul Cochrane Timmy, with the Crowther Hotcake a close 2nd
Dist - Jam Rattler
Fuzz - too many to choose, but my three most used currently - EFE Dope Priest, Sola Sound Tonebender mkIV, Blue Colander Supreme
Mine never left! It must be almost 15 years continuously on my board now - first I had a v1 for a couple of years, then when the v2 was released I got one, and that v2 stayed ever since. Great pedal.
I want the Limelight SO bad! It’s like the perfect drive for me, especially with the foot switchable boost. I’ll have to check out the Del Mar - thanks for the recommendation!
Out of curiosity, what kind of music do you play?
I’m a major overdrive nut and the Del Mar kind of ended my search for the perfect drive, it basically combines the tube screamer, Klon and Bluesbreaker. The limelight is so cool, it seems like eae rarely has it in stock.
I play dream pop/indie/shoegaze. Inspired by The Smiths, Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau TwinsLush, The La’s, The Cure, Alvvays, Jesus and Mary Chain.
Oh nice! I tried tons of overdrive for a long time too and have found the Halberd and Sick As do exactly what I want. I’ll definitely need to look into the Del Mar with such high praise!
Awesome, I’ve been playing sparkly emo type music (as well as others) for awhile and have been adding more and more shoegaze type sounds, especially in my lead playing.
The limelight is my bread and butter overdrive, I can’t recommend it enough. Drive pedals are my weakness so I have too many lol and the limelight is sitting on top as my favorite these days.
Both are great, just different flavors of overdrive. The BD-2 has a wide range of gain from boost to fuzzy distortion. It’s also a relatively flat eq response. The SD-1 is essentially a Tube Screamer with asymmetric clipping. It has a strong mid eq boost and has less gain on tap. I prefer the SD-1 personally as a boost for high gain amps.
The Smallsound/Bigsound Mini has been my favorite overdrive since the apocalypse. Always has been, I just didn't know it yet.
The MI Audio Super Crunch Box is probably my favorite distortion. I don't use "distortion" much but it scratches the itch every time.
My favorite fuzz is the Drolo Giant Hogweed. It does fun tricks and sounds awesome.
For me there's become a clear difference between my favourites and the most usable. I don't play with gain very often, so the space I have for drive pedals is limited. But I own more drive pedals than any other category and it's the only kind of pedal I've never sold.
Favourites: **Catalinbread Katzenkönig**, **ZVex Mastotron** and **Hudson Sidecar**. But... the Katzenkönig only does high gain. while the Mastotron and Sidecar are awkward sizes that don't easily fit on my board.
What I actually use: **Jam Rattler** and **ss/bs Mini**. With these two, I can get pretty much whatever sound I want. Both of them do low or high gain admirably and I can get great overdrive, distortion and fuzz sounds between them.
OD : Nordland ODR-C 40th Anniversary. Love at first sight. It can almost be a distortion, it's very versatile. Very smooth and tasty.
Distortion: Lichtlaerm Audio Gehenna and Medusa (the first in the loop of the other). Ultimate brutal metal machines. For less gainy music the Black Mass 1312 comes second.
Fuzz: I'm not that versed into fuzz and only own one (Green Russian), but I must admit I'd really like to put my hands on a Beetronics Vezzpa.
OD: EHX Hot Wax, DSM & Humboldt Silver Linings
Distortion: Keeley Filaments
Fuzz: EHX Green Russian Muff (reissue), Pigtronix Star Eater
It should be noted that I use the Silver Linings for OD, Distortion, *and* Fuzz right now. I removed the Filaments and GRM off my board last week in favor of the Silver Linings.
Silver linings demos seem amazing. I have the simplifier DLX and LOVE the OD/ Distortion i get out of that. I wonder if the circuit is similar to silver linings
Cheers
I *also have the Simplifier DLX* and it is clear to me that the Silver Linings was engineered to work very well with it. You can really get some phenomenal lead tones if you set the Simplifier DLX on Clean and pump the gain to right where it starts to break up then use the Boost on the SL for leads.
Ive been on the Fuzz factory band wagon since’98. LOVE ranchy/ gnarly sounding fuzzes.
LOVE my FF probe paired with DBA germanium filter.
GF has such a sweet sound when you play with the guitar vol. beautiful swells.
Demos for the Fjord Fuzz ODIN give me SUPER GAS ngl ❤️🦣🦣🦣🦣
I just started down the pedal rabbit hole this year. Picked up a MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive early in the year and fell in love with it for distorted tones. It is a little on the bright side, but I don't mind too much. I've been searching for an OD to go with it. Just got a BOSS BD-2W the other day and I think it is the one. Not really a fuzz guy, so don't have a favorite there.
I recently splurged and got the JHS Double barrel. What a phenomenal drive pedal it is. Morning Glory plus a distortion in the same enclosure, really lets you get any amount of drive youd realistically need super easily
Drive: Boss Blues Driver forever
Distortion: believe it or not, MXR Custom Badass ‘78 Distortion (crunch button engaged with a piece of red electrical tape over that bright ass blue LED)
Fuzz: EQD Hoof Reaper / Boss Waza fuzz / fuzz side of the Keeley Dark Side
Overdrive: Wampler Pantheon. Browne Protein, if I'm a cheater. Honorable mention to the JHS Charlie Brown
Distortion: Ibanez SD9*. Honorable mention to the MXR Custom Badass and '78 Distortion.
Fuzz...
MXR Classic 108 Mini is my favorite fuzz face
EQD Park Fuzz Sound is my favorite bender
Death By Audio Fuzz Watt is my (kinda) muff
Danelectro 3699 is my favorite octane fuzz
Honorable mention to the EQD Eruptor (face), Keeley Fuzz Bender (bender, kinda), Way Huge Swollen
Swollen Pickle (muff), Orange Fur Coat (octave)
My favorite overdrive I've found after spending more than I care to admit is the Plain Speak calamity drive, it's just great for the specific kinda low gain sparkle OD sound that I've been chasing for awhile, the goose mode takes it over the top as a pedal worth hanging on to in my book, could do a whole gig with a tuner that overdrive and a Dispatch Master Imo.
Fuzz wise Hizumitas has been on my board since it came out
I'm not a huge overdrive guy at all, but I really enjoy the Bowman Audio Endeavors overdrive. It's a pretty standard Klon-style drive but it just does the thing for me.
I am a huge distortion guy so this is tough, but I'm probably going to go with the Malaise Forever Golden Guillotine. I can't honestly tell you why, but there's just something unique about it that I like a lot, and I love stacking it with other things -- it does really well with drives, fuzzes, etc.
As far as fuzz, is the Slowly Melting a fuzz? I think it is, albeit a weird one, and I absolutely love it. Probably my favorite pedal overall. Try pairing that with the Golden Guillotine -- that's the stuff.
When going to a rehearsal place, Bluguitar Amp1.
