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i can't decide between my op-amp big muff and my russian one.

Has to be the Catalinbread DLS.
I also love the Crunch Box for heavier stuff though.

I'm liking the Danelectro Cool Cat drive (OCD)... it seems to cover most of the sounds I'm after.

For Bass I use a Fuzz Face, or Sansamp GT2 which I recently sold.

bubbles_horwitz wrote:... my op-amp big muff

ooh I'm jealous - tell me more. Then sell it to me.

robert(original) wrote:man you gotta try it with a big bass rig.
you will be suprised, it keeps the low end, and adds a great "growl" to the overall tone of the thing. keep in mind im using a 99 mexi jazz bass neck pup only with tone all the way up.

Maybe I will. My bassist friend is fucking off to England, so I'll be baby sitting some gear for him. Yesterday I took delivery of this:



Still need a bass guitar though. He hasn't given me one yet.

od:
MBM Trystie Drive (especially boosted by SD-2)
Catalibread DLS

Fuzz:
Da Moaf Deluxe w/ mid knob
Devi Ever SPAE<-when it works

I'm currently trying to decide what I actually want on my pedalboard, I like my NYC Big Muff but I want to sell that and get a green muff clone. I was also thinking about getting a TS808 but Mike's saltbooster seems very popular for pushing the amp distortion so I may get one of those.

Anyway, favourite dirt box = EHX BigMuff

Just got back from town where I bought myself this:
It's Behringer's ODB clone. I shall go get batteries and fire it up at half time in this Newcastle match. I might to an A/B demo with the Boss version too.

Talking of Behringer pedals, has anyone here tried the Behringer Vintage Distortion? I've listened to some demos and it sounded a bit shit but it's supposed to be shockingly good for the price.

I had the vintage distortion for a little while... it's alright I think. Never had the original to compare it with though.

It's not true bypass so it'll effect your dry signal... you will lose some treble when its off.

The NYC BigMuff sucks tone in the same way so I wouldn't expect too much from the Behringer. That's one of the reasons my NYC is going to be replaced

BacchusPaul wrote:Just got back from town where I bought myself this:

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!!!!EVIRDREVO SSAB

It's Behringer's ODB clone. I shall go get batteries and fire it up at half time in this Newcastle match. I might to an A/B demo with the Boss version too.

I am really interested in this, please do this demo. Want a bass overdrive, do not want to pay boss money.

endsjustifymeans wrote:

BacchusPaul wrote:Just got back from town where I bought myself this:

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!!!!EVIRDREVO SSAB

It's Behringer's ODB clone. I shall go get batteries and fire it up at half time in this Newcastle match. I might to an A/B demo with the Boss version too.

I am really interested in this, please do this demo. Want a bass overdrive, do not want to pay boss money.

First impression is that it sounds a little bit fizzier and not as ballsy as the Boss, but I don't have the Boss here to check against. Also, I think that I was turning my amp up louder in my old house with the Boss than I am here, which will make a difference (Valve Junior Head, needs to be at at least a quarter up before the sound sort of, opens up or something). Still very, very good sounding. I suspect it might just take a bit of tweaking and that the pots aren't exactly the same as the Boss (I'd be shocked if they were).

benecol wrote:

bubbles_horwitz wrote:... my op-amp big muff

ooh I'm jealous - tell me more. Then sell it to me.

it's great, it has an abrasive quality that you can't get with other muffs. i think i might be leaning towards liking my russian one more, but i can't decide. i keep meaning to do a proper side-by-side comparison, pick the one i like better, and get rid of the other. should i decide to sell it at some point, i'll give you first dibs.

If you should decide to sell it fairly soon, I'd be all over it if the price was right: otherwise, I see a Euthymia ICBM in my very near future...

Mityushikha wrote:Talking of Behringer pedals, has anyone here tried the Behringer Vintage Distortion? I've listened to some demos and it sounded a bit shit but it's supposed to be shockingly good for the price.

it's shockingly crap. maybe it's just the one skip sent me (thx asshole - j/k) but i can't get it to sound good even as just an od. kills the sound too much.

I like beige box MXR Dist+

Don't really like anything that scoops mids or pretends to be an amp.

mage wrote:I have this SD-1 clone that I dig a lot.

sounds as if it's as good as the chorus, i'm off the ebay to see if i can nab one

I have a self made MXR Dist+ and Big Muff, a DS-1 and the Behringer Sansamp GT2 clone, but really I cant decide if they are really my thing. So far I havent heard a dirt box where I was like "OMFG thats the one!" I just cant seem to find the one I want.

I've been thinking of giving a RAT or the MXR Doubleshot a try.

BacchusPaul wrote:Saltbooster or Boss ODB-3

Completely opposite things, obviously, but both are great.

never tried an odb, but i've been a huge fan of the saltbooster for quite a while now. gimme that if i can't have my jvm.