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Geez, I've tried SO many overdrives (like most of y'all, I'd guess).
The one I keep coming back to, that I currently use, is that cheap
$40 Nobels ODR-1. Doesn't change my tone much, if at all, but puts a
nice buttery smooth fat edge to it. I run a coupla assembled Strats
and a cloned Musiclander (all gits use combinations of noiseless
Lawrence L290 and L490 pickups) into the Nobels ODR-1, patched to a
VS Liguid H2O (chorus/delay), and split out and into two amps (Carvin
Nomad & Blues Jr). A very nice "new age" surf tone - or bluez or
jazz or whatever.
In any event, it's rare to be able to crank an amp or two all the way
up these dayze, so having amp master volumes and front end overdrive
pedals is THE way to go for good tone at sane volumes. YMMV. Rob.
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wrote:
> Thanks very much for the nice compliment, Brian! The first track
> originated from a Bob McInturff bass line. One day I got tired of
> listening to him warm up on it, and started writing the melody
lines.
> Bill and Steve added their own touches to the tune, and "Hot Curl"
was
> born. I play the lead with a Strat set on the middle-pickup
position,
> routed through a Tech 21 Comptortion pedal. Bill also plays a
Strat,
> with his favorite pickup setting being the bridge-middle. I am
still
> searching for the ideal overdrive (no loss of clarity, but nice
> "singing" sustain), and lately am running a Blackstone Mosfet
Overdrive
> (low gain, shut off for rhythm chores) through a KLON pedal (high
> volume, very low gain) with reasonably good results. I would be
very
> interested in learning what pedals (overdrive or otherwise) people
on
> the list use. Yeah, I know a cranked amp with hot pickups is the
purist
> way to go, but we can't always play at 120db!
>
> Best regards, Dana Vincent