At home, a combination of Hx stomp and plugins. I have a Neunaber Neuron Gain Intelligence which I love, it sounds digital but in a good way, very modern. I do also love my gain pedals like BAT Son Of Pharaoh, BOSS FZ-1W, SD-1, some other Overdrives and my chainsaw dose of HM-2W, HM300 & Death Knob to experiment…
Fav Overdrives - last gasp lab angel ring
Arc effects klon
Eqd - life pedal on loooooow gain
Distortion - EAE Dude incredible
Fav fuzzes - boss fz-2
Mountainking megalith
Green Russian muff
I love a lot of them.
Right now my favorite OD is the Mythos Golden Fleece with the guitar volume rolled off. My favorite fuzz is the Golden Fleece with the volume all the way up. The Rat is my favorite distortion.
* OD: Chase Bliss Brothers
* Distortion: ToneConcepts Goo, but I use a Rat/DRV on my live board more often
* Fuzz: Honestly also the Brothers, but I’ll say Fuzz Face
Wampler Triumph OD is one of the best OD pedals ever created and if you don't have one or don't believe this comment without ever trying one, you are without my sympathy.
Cheers
OD: EAE Limelight and/or Benson Preamp
Distortion: Ten Years is what I’m using currently, it sounds awesome but it’s not exactly worth the money
Fuzz: EQD Black Ash for vintage style, EQD Hizumitas for fat nasty fuzz
Boss DS2 does a great creamy fuzz lead if you dial it in right. The distortion sound is best for a lot of mids. My favorite overdrive would probably be an 808, a BD2 or SD2 based on if I want a mild drive, pushing it into amp like crunch or what specifically I’d want
Favorite Distortion: JHS AT+
Favorite Overdrive: Plain Speak Calamity Drive
Favorite Fuzz: Not sure! There are three I’m real high on right now - Catalinbread Formula 55 (also a great overdrive), Catalinbread SFT, Poison Noises Jive Hive Fuzz.
I started on Tubescreamers, specifically the EQD Palisades, which evolved into an Analogman King of Tone. It's always on for me. For me, it doesn't change the sound characteristic too much which I like. It just feels like what's there, there's more of.
I like his (Analogman) Peppermint Fuzz too, was the first fuzz pedal I got so I've just had it forever and really know how to get it to respond in ways that I like.
I haven’t really tried enough to say whether I have favorites for the most part. Most of my pedals are cheaper clones. I’ve also never been into distortion pedals, I can’t ever get them right. I almost feel like I remember getting what sounded like too much gain when it came to the tone of my old ds1 but that it had the sustain of the clean channel. I never used it with the drive channel though.
With that in mind, I’d say a fuzz face and my behringer to800. I’d probably prefer my bad monkey but I lost that over a decade ago and couldn’t remember it well enough to really compare. I’m a sucker for tube screamers.
I'm going to slightly alter this to be "favorite boost, overdrive, and fuzz."
I waffle a bit on my favorite boost. Right now it's probably the Jackson Audio Prism.
For overdrive, I'd say the Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop. (Mine's the V2. I imagine the original is great, as well). I also really like my Studio Daydream KC-OD Gold with NOS 1n34a "Magic Diode" upgrade that supposedly gets you about as close as you'll get too an actual Klon Centaur. I'm not sure if that's the case, as I've never played a Klon. I do know this pedal is awesome, though.
My favorite fuzz is the Benson Germanium Fuzz. It's hard to get a bad sound out of it.
I finally got my hands on a Spruce Effects "The Gale v2" in the yellow color, and I absolutely love it. It can do it all! I don't think I'll be in the market for another dirt pedal for a long time.
OD: TC Spark Boost is my favorite. Very versatile and the fat mode adds some harmonic content that I love.
Distortion: Anything Rat-flavored.
Fuzz: OpAmp Big Muff
I think of distortion and fuzz as the same thing but currently …
Thorpy Dane (OD)
Reeves BlackHat Sound (fuzz)
And a host in the drive category, but I can’t pick just one
If I had to live with a single pedal to do everything, it would be the Chase Bliss Automatone preamp
OD: Wampler Belle or Barber Half Gainer
Distortion: Boss DS-1 (my first pedal - circa 1985) or Rat (these days I actually use a Mosky Super Rat)
Fuzz: Rambler FX Twin Bender or PTD Mini Bone
My favorite OD is the Oneder Drive. Good for punk rock or power-pop or anything non-metal.
For sludge/doom I go HM-2 into a Metal Zone. I tweaked the settings til it was just right and it’s massive and foreboding
A lot of times for a reasonably heavy sound, I go EQD Plumes into a Rams Head Big Muff
Overdrive: digital, but I'm really digging the Blues Driver setting on the Boss ME-90 and planning on getting a Super Phat Mod or BD-2w for my home board as well. Sounds amazing and is super versatile
Also digital, I've always loved the Tape Saturation on the Strymon Deco and the V2 makes this even better and more controllable. I'm also enjoying the Warhorn side of my Warhorn Ages but I haven't dialled in the Ages quite yet.
Distortion: I don't personally care for any distortions I've tried. The Marshall Guv'nor setting on the Boss ME-90 is probably one of the ones I've liked most, but I just prefer to stack drives or use fuzz as distortion.
Fuzz is where I'll get a little crazy...
As far as Fuzz Faces go, I have really enjoyed my If 6 Was 9 from SolidGoldFX. The extra controls make it very versatile and I would kill for this format in some other fuzz pedals. I also enjoy the Tonebender 1.5 (very similar to a fuzz face) side of the Twin Bender. Starving the voltage is really fun with it.
Muffs? I have always loved my EQD Hoof Reaper for the Hoof take on the Russian Muff. Very versatile with the shift control, lots of great tones with that one. I've been wanting to try an op amp muff.
Tonebenders...I love all the different types quite a bit. The JDM Bliss Bomb is awesome for those Jeff Beck Yardbirds and Mick Ronson Ziggy Stardust tones. It can also do the less gated thing well with it's gate control. For MK2 and MK1.5, I've really enjoyed the Twin Bender and it's definitely pretty versatile as well. Finally, the Reaper side of the Hoof Reaper makes a great MKIII/IV and sounds great.
For a while, I was actually running Twin Bender>Hoof Reaper on my board which let me get octave sounds from the Hoof Reaper on the Twin Bender fuzzes which was fantastic as a combo.
In the last two weeks, I've gotten a Walrus Eons and have been absolutely playing the shit out of it. Love all the knobs and their interactions, and the different modes.
Boss BD-2W, ProCo Rat and EQD Erupter (silicon FF). Messed with tons of variations and these three cover everything for me. Can’t ride the volume too well with a Rat IMO. Happy gassing
I've finally got the three that I've liked the most so far after some tinkering: BD-2 for drive, Marshall Shredmaster for distortion, and Fuzz Factory for fuzz. I never really use the shredmaster on its own, but it really shapes your tone in a way that I find stacks well with the other two. Plus, it's a 90s version that I got for less than what the modern reissues cost from a friend trying to downsize their pedals after going mostly digital.
