My ultra frustrating guitar search... IS OVER!!!

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    mcgruff10 said:
    @brianlux how are you liking the fender princeton? Worth the $$$? I need a new amp so bad.   

    Hey bud,  
    I've had the Princeton for just a little over two years now and love it.  Of course, with my shot ears I can't drive it hard the way it should be, but I'm thinking about getting a good attenuation device (possible a Tone King Ironman II Mini Attenuator) so I can approximate the sound the way it should be driven.  The spring reverb is excellent, and the built in tremolo is very cool!  

    I paid $1300 new in September, 2022, and they've since gone to $1500, but then what hasn't gone up in two years, lol!  That was a big expense for me but I had saved up my "allowance" for a good while and had wanted to get this amp for quite a few years, so I'm very happy with it.

    I hope that helps.  Keep us posted if you decide to go for it!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,071
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,114
    brianlux said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    @brianlux how are you liking the fender princeton? Worth the $$$? I need a new amp so bad.   

    Hey bud,  
    I've had the Princeton for just a little over two years now and love it.  Of course, with my shot ears I can't drive it hard the way it should be, but I'm thinking about getting a good attenuation device (possible a Tone King Ironman II Mini Attenuator) so I can approximate the sound the way it should be driven.  The spring reverb is excellent, and the built in tremolo is very cool!  

    I paid $1300 new in September, 2022, and they've since gone to $1500, but then what hasn't gone up in two years, lol!  That was a big expense for me but I had saved up my "allowance" for a good while and had wanted to get this amp for quite a few years, so I'm very happy with it.

    I hope that helps.  Keep us posted if you decide to go for it!

    Will do bud!  Thanks for the review!! I always loved the sound of that amp.  Currently saving for a Strat then will be going for a new amp.   It never ends lol.   
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,071
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    you are picking pedals that are distortion circuits. you are probably more like me in that i do not love fuzz, i love a good overdriven amp that cleans up with rolling my guitar volume down. i would look into an overdrive pedal like a jhs morning glory. all it does is take the cleaner tone your amp and guitar have and boost it into a little overdrive. it is easier on the amp and easier to control. it is a circuit that is classified as a "transparent overdrive" where it take what you are putting into the amp and makes it better. my morning glory is on all the time when i play a guitar with humbuckers and i stack it with a harder overdrive like my king of tone and it is overdrive heaven. with a single coil like a p90, strat, or tele i have a klon circuit on all the time and boost it with the morning glory. when you put too much distortion it can be harsh and i think that is what you might be hearing. fuzz like a big muff or the old "distortion" pedals is too much for a lot of people. i used fuzz a lot when i jammed with abefroman, but my rig and my ears like overdrive better.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,114
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    you are picking pedals that are distortion circuits. you are probably more like me in that i do not love fuzz, i love a good overdriven amp that cleans up with rolling my guitar volume down. i would look into an overdrive pedal like a jhs morning glory. all it does is take the cleaner tone your amp and guitar have and boost it into a little overdrive. it is easier on the amp and easier to control. it is a circuit that is classified as a "transparent overdrive" where it take what you are putting into the amp and makes it better. my morning glory is on all the time when i play a guitar with humbuckers and i stack it with a harder overdrive like my king of tone and it is overdrive heaven. with a single coil like a p90, strat, or tele i have a klon circuit on all the time and boost it with the morning glory. when you put too much distortion it can be harsh and i think that is what you might be hearing. fuzz like a big muff or the old "distortion" pedals is too much for a lot of people. i used fuzz a lot when i jammed with abefroman, but my rig and my ears like overdrive better.
    Damn this is some knowledge right here!  Love it.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    you are picking pedals that are distortion circuits. you are probably more like me in that i do not love fuzz, i love a good overdriven amp that cleans up with rolling my guitar volume down. i would look into an overdrive pedal like a jhs morning glory. all it does is take the cleaner tone your amp and guitar have and boost it into a little overdrive. it is easier on the amp and easier to control. it is a circuit that is classified as a "transparent overdrive" where it take what you are putting into the amp and makes it better. my morning glory is on all the time when i play a guitar with humbuckers and i stack it with a harder overdrive like my king of tone and it is overdrive heaven. with a single coil like a p90, strat, or tele i have a klon circuit on all the time and boost it with the morning glory. when you put too much distortion it can be harsh and i think that is what you might be hearing. fuzz like a big muff or the old "distortion" pedals is too much for a lot of people. i used fuzz a lot when i jammed with abefroman, but my rig and my ears like overdrive better.
    Great, man, thanks!  I will look into the Klon Circuit and Morning Glory!
    mcgruff10 said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    you are picking pedals that are distortion circuits. you are probably more like me in that i do not love fuzz, i love a good overdriven amp that cleans up with rolling my guitar volume down. i would look into an overdrive pedal like a jhs morning glory. all it does is take the cleaner tone your amp and guitar have and boost it into a little overdrive. it is easier on the amp and easier to control. it is a circuit that is classified as a "transparent overdrive" where it take what you are putting into the amp and makes it better. my morning glory is on all the time when i play a guitar with humbuckers and i stack it with a harder overdrive like my king of tone and it is overdrive heaven. with a single coil like a p90, strat, or tele i have a klon circuit on all the time and boost it with the morning glory. when you put too much distortion it can be harsh and i think that is what you might be hearing. fuzz like a big muff or the old "distortion" pedals is too much for a lot of people. i used fuzz a lot when i jammed with abefroman, but my rig and my ears like overdrive better.
    Damn this is some knowledge right here!  Love it.  
    :plus_one:

