Hi,

Im wonderin if you guys have some tips regarding good distortion pedals that work well together with the reverbtank? Currently Im usin a Danelectro Daddy-O and a MXR and cannot say that they are producing that satisfactory sound that I want.

What do you guys use?

Have you seen this thread:

http://www.surfguitar101.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=688

in general, I don't feel overdive/distortion works well at all with heavy reverb - best find a way to get less reverb when you want heavy distortion.

apart form that, I like the ones I posted in the other thread. you might also consider using a boost pedal to overdive the reverb tanks input stage or the amp's. if you have an effect loop in your amp, try placing overdive there - at least it will be after the reverb

just thinking out loud.

WR

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what do you know? I was in the guitar store today and came across one of these:

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I tried it and was enough impressed to buy it - not for surf though.
anyway, just tried it with the reverb tank, and with 6-6-6 settings on the tank it worked very well - even with max overdrive. it gives quite a lot of drive, though not as much as a ds-1, but stays transparant through the reverb. it's very responsive to eq-ing before or after it, so there's enough to work with in that department, versatile. ... it's a beefed up tube screamer circuit I 'm told, and it does sound SRV-ish with a non surf set up. then with the reverb, with eq emphasizing the highs, it got a bit more distortion-like. with the jag on rhythm circuit, it sounded VERY much like Slash - played the intro to sweet child o' mine and the sound was pretty darn close. - but with way less sustain then slash, due to the jag.

anyway, a transparant box that works well with reverb. relatively cheap, and very small, which I like

WR

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I know I sound like a Reverend commercial , but I think
the Reverend Drivetrains (particualrly the Drivetrain II's) are out-
standing. They're more full-range, touch sensitive and trans-
parent than a tube screamer. With the gain all the way down,
they're a very good clean-boost. You won't go anywhere near
the"metal zone" with a Drivetrain, but for just about anything
else they're great. the bad news?... Reverend quit making them
about 2 years ago. I see quite a few on E-Bay going for around
$100, which I feel is a bargain for a pedal of this quality.

Robert Keeley's mods to Boss DS-1's, SD-1's, BD-1's, ProCo
Rats, VoodooSparkle Drives, and tube screamers are
deservedly legendary. Every pedal I've bought from, and every
pedal I've had modded by Keeley has been top-notch.
He's not inexpensive, but to me the extra cost is well worth it,
and waaaaaay less expensive than current prices of vintage
pedals.

It ultimately boils down to what sound you want, and what is
your budget. Try as many different pedals as you can (You can
try out Keeley's pedals and return for a refund if not satisfied in
any way). Happy hunting!

Bob S.

Bob

Distortion and Reverb...
I change my distortion or fuzz pedal as often as underwear.
It ultimately boils down to my mood (for the pedal, not for changing my underwear).

In most cases I am using the pedal to give the guitar a different tone without having to switch pick up positions. So here is the bunch I change through on a daily basis-

My favorite, but does not work well live is a Vox Crybaby/Fuzz (Thomasville Organ Co. model from the 60's). It sounds great with the tank but I can't adjust volume without taking off the bottom plate.

These next two are what I use most often
Marshall Blues Breaker - I prefer this one the most as it is simple and has a warm drive sound.

Dano - Daddy-O - close to the Marshall a little more gritty when the drive level gets closer to 12 o'clock

I really like the Big Muffs for that garage sound. I keep the sustain at about zero and the tone is around 2 o'clock. A Rat Pedal sounds very similiar.

I like the Boss MT2 with the distorion at about 9 oclock and the mids (both knobs at 12 o'clock). It is a brighter sound with a little teeth to it. Good pedal for harmonics, artificial or natural. It says it is a pedal for Metal but it really has a lot of fine tuning capabilities.

Others I mess with are the Boss Turbo Distortion but it is a noisy pedal and the Ibanez TS9 - good but not quite as good as the Marshall. I have some sub $50 pedals laying around too. But they just gather dust.

Everytime I change gutairs the pdeals react completely different. So, ultimately it comes down to what satisfies you. I always think about getting the Line 6 Distortion modeler. The gold one with 4 switches just have even more options live. Plus I have been quite hapy with the delay modeler (DM4) they made.

_Redd

I've found fuzz and reverb a really difficult pairing. I use a VerbaFuzz, which is the bomb, as far as I'm concerned, but I don't think I'd ever put both in for an entire song. I just kick the fuzz on once in a blue moon for a little more over-the-top drive.

Generally, I like my fuzz like I like my martinis (and my humping ) -- dry

~B~

I use a Seymour Duncan SFX03 Twin Tube Classic. Excellent tone and can make your single channel amp a double.
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