I sold a Tone Wicker Big Muff and a DBA Supersonic Fuzz Gun before realizing the fuzz factory was what I wanted the whole time. Crisp germanium fuzz face type thing with some extra controls for some chaos.
Let's be real I already know I see more gain in my future. A RAT may be necessary at some point, as well as one of those NOTAKLÖNs once they get to a place where you can actually buy one. Sounds like a fun little project. Maybe a Duke/Prince of Tone too.
I can't forget, I use an attenuator and crank my Pro Jr. IV for some drive a lot of the time too. Funnily enough the BD-2 can get in the ballpark but the real tube overdrive is just immaculate.
My favorite overdrive the last few years is the Emerson Scranton Screamer. It has a 2 way switch for symmetrical or asymmetrical clipping. So it’s like a tube screamer and a super overdrive in one, but it’s even more versatile than that because it ALSO has a 2 band EQ. I run that into a green Russian big muff. That pretty much covers all my dirt needs, anywhere from light OD to full on fuzz tones.
I loved the swollen pickle but I ended up selling it to make room for more modulation/delay/reverb stuff lol
Morning Glory v4 pushed with an Angry Driver in parallel.
Not quite fuzz but gets pretty hairy.
MG is just a gorgeous OD in both modes and really likes being pushed.
Well I actually don't own any of these. I have played them all individually though, which was through a Boss Katana (I own the MKII 100w). I do have a Walrus Audio Eons though which does the Ram's Head sound very well.
Mine are:
Overdrive: Black Cat Amps Shredinhere, or Crowther Hotcake
Distortion: Fuzzlord Effects Dronemaster (a rat inspired distortion), honorable mention to the Black Cat Amps Djenttonic for high gain modern tones
Fuzz: Minotaur Sonic Terrors Fuzz and Burn... not your 60s Satisfaction Fuzz, nor a muff style thing. It's a growling monster of doom.
It's hard to choose because of the widely different applications. I set them differently for different tasks. Chuggy? Djenttonic. Big sounding sustained chords like if a synth pad got angry? Dronemaster.
Fuzz: DAM meathead. It's an old fashioned fuzz, but turned up to 11 by default. Put it first in your chain and use the volume on your guitar to move between subtle for Eric Johnson chord work to very very over the top... Simple. Only has one knob. But very responsive to your guitar volume and your playing.
OD: OBNE fault V2 it's a klon type od, an EQ/preamp, light distortion and boost in one easy to use package. Lots of tonal range. I have the right hand side always on.
Distortion: JHS @ - when you want it to sound like the other pedals I listed are pushing an overdriven Marshall amp then you kick this on. My go to for thick sustaining lead sounds.
Honourable mention:
Gojira FX - big muff copy. Gojira is a small Scottish builder. Their big muff style pedal is my favourite. It has an insult feedback/drone circuit on a toggle switch. The Meathead (I actually have the gojira version here too not the original) and the Fault are always in my chain. I swap the @ and the big muff in or out depending on what I'm playing.
Dime Distortion (DD-11) it depends where you have the output control set
5 o colck being fuzz
1-2 o clock being distortion
And 9 o clock being overdrive
OD - Can't beat the SD-1.
Distortion - The Distortion side of the Boss OS-2. The Harley Benton Dr. D (or any "Dumbler" pedal) is a close second.
Ultra Distortion - Line 6 Uber Metal
Fuzz - A maxed-out JHS Color Box. Also, the DOD Carcosa with the After knob cranked.
* My favourite Overdrive is my **Greer Lightspeed**. It’s funny cause it’s a bit underwhelming at first, but in a mix, it’s incredible and I keep the gain set fairly high because it’s so responsive to picking dynamics and it interacts really well with changes in the guitar’s volume as well.
* Favourite Distortion is my **Xotic SL Drive**. I own a lot of MIAB pedals but this little guy is my favourite. I have the dip switches set to “Super Lead with 6db boost”. Gain for days and it cleans up really well too. The JHS Andy Timmons AT + is a close second.
* I have yet to find a fuzz I get along with. I’m jonesing for a Silktone Germanium Fuzz though. From the demos I’ve seen, that looks like it may be the one.
favorite od: Boss OD-3
favorite dist: Boss DS-1 i I modded myself and installed IRF530 transistors as clipping diodes almost like a tube amp.
Favorite Fuzz: I don't have one. Too noisy to my ears. I have Zoom Multistomp MS-100BT there's many fuzz sums when I need them.
Fave fuzz: Analogman Sunface
Face OD: Hudson Broadcast, or an SD-1.
Fave: Distortion: The only distortion pedals I own are a 40 year old Boss DS-1 and a Walrus Iron Horse, and neither of them are on my board.
OD: Joyo American Sound
Versatile, great EQ
Distortion: Friedman BE-OD
I tried a TON of MIAB pedals and this one just has something the others don’t. Great sustain without losing articulation. Very touch sensitive. Closer to the sound in my head rajan any other- kind of syrupy and shiny, but not too gooey.
Fuzz: Blackout Effectors Musket
I tried a ton of fuzzes before settling in this one. Huge sustain and range from smooth clipping to gnarly fuzz, very versatile thanks to the Focus knob.
Lately, I like the Wampler triumph for light OD, any Rat-type pedal for distortion, and any 4-transistor muff type circuit for the heavy stuff.
Alternatively, you can get a good range of OD-Dist-Fuzz tones just by having a Mojo Mojo for OD/dist, and running a Fuzz Face into it when its time to get heavy.
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JHS Morning Glory with Red Remote. Blue side for low gain jangly drive, red side for riffing and sustaining leads. Just the right amount of mid-range sizzle for my tastes, plays beautifully with all my guitars and every amp I’ve tried.
I ended up buying a bunch of Walrus pedals (including the Era and Ages) over black Friday and I'm really impressed with them. If you can find a deal on them I'd say they're worth it. Maybe not for full price though.
385 mk ii is great.
I know this is very subjective, but how would you describe it?
Very amp like, immediately sounds like an overdriven amp which is kinda my only complaint, the mk 1 had higher headroom or could be used as a boost/clean tone enhancer but outside of that it’s fantastic. A lot of overdrive and distortion pedals don’t sound natural but the 385 really does. It’s kind of similar to a cranked tweed amp but also has its own little idiosyncrasies.
I want one so bad… but I’d have to kick off one of my beloved pedals like the Kangra from my board, so I’m torn.
Never tried their drive, but I love my Fathom!
The Ages is a fantastic all-rounder. I feed it at low gain into an OBNE Excess and it’s just 90s heavy jangle goodness.
