Fulltone Fulldrive II

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:11 pm

i gots one:

looks just like that except mine has the lame black knobs

either way, i loves it. its way less compressed than the od3, very open, and it gets very saturated without being super high gain. its awesome.

sonds sometime...

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:12 pm

Oh look a tubescreamer

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:15 pm

Mike wrote:Oh look a tubescreamer

that's blue with more knobs

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:39 pm

yeah its loosley based on the tubescreamer circuit.

but i used to have a ts9 and it was nothing like this.

anyway, i really like it. i didnt think i would really be into TS style circuits, but the bad monkey is amazing and the fulldrive is so much more than a tubescreamer, in that its not some mid hump catastrophe.

im still getting used to it and messing with it. we shall see what if i really love it.

im not gonna lie, i was swayed into buying it because i noticed that chris walla uses it, and his tones are amazing.

boyecho · Post by **boyecho** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:45 pm

mewithoutus wrote:yeah its loosley based on the tubescreamer circuit.

but i used to have a ts9 and it was nothing like this.

anyway, i really like it. i didnt think i would really be into TS style circuits, but the bad monkey is amazing and the fulldrive is so much more than a tubescreamer, in that its not some mid hump catastrophe.

im still getting used to it and messing with it. we shall see what if i really love it.

im not gonna lie, i was swayed into buying it because i noticed that chris walla uses it, and his tones are amazing.

and that has nothing to do with the dr. z right? or is that that other dude in that band... hm..

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:50 pm

They used to both play through Dr. Z's, I think Gibbard uses this bizarre Hockey Puck shaped distortion.

I'm not really bothered by what they're playing now gearwise, seeing as Narrow Stairs is only 50/50 good and bad songs, and none of the guitar sounds leap out at me particularly. I think he's playing a Tiny Terror or something for dirt, fair play I suppose.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:18 pm

Tubescreamers seem to get a bad rap around here. I agree that the TS9 really colors the signal more than I'd prefer, but if you've never tried one of the better ones (eg: TS808, Maxon version, other various) -- they are much more transparent and really drive amps in a pleasing way.

I'm sure your pedal sounds awesome, and the addition of the boost is incredibly useful -- I've already found the pleasures of a simple MXR Micro amp at the end of my signal chain.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:20 pm

Aeon wrote:Tubescreamers seem to get a bad rap around here

They don't, I just don't like them. A lot of people here do.

They're all wrong though.

I don't like an overdrive that saps bass and creates a mid-hump as much as I don't like one with a flubby bass attack.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:26 pm

Mike wrote: I don't like an overdrive that saps bass and creates a mid-hump as much as I don't like one with a flubby bass attack.

Have you ever listened to Stevie Ray Vaughn? How can you say that he has a lack of bass and/or flabby bass attack. The man is probably most responsible for making them so popular.

And while many TS's increase mids, you also have to realize that this is often a major benefit -- especially when you are playing a single-coil guitar through a Fender amp (they naturally have somewhat lower mids). And there are plenty that can adjust this characteristic.

They don't work very well as a primary distortion pedal, but for solos, man, you can't really beat them.

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:28 am

lets not make this a tubescreamer sandy vagina debate.

gibbard used to play dr z's but hes playing a silvertone 1484 clone his tech built him. chris is playing through a 64 vibrolux and a tiny terror. they both use dr z 2x10 cabs though.

and i can honestly say that i have approximated (pretty damn closely) a bunch of his tones, which isnt even what im trying to do.

i like his sounds, and i like the way his playing comes across. his tech told me he has his fulldrive on almost 100% of the time.

either way, i wanted to see if i could use it as a tool in shaping my own tonal landscape and im still playing with it. who knows i may not like it in the end, but it seems pretty awesome so far.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:46 am

Aeon wrote:
Mike wrote: I don't like an overdrive that saps bass and creates a mid-hump as much as I don't like one with a flubby bass attack.
Have you ever listened to Stevie Ray Vaughn? How can you say that he has a lack of bass and/or flabby bass attack. The man is probably most responsible for making them so popular.

And while many TS's increase mids, you also have to realize that this is often a major benefit -- especially when you are playing a single-coil guitar through a Fender amp (they naturally have somewhat lower mids). And there are plenty that can adjust this characteristic.

They don't work very well as a primary distortion pedal, but for solos, man, you can't really beat them.

Dude, fender amps also have a billion miles of low end, which helps fix what the Tube screamer fucks up. at least my Ri twin and Silverface Bassman do.

Anyway, remember when Miek called it a Turdscreamer?

When I turn 60, I'm goign to start the hardest, angriest, noiseyest, and scariest band around, and I will call it TurdScreamer.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:46 am

Aeon wrote:
Mike wrote: I don't like an overdrive that saps bass and creates a mid-hump as much as I don't like one with a flubby bass attack.
Have you ever listened to Stevie Ray Vaughn? How can you say that he has a lack of bass and/or flabby bass attack. The man is probably most responsible for making them so popular.

And while many TS's increase mids, you also have to realize that this is often a major benefit -- especially when you are playing a single-coil guitar through a Fender amp (they naturally have somewhat lower mids). And there are plenty that can adjust this characteristic.

They don't work very well as a primary distortion pedal, but for solos, man, you can't really beat them.

I hate SRV and I hate guitar solos. Double Fail in my opinion.

I'm all for MIDS. I play a Marshall, I just don't like honky humped mids.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:47 am

mewithoutus wrote: shaping my own tonal landscape

Based on some other guy's gear. Nice one.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:08 am

Mike wrote:They used to both play through Dr. Z's, I think Gibbard uses this bizarre Hockey Puck shaped distortion.

sounds like an bionix expandora, a truly amazing pedal.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:47 am

Progrockabuse wrote:
Mike wrote:They used to both play through Dr. Z's, I think Gibbard uses this bizarre Hockey Puck shaped distortion.

sounds like an bionix expandora, a truly amazing pedal.

+1000. I need one. Bad.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:26 am

Mike wrote: I hate SRV and I hate guitar solos.

Booo. Jesus you must be a miserable cunt.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:35 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:
Mike wrote: I hate SRV and I hate guitar solos.
Booo. Jesus you must be a miserable cunt.

The white man blues does nothing for me.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:41 pm

How about the blue man whites?

Post by **Mike** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:57 pm

Blue Man Group >> SRV.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:38 pm

+1.

Rock guitar + pvc drums FTW.