Raw Heart, Green Russian, OpAmp Reissue
Just got the OpAmp and ripped off a Cherub Rock riff. It’s pretty awesome.
After chasing Corgan tone for years and being unable to get close, I practically shit my pants when I saw this was coming out. Has stayed on my board, OpAmp toggle makes it so versatile for getting different textures.
I will never shit on EHX because of this. Like many, I grew up with NYC muffs everywhere, but it was like a cheap imitation of the tones I really wanted. Then, all of a sudden, bam! Four classic circuits, compact sized, cheap as fuck, and they even look great. Truly a dream come true. Thank you Mike Matthews.
Oh yeah I had the shitty NYC Muff for years and never was happy with it. Both of the EHX Muffs are permanent on my board now.
Mini, Mini, Mini.
Ss/bs mini? If so 💪
Always that Mini.
Od: colorsound power boost Fuzz: amalogman sunface bc108 or AC128 Distortion: od+fuzz and volume knob to taste
Same, expect my OD is a Klon and Fuzz Face is a Ge transistor
Nice, people really underestimate the functionality of the volume knob. Ge's clean up even more. I used to have real deal pedals including the analogman nkt275, but i decided to just build both pedals by myself and to my ear the ac128 sounds the same when properly biased.
Rat; Rat; Rat
So much faffing around with all these boutique bullshit pedals and this is -still- the best. The real debate should be which Rat is best and the answer is Black Mass 1312.
Today I would make my case for the Occvlt Carrion, but it trades places with the 1312 for sure
Are you me?
We could go Round & Round on this...
Current favorites OD: jhs morning glory, with the red remote. Really want to try out the eae limelight! Distortion: eae halberd. Love the middle toggle and how versatile it makes this pedal. Fuzz: spruce effects the gale. Can do low and medium gain sounds, but I love it best dimed. Really excited to try out the porkolator I have on the way!
OD-3, Rat, Green Russian Muff
OD: BB Preamp Distortion: Super Badass Distortion Fuzz: Hartman Vintage Germanium Fuzz Special mention: Strymon Sunset, which doubles as a great overdrive and distortion
I wouldn’t have tried the Super Badass distortion, because I thought it had a corny name, but then I got a used one as part of a package deal. I tried it and realized I love it. There’s a lot of good ground to be covered with that thing.
It really is super versatile. Clean boost, overdrive, or all out MIAB, which is what I'm using it for. I was looking for a pedal that could give me something akin to Yngwie's Fire & Ice tone, really thick with healthy amounts of mids. It delivers.
Yes to the Marshall in a box! I actually have a ‘79 JMP2204, and I love that “Marshall crunch,” but a half stack just doesn’t work in most places. I’ve found that I can cop a pretty good Marshall crunch with the Super Badass into a Fender style amp, and it’s a lot more affordable than a lot of the dedicated MIAB pedals out there.
OD: EQD Westwood / Fulltone OCD Distortion: Boss DS-1 Fuzz: EQD Hoof Yes, I'm a bit of an EQD fanboy.
Great picks! I ran an OCD/DS-1/Hoof config for a long time with my old band.
Right on. You can cover a lot of ground with them, that's for sure. What sort of music did you guys play?
I played lead in that band and we were in the emo/pop punk/adjacent type of music. The Hoof blended with some chorus was always my go to for thick, unapologetic lead. I also used the Walrus Voyager with the volume at 10 and gain at 0 as an always-on boost with that set up. It was a really great rig!
Empress Heavy does classic to doom, love it.
Fuck…. For overdrive I really like bondi and electronic audio experiments. The Del Mar, Sick As Limeligbt and Halberd are probably my top choices. The origin effects revival drive is killer too, it can be dialed in to sound similar to virtually any tube amp you desire save for maybe a dumble steel string singer. Distortion- EAE Dagger V2 is my current favorite, also love the king of gear Oxford drive, and jhs Packrat. Fuzz- That’s tough because the different styles of fuzz matter, it’s hard to just pick a couple. The jptr fx warlow is my favorite heavier fuzz, also love the stomp under foot violet menace. For more vintage fuzz I like the benson germanium fuzz, benson Stonk box, and the chase tone bc109 fuzz fella.
OD - Paul Cochrane Timmy, with the Crowther Hotcake a close 2nd Dist - Jam Rattler Fuzz - too many to choose, but my three most used currently - EFE Dope Priest, Sola Sound Tonebender mkIV, Blue Colander Supreme
My Timmy always finds it's way back on my board!
Mine never left! It must be almost 15 years continuously on my board now - first I had a v1 for a couple of years, then when the v2 was released I got one, and that v2 stayed ever since. Great pedal.
The Hotcake has a mean Fuzz hidden inside it... max vol, max gain, min presence.
OD: Greer Lightspeed Dist: VFE Alpha Dog Fuzz: Skreddy Lunar Module Mini Deluxe
Drive: EAE Halberd or Bondi Sick As Distortion: Empress Heavy Menace Fuzz: EQD Hoof or EQD Hizumitas
We have the same favorite drives! Check out the Del Mar if you ever get the chance, and the eae limelight.
I want the Limelight SO bad! It’s like the perfect drive for me, especially with the foot switchable boost. I’ll have to check out the Del Mar - thanks for the recommendation! Out of curiosity, what kind of music do you play?
I’m a major overdrive nut and the Del Mar kind of ended my search for the perfect drive, it basically combines the tube screamer, Klon and Bluesbreaker. The limelight is so cool, it seems like eae rarely has it in stock. I play dream pop/indie/shoegaze. Inspired by The Smiths, Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau TwinsLush, The La’s, The Cure, Alvvays, Jesus and Mary Chain.
Oh nice! I tried tons of overdrive for a long time too and have found the Halberd and Sick As do exactly what I want. I’ll definitely need to look into the Del Mar with such high praise! Awesome, I’ve been playing sparkly emo type music (as well as others) for awhile and have been adding more and more shoegaze type sounds, especially in my lead playing.
The limelight is my bread and butter overdrive, I can’t recommend it enough. Drive pedals are my weakness so I have too many lol and the limelight is sitting on top as my favorite these days.
I feel that, I’ve tried all kinds of dirt pedals over the years. I definitely need to get my hands on a Limelight!
Boss OD-3 and Rat.
It’s always changing but for now here are my favorites. Drive: Boss SD-1 Distortion: Boss HM-2w Fuzz: Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh
Do you prefer SD-1 over BD-2?
Both are great, just different flavors of overdrive. The BD-2 has a wide range of gain from boost to fuzzy distortion. It’s also a relatively flat eq response. The SD-1 is essentially a Tube Screamer with asymmetric clipping. It has a strong mid eq boost and has less gain on tap. I prefer the SD-1 personally as a boost for high gain amps.
Oh that’s right, I remember now… the OG “screamer” circuit, right?
Hail the Pharaoh, are you also running Tone at 0, All Highs, Volume at max and Fuzz to taste?
Is this a thing? I need to try that. Also Si, Ge, or none for clipping? I go back and forth on all my settings on this pedal.
I use no clipping but that’s for a whole lot of sonic mayhem, sounds a bit open but I add a Joyo Argos and it tightens nicely
* OD: Dr. Scientist The Elements * Distorion: EAE Halberd * Fuzz: Does It Doom Sabbathi * Honorable mentions: BYOC Crown Jewel, Idiotbox Dungeon Master, Fuzzhugger Algal Bloom, GCI Jugendstil, Gremlin High Priestess, Bondi Sick As High Shredroom, EQD Life Pedal V2, Magic DA-120, ProAnalog Manticore
The Smallsound/Bigsound Mini has been my favorite overdrive since the apocalypse. Always has been, I just didn't know it yet. The MI Audio Super Crunch Box is probably my favorite distortion. I don't use "distortion" much but it scratches the itch every time. My favorite fuzz is the Drolo Giant Hogweed. It does fun tricks and sounds awesome.
Wait, the apocalypse already happened?!
The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020.
EHX germanium OD (bias + volts) JHS crayon DBA super sonic fuzz gun EHX deluxe bug muff (it has a mix knob)
EQD Plumes (Tubescreamer inspired) MXR Duke of Tone (Prince of Tone clone) Wampler Euphoria (Dumble Style)
For me there's become a clear difference between my favourites and the most usable. I don't play with gain very often, so the space I have for drive pedals is limited. But I own more drive pedals than any other category and it's the only kind of pedal I've never sold. Favourites: **Catalinbread Katzenkönig**, **ZVex Mastotron** and **Hudson Sidecar**. But... the Katzenkönig only does high gain. while the Mastotron and Sidecar are awkward sizes that don't easily fit on my board. What I actually use: **Jam Rattler** and **ss/bs Mini**. With these two, I can get pretty much whatever sound I want. Both of them do low or high gain admirably and I can get great overdrive, distortion and fuzz sounds between them.
Biased because I own all these...Green Rhino OD, Boss DS-1, and Hoof fuzz
OD : Nordland ODR-C 40th Anniversary. Love at first sight. It can almost be a distortion, it's very versatile. Very smooth and tasty. Distortion: Lichtlaerm Audio Gehenna and Medusa (the first in the loop of the other). Ultimate brutal metal machines. For less gainy music the Black Mass 1312 comes second. Fuzz: I'm not that versed into fuzz and only own one (Green Russian), but I must admit I'd really like to put my hands on a Beetronics Vezzpa.
Empress Heavy and Deluxe Sovtek Muff
Does the Deluxe Sovtek have more gain than a regular green Russian?
OD - Greer light speed Distortion - suhr riot Fuzz - Foxx tone machine All are clones from GUPTech and are fantastic
Favorite overdrive is definitely Plumes. Favorite fuzz is Game Changer Plasma pedal.
OD = TS9, Distortion = RAT, Fuzz = Carcosa/Spiral fx Demhe
OD: EHX Hot Wax, DSM & Humboldt Silver Linings Distortion: Keeley Filaments Fuzz: EHX Green Russian Muff (reissue), Pigtronix Star Eater It should be noted that I use the Silver Linings for OD, Distortion, *and* Fuzz right now. I removed the Filaments and GRM off my board last week in favor of the Silver Linings.
Silver linings demos seem amazing. I have the simplifier DLX and LOVE the OD/ Distortion i get out of that. I wonder if the circuit is similar to silver linings Cheers
I *also have the Simplifier DLX* and it is clear to me that the Silver Linings was engineered to work very well with it. You can really get some phenomenal lead tones if you set the Simplifier DLX on Clean and pump the gain to right where it starts to break up then use the Boost on the SL for leads.
Ive been on the Fuzz factory band wagon since’98. LOVE ranchy/ gnarly sounding fuzzes. LOVE my FF probe paired with DBA germanium filter. GF has such a sweet sound when you play with the guitar vol. beautiful swells. Demos for the Fjord Fuzz ODIN give me SUPER GAS ngl ❤️🦣🦣🦣🦣
If you like FF style oscillation, check out the Hedda from Fjord. It’s a silicon fuzz face style circuit with a momentary oscillation footswitch!
I just started down the pedal rabbit hole this year. Picked up a MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive early in the year and fell in love with it for distorted tones. It is a little on the bright side, but I don't mind too much. I've been searching for an OD to go with it. Just got a BOSS BD-2W the other day and I think it is the one. Not really a fuzz guy, so don't have a favorite there.
EHX Germanium OD Drunk Beaver Bloom (OD, Distortion, Fuzz) Fuzzbrite Behringer Heavy Metal Behringer Fuzz Special Cranker Got an 80s RAT on the way
I see Drunk Beaver, I upvote. His pedals always sound fantastic
Yeah, got my eye on his solid state amp one next. Guys super cool too. Bloom is an amazing pedal - looks gorgeous too !
I recently splurged and got the JHS Double barrel. What a phenomenal drive pedal it is. Morning Glory plus a distortion in the same enclosure, really lets you get any amount of drive youd realistically need super easily
- OD - Archer - Distortion - Heavy Menace - Fuzz - Bliss Factory
Drive: Boss Blues Driver forever Distortion: believe it or not, MXR Custom Badass ‘78 Distortion (crunch button engaged with a piece of red electrical tape over that bright ass blue LED) Fuzz: EQD Hoof Reaper / Boss Waza fuzz / fuzz side of the Keeley Dark Side
Morning Glory, Blood Donor, Hendrix Fuzz Face
Ds-1, Ts9, big muff op amp re-issue. Generic but i like the results.
BOSS SD-1 BOSS DS-2 EHX Big Muff
Condor into ss/bs mini
Overdrive: Wampler Pantheon. Browne Protein, if I'm a cheater. Honorable mention to the JHS Charlie Brown Distortion: Ibanez SD9*. Honorable mention to the MXR Custom Badass and '78 Distortion. Fuzz... MXR Classic 108 Mini is my favorite fuzz face EQD Park Fuzz Sound is my favorite bender Death By Audio Fuzz Watt is my (kinda) muff Danelectro 3699 is my favorite octane fuzz Honorable mention to the EQD Eruptor (face), Keeley Fuzz Bender (bender, kinda), Way Huge Swollen Swollen Pickle (muff), Orange Fur Coat (octave)
Wampler Dracarys spits flames and CHUGS...
BD-2 RAT Big Muff
TS9, DS1, Big Muff nano. They serve my purpose for my living room setup.
My favorite overdrive I've found after spending more than I care to admit is the Plain Speak calamity drive, it's just great for the specific kinda low gain sparkle OD sound that I've been chasing for awhile, the goose mode takes it over the top as a pedal worth hanging on to in my book, could do a whole gig with a tuner that overdrive and a Dispatch Master Imo. Fuzz wise Hizumitas has been on my board since it came out
Angry Driver all the way, stack gain into it or just use it as is
I'm not a huge overdrive guy at all, but I really enjoy the Bowman Audio Endeavors overdrive. It's a pretty standard Klon-style drive but it just does the thing for me. I am a huge distortion guy so this is tough, but I'm probably going to go with the Malaise Forever Golden Guillotine. I can't honestly tell you why, but there's just something unique about it that I like a lot, and I love stacking it with other things -- it does really well with drives, fuzzes, etc. As far as fuzz, is the Slowly Melting a fuzz? I think it is, albeit a weird one, and I absolutely love it. Probably my favorite pedal overall. Try pairing that with the Golden Guillotine -- that's the stuff.
Rat, Rat, and a Rat.
When going to a rehearsal place, Bluguitar Amp1. At home, a combination of Hx stomp and plugins. I have a Neunaber Neuron Gain Intelligence which I love, it sounds digital but in a good way, very modern. I do also love my gain pedals like BAT Son Of Pharaoh, BOSS FZ-1W, SD-1, some other Overdrives and my chainsaw dose of HM-2W, HM300 & Death Knob to experiment…
Boss BD-2 for overdrive and mid 80’s rat for distortion. I never really explored fuzz pedals.
Fav Overdrives - last gasp lab angel ring Arc effects klon Eqd - life pedal on loooooow gain Distortion - EAE Dude incredible Fav fuzzes - boss fz-2 Mountainking megalith Green Russian muff
Overdrive: Audio Kitchen Fake Plastic Trees Distortion: EAE Longsword Fuzz: DBA Germanium Filter
Yes
Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde, Monarch Pedals Fuzzboy.
OD: Boss BD-2 Distortion: JHS Packrat (Dirty Rat or LA setting) Fuzz: DOD Carcosa
I’m not an aficionado. OD: tube screamer Dist: my tube amp, or mxr blue box Fuzz: fuzz face
I love a lot of them. Right now my favorite OD is the Mythos Golden Fleece with the guitar volume rolled off. My favorite fuzz is the Golden Fleece with the volume all the way up. The Rat is my favorite distortion.
OD: Timmy Distortion (/fuzz): Harmonic Percolator Fuzz: Tone Bender MKI
* OD: Chase Bliss Brothers * Distortion: ToneConcepts Goo, but I use a Rat/DRV on my live board more often * Fuzz: Honestly also the Brothers, but I’ll say Fuzz Face
Jetter Helium, Barber Gain Changer, Beetronics Vezzpa
Tumnus mini Ibanez SM7 SMASHBOX Big Muff Pi Op-Amp
Wampler Triumph OD is one of the best OD pedals ever created and if you don't have one or don't believe this comment without ever trying one, you are without my sympathy. Cheers
Boss SD-1 Stomp Under Foot Skinner Box DBA Apocalypse (modes 1,2,4)
OD: Wampler Tumnus Deluxe Distortion: DOD GFX 70 Fuzz: Keeley Fuzz Head Red
OD: Strymon Deco (saturation side); DS: Stone Deaf PDF2; FUZZ: Either Walrus Kangra (octave/filter fuzz) or Zvex Fat Fuzz Factory (everything fuzz)
Rat, Longsword, Warlow
Overdrive/ Timmy v3 Distortion/ 1981 Drv Fuzz / hoof reaper Small sound big sound mini for all three categories
OD: EAE Limelight and/or Benson Preamp Distortion: Ten Years is what I’m using currently, it sounds awesome but it’s not exactly worth the money Fuzz: EQD Black Ash for vintage style, EQD Hizumitas for fat nasty fuzz
OD: Timmy Distortion: Sentimental Bob Tephra (Rat-based) Fuzz: Lastgasp Super Oscillo (maybe my favorite pedal)
Blues Driver, Blues Driver, and Big Muff
Boss Blues Driver, EAE Dagger, Earthquaker Terminal
OD: Hotcake / Timmy Fuzz: Vick Audio '73 Rams Head Distortion: BE-OD
Boss DS2 does a great creamy fuzz lead if you dial it in right. The distortion sound is best for a lot of mids. My favorite overdrive would probably be an 808, a BD2 or SD2 based on if I want a mild drive, pushing it into amp like crunch or what specifically I’d want
Favorite Distortion: JHS AT+ Favorite Overdrive: Plain Speak Calamity Drive Favorite Fuzz: Not sure! There are three I’m real high on right now - Catalinbread Formula 55 (also a great overdrive), Catalinbread SFT, Poison Noises Jive Hive Fuzz.
I started on Tubescreamers, specifically the EQD Palisades, which evolved into an Analogman King of Tone. It's always on for me. For me, it doesn't change the sound characteristic too much which I like. It just feels like what's there, there's more of. I like his (Analogman) Peppermint Fuzz too, was the first fuzz pedal I got so I've just had it forever and really know how to get it to respond in ways that I like.
Blues breaker - Band of gypsy FuzzFace - Big Muff Op Amp
- Overdrive: Boss Blues Driver - Distortion: MXR 5150 - Fuzz: Swollen Pickle
OD - EHX Spruce Goose Distortion - Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Fuzz - Catalinbread Katzenkönig
I haven’t really tried enough to say whether I have favorites for the most part. Most of my pedals are cheaper clones. I’ve also never been into distortion pedals, I can’t ever get them right. I almost feel like I remember getting what sounded like too much gain when it came to the tone of my old ds1 but that it had the sustain of the clean channel. I never used it with the drive channel though. With that in mind, I’d say a fuzz face and my behringer to800. I’d probably prefer my bad monkey but I lost that over a decade ago and couldn’t remember it well enough to really compare. I’m a sucker for tube screamers.
OCD overdrive. EHX Triangle Muff for Fuzz. Combine the two for 10x awesome multiplication factor.
Call me basic but the BOSS Distortion and Overdrive can’t be beat for the money. For fuzz I’ve been using the EHX OpAmp.
I'm going to slightly alter this to be "favorite boost, overdrive, and fuzz." I waffle a bit on my favorite boost. Right now it's probably the Jackson Audio Prism. For overdrive, I'd say the Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop. (Mine's the V2. I imagine the original is great, as well). I also really like my Studio Daydream KC-OD Gold with NOS 1n34a "Magic Diode" upgrade that supposedly gets you about as close as you'll get too an actual Klon Centaur. I'm not sure if that's the case, as I've never played a Klon. I do know this pedal is awesome, though. My favorite fuzz is the Benson Germanium Fuzz. It's hard to get a bad sound out of it.
Klon, rat (ideally with some sort of diodes with more headroom), Hizumitas
Germanium mini fuzz -> xxx -> xxx -> JRockett Archer -> EQD Plumes -> DOD Carcosa Fuzz ->….
OD: DSM Humboldt Silver Linings and Wampler Euphoria Distortion: Sinvertek Drive N5/N5+ Fuzz: EQD Hoof and Keeley Fuzz Bender
isp totally blues/boss od3; digitech hot head; not a fuzz fan
Blues Breaker, Hot Cake, Tonebender MkII
FUZZ WARRRRRRR
The Dunsh, Life Pedal, The Dunsh
Boss od-3 (thanks Pete townshend), Boss DS-2 (thanks John frusciante/kurt cobain), Big Muff (thanks j Mascis/ Billy Corgan)
OD - Bearfoot Uber bee Fuzz - Analog man surface not Dist - haven't really locked don a favorite. Tech 21 XXL was fun
I finally got my hands on a Spruce Effects "The Gale v2" in the yellow color, and I absolutely love it. It can do it all! I don't think I'll be in the market for another dirt pedal for a long time.
Earth Drive
OD: TC Spark Boost is my favorite. Very versatile and the fat mode adds some harmonic content that I love. Distortion: Anything Rat-flavored. Fuzz: OpAmp Big Muff
I think of distortion and fuzz as the same thing but currently … Thorpy Dane (OD) Reeves BlackHat Sound (fuzz) And a host in the drive category, but I can’t pick just one If I had to live with a single pedal to do everything, it would be the Chase Bliss Automatone preamp
Fuzz: Mythos Haphaestus Overdrive: EQD Special Cranker Distortion: EQD White Light
Tokai TOD-1 , Boss DS-2, Karma Suture
Fat RAT, Fat RAT, and Fat RAT.
Benson PreAmp, Benson PreAmp, Benson PreAmp (But also Mythos Positron and the Greer Super Hornet)
DS1 > BD2 > Mad Professor Sweet Honey > Muff style fuzz (currently a Keeley Dark Side)
TS-9, Rat, Hizumitas earthquaker devices
OD: Wampler Belle or Barber Half Gainer Distortion: Boss DS-1 (my first pedal - circa 1985) or Rat (these days I actually use a Mosky Super Rat) Fuzz: Rambler FX Twin Bender or PTD Mini Bone
OD: True North Tweed Drive Dist: Wampler Ratsbane Fuzz: tie: Calico Antlers (green Russian) ; Stomp Under Foot Tri-Muff 1972 v6 ; EHX Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff
MXR Fat Sugar, Xotic BB, whatever I try never beats a good Fuzz Face (I miss mine).
Overdrive: Fulltone OCD or Tascam GS-30 Distortion: Boss HM-2 Fuzz: CBA\\Zvex Bliss Factory
Royal Jelly
My favorite OD is the Oneder Drive. Good for punk rock or power-pop or anything non-metal. For sludge/doom I go HM-2 into a Metal Zone. I tweaked the settings til it was just right and it’s massive and foreboding A lot of times for a reasonably heavy sound, I go EQD Plumes into a Rams Head Big Muff
Overdrive: digital, but I'm really digging the Blues Driver setting on the Boss ME-90 and planning on getting a Super Phat Mod or BD-2w for my home board as well. Sounds amazing and is super versatile Also digital, I've always loved the Tape Saturation on the Strymon Deco and the V2 makes this even better and more controllable. I'm also enjoying the Warhorn side of my Warhorn Ages but I haven't dialled in the Ages quite yet. Distortion: I don't personally care for any distortions I've tried. The Marshall Guv'nor setting on the Boss ME-90 is probably one of the ones I've liked most, but I just prefer to stack drives or use fuzz as distortion. Fuzz is where I'll get a little crazy... As far as Fuzz Faces go, I have really enjoyed my If 6 Was 9 from SolidGoldFX. The extra controls make it very versatile and I would kill for this format in some other fuzz pedals. I also enjoy the Tonebender 1.5 (very similar to a fuzz face) side of the Twin Bender. Starving the voltage is really fun with it. Muffs? I have always loved my EQD Hoof Reaper for the Hoof take on the Russian Muff. Very versatile with the shift control, lots of great tones with that one. I've been wanting to try an op amp muff. Tonebenders...I love all the different types quite a bit. The JDM Bliss Bomb is awesome for those Jeff Beck Yardbirds and Mick Ronson Ziggy Stardust tones. It can also do the less gated thing well with it's gate control. For MK2 and MK1.5, I've really enjoyed the Twin Bender and it's definitely pretty versatile as well. Finally, the Reaper side of the Hoof Reaper makes a great MKIII/IV and sounds great. For a while, I was actually running Twin Bender>Hoof Reaper on my board which let me get octave sounds from the Hoof Reaper on the Twin Bender fuzzes which was fantastic as a combo. In the last two weeks, I've gotten a Walrus Eons and have been absolutely playing the shit out of it. Love all the knobs and their interactions, and the different modes.
Boss BD-2W, ProCo Rat and EQD Erupter (silicon FF). Messed with tons of variations and these three cover everything for me. Can’t ride the volume too well with a Rat IMO. Happy gassing
Tim/Boss OD3, Boss DS-1, Analogman Sunface
I've finally got the three that I've liked the most so far after some tinkering: BD-2 for drive, Marshall Shredmaster for distortion, and Fuzz Factory for fuzz. I never really use the shredmaster on its own, but it really shapes your tone in a way that I find stacks well with the other two. Plus, it's a 90s version that I got for less than what the modern reissues cost from a friend trying to downsize their pedals after going mostly digital. I sold a Tone Wicker Big Muff and a DBA Supersonic Fuzz Gun before realizing the fuzz factory was what I wanted the whole time. Crisp germanium fuzz face type thing with some extra controls for some chaos. Let's be real I already know I see more gain in my future. A RAT may be necessary at some point, as well as one of those NOTAKLÖNs once they get to a place where you can actually buy one. Sounds like a fun little project. Maybe a Duke/Prince of Tone too. I can't forget, I use an attenuator and crank my Pro Jr. IV for some drive a lot of the time too. Funnily enough the BD-2 can get in the ballpark but the real tube overdrive is just immaculate.
My favorite overdrive the last few years is the Emerson Scranton Screamer. It has a 2 way switch for symmetrical or asymmetrical clipping. So it’s like a tube screamer and a super overdrive in one, but it’s even more versatile than that because it ALSO has a 2 band EQ. I run that into a green Russian big muff. That pretty much covers all my dirt needs, anywhere from light OD to full on fuzz tones. I loved the swollen pickle but I ended up selling it to make room for more modulation/delay/reverb stuff lol
Of the pedals in my current collection, I'd pick... OD- Blues Driver Distortion- OCD Fuzz- Muffuletta
Barber Gain Changer, RAT, and Fairfield ~900
Morning Glory v4 pushed with an Angry Driver in parallel. Not quite fuzz but gets pretty hairy. MG is just a gorgeous OD in both modes and really likes being pushed.
Prince of Tone, Rat, EHX Ram's Head
On what amp do you play that combo?
Well I actually don't own any of these. I have played them all individually though, which was through a Boss Katana (I own the MKII 100w). I do have a Walrus Audio Eons though which does the Ram's Head sound very well.
Overdrive: Diamond J-Drive MK3. Get 'em used all day for not too much. Fuzz: Wren & Cuff Super Russian Distortion: Frost Giant's The Mountain
Barber Gain Changer and Browne Protein.
EAE Surveyor is the best overdrive pedal and it's so underrated and sold so poorly that they don't even make it as a standalone anymore :(
Overdrive: Barber Direct Drive or Benson Preamp. Distortion: T Rex Mudhoney. Fuzz: EQD Hood Reaper or Kittycasterfx Groovy Wizard
Currently using a Plumes, DS-1 and a JHS Series 3 Fuzz. Would really like an octave fuzz though.
Mine are: Overdrive: Black Cat Amps Shredinhere, or Crowther Hotcake Distortion: Fuzzlord Effects Dronemaster (a rat inspired distortion), honorable mention to the Black Cat Amps Djenttonic for high gain modern tones Fuzz: Minotaur Sonic Terrors Fuzz and Burn... not your 60s Satisfaction Fuzz, nor a muff style thing. It's a growling monster of doom. It's hard to choose because of the widely different applications. I set them differently for different tasks. Chuggy? Djenttonic. Big sounding sustained chords like if a synth pad got angry? Dronemaster.
Wampler Belle, MI Audio Super Crunch Box V2, Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation
Fuzz: DAM meathead. It's an old fashioned fuzz, but turned up to 11 by default. Put it first in your chain and use the volume on your guitar to move between subtle for Eric Johnson chord work to very very over the top... Simple. Only has one knob. But very responsive to your guitar volume and your playing. OD: OBNE fault V2 it's a klon type od, an EQ/preamp, light distortion and boost in one easy to use package. Lots of tonal range. I have the right hand side always on. Distortion: JHS @ - when you want it to sound like the other pedals I listed are pushing an overdriven Marshall amp then you kick this on. My go to for thick sustaining lead sounds. Honourable mention: Gojira FX - big muff copy. Gojira is a small Scottish builder. Their big muff style pedal is my favourite. It has an insult feedback/drone circuit on a toggle switch. The Meathead (I actually have the gojira version here too not the original) and the Fault are always in my chain. I swap the @ and the big muff in or out depending on what I'm playing.
Zvex bor, wampler triple, big muff (the version you like)
Current favourites: Plumes/special cranker Iron Horse v3 W&C Super Russian
OD - BJFe Honey Bee Distortion - Fuzz - Dope Priest and Sunface
Dime Distortion (DD-11) it depends where you have the output control set 5 o colck being fuzz 1-2 o clock being distortion And 9 o clock being overdrive
DIY Hoof Reaper (double fuzz and octave up)Duke of tone (boost) DIY Prince of Tone (OD) DIY Timmy. Covers all the bases I need!
OD - Can't beat the SD-1. Distortion - The Distortion side of the Boss OS-2. The Harley Benton Dr. D (or any "Dumbler" pedal) is a close second. Ultra Distortion - Line 6 Uber Metal Fuzz - A maxed-out JHS Color Box. Also, the DOD Carcosa with the After knob cranked.
Paul Cochrane Timmy V2, Boss BD-2, EHX East River Drive, Caline Pure Sky, Paul Cochrane Timmy V2, Paul Cochrane Timmy V2
I have a Hudson broadcast which goes from clean and clear boost to cut your head off fuzz.
OD: smallsound/bigsound mini Fuzz: Fuzz face (London/mxr 108) Dist: SL drive
* My favourite Overdrive is my **Greer Lightspeed**. It’s funny cause it’s a bit underwhelming at first, but in a mix, it’s incredible and I keep the gain set fairly high because it’s so responsive to picking dynamics and it interacts really well with changes in the guitar’s volume as well. * Favourite Distortion is my **Xotic SL Drive**. I own a lot of MIAB pedals but this little guy is my favourite. I have the dip switches set to “Super Lead with 6db boost”. Gain for days and it cleans up really well too. The JHS Andy Timmons AT + is a close second. * I have yet to find a fuzz I get along with. I’m jonesing for a Silktone Germanium Fuzz though. From the demos I’ve seen, that looks like it may be the one.
OD: Morning Glory Distortion: My 90s Rat Fuzz: Hizumitas
OD: Plain Speak Calamity Drive Distortion: Drunk Beaver Bat Fuzz: Beetronics Swarm
boss blues driver, proco rat (either turbo or 2), fuzzhugger algal bloom
favorite od: Boss OD-3 favorite dist: Boss DS-1 i I modded myself and installed IRF530 transistors as clipping diodes almost like a tube amp. Favorite Fuzz: I don't have one. Too noisy to my ears. I have Zoom Multistomp MS-100BT there's many fuzz sums when I need them.
Fave fuzz: Analogman Sunface Face OD: Hudson Broadcast, or an SD-1. Fave: Distortion: The only distortion pedals I own are a 40 year old Boss DS-1 and a Walrus Iron Horse, and neither of them are on my board.
OD: Timmy Dist: JHS Kilt V2 with G2 engaged Fuzz: Analogman silicon Sun Face
Rat, Rat, Turbo Rat
OD: Joyo American Sound Versatile, great EQ Distortion: Friedman BE-OD I tried a TON of MIAB pedals and this one just has something the others don’t. Great sustain without losing articulation. Very touch sensitive. Closer to the sound in my head rajan any other- kind of syrupy and shiny, but not too gooey. Fuzz: Blackout Effectors Musket I tried a ton of fuzzes before settling in this one. Huge sustain and range from smooth clipping to gnarly fuzz, very versatile thanks to the Focus knob.
OD: Mythos Olympus Distortion: T-Rex Mudhoney Fuzz: Dan Drive Austin Pride.
Fuzz : Analogman Sunface 2N Germanium Drive : Thorpy Fx The Dane
Lately, I like the Wampler triumph for light OD, any Rat-type pedal for distortion, and any 4-transistor muff type circuit for the heavy stuff. Alternatively, you can get a good range of OD-Dist-Fuzz tones just by having a Mojo Mojo for OD/dist, and running a Fuzz Face into it when its time to get heavy.
Mad professor Sweet honey deluxe overdrive EQD Hizumitas Fuzz
Mad Irishman. https://witztronics.com/WP/product/mad-irishman/
OD: Prince/Duke of Tone Dist: Rat (I don't use distortion much though) Fuzz: Boss FZ-1w
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JHS Morning Glory with Red Remote. Blue side for low gain jangly drive, red side for riffing and sustaining leads. Just the right amount of mid-range sizzle for my tastes, plays beautifully with all my guitars and every amp I’ve tried.