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,071
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    you are picking pedals that are distortion circuits. you are probably more like me in that i do not love fuzz, i love a good overdriven amp that cleans up with rolling my guitar volume down. i would look into an overdrive pedal like a jhs morning glory. all it does is take the cleaner tone your amp and guitar have and boost it into a little overdrive. it is easier on the amp and easier to control. it is a circuit that is classified as a "transparent overdrive" where it take what you are putting into the amp and makes it better. my morning glory is on all the time when i play a guitar with humbuckers and i stack it with a harder overdrive like my king of tone and it is overdrive heaven. with a single coil like a p90, strat, or tele i have a klon circuit on all the time and boost it with the morning glory. when you put too much distortion it can be harsh and i think that is what you might be hearing. fuzz like a big muff or the old "distortion" pedals is too much for a lot of people. i used fuzz a lot when i jammed with abefroman, but my rig and my ears like overdrive better.
    Great, man, thanks!  I will look into the Klon Circuit and Morning Glory!
    mcgruff10 said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    you are picking pedals that are distortion circuits. you are probably more like me in that i do not love fuzz, i love a good overdriven amp that cleans up with rolling my guitar volume down. i would look into an overdrive pedal like a jhs morning glory. all it does is take the cleaner tone your amp and guitar have and boost it into a little overdrive. it is easier on the amp and easier to control. it is a circuit that is classified as a "transparent overdrive" where it take what you are putting into the amp and makes it better. my morning glory is on all the time when i play a guitar with humbuckers and i stack it with a harder overdrive like my king of tone and it is overdrive heaven. with a single coil like a p90, strat, or tele i have a klon circuit on all the time and boost it with the morning glory. when you put too much distortion it can be harsh and i think that is what you might be hearing. fuzz like a big muff or the old "distortion" pedals is too much for a lot of people. i used fuzz a lot when i jammed with abefroman, but my rig and my ears like overdrive better.
    Damn this is some knowledge right here!  Love it.  
    :plus_one:

    there are klon clones all over the place. i think the wampler tumnus is the best i have played. i like that so much that i have one on both of my gig boards. you can get one used for like $120, maybe less now. there is also the j rockett archer series. there are cheaper options out there, maybe an electroharmonics soul food or something. those sound good as well. 
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    you are picking pedals that are distortion circuits. you are probably more like me in that i do not love fuzz, i love a good overdriven amp that cleans up with rolling my guitar volume down. i would look into an overdrive pedal like a jhs morning glory. all it does is take the cleaner tone your amp and guitar have and boost it into a little overdrive. it is easier on the amp and easier to control. it is a circuit that is classified as a "transparent overdrive" where it take what you are putting into the amp and makes it better. my morning glory is on all the time when i play a guitar with humbuckers and i stack it with a harder overdrive like my king of tone and it is overdrive heaven. with a single coil like a p90, strat, or tele i have a klon circuit on all the time and boost it with the morning glory. when you put too much distortion it can be harsh and i think that is what you might be hearing. fuzz like a big muff or the old "distortion" pedals is too much for a lot of people. i used fuzz a lot when i jammed with abefroman, but my rig and my ears like overdrive better.
    Great, man, thanks!  I will look into the Klon Circuit and Morning Glory!
    mcgruff10 said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    princetons are not made to be driven organically. they are clean platforms and great for pedals. if you want the ommpf coming from your amp the princeton will not do it. but if you want a great clean platform that you can drive to oblivion with pedals the princeton is the way to go.

    hopefully this LP will do what you need it to do, brian!!

    Sounds like good advice, my friend. Interesting what you said because so far, playing it clean with a little reverb is what I've liked best.   I have not had great luck with pedals thus far.  I have an old DOD FX55C Supra Distortion that is crapping out on me after all these years but it always sounded a bit harsh anyway.  A few years ago I bought an Electro Harmonix Big Muff and its OK but more aggressive than what I'd like.  And about 20 years about, I bought an old Chandler Industries Tube Drive that I had cleaned up and put new tubes in and it's kind of cool, but not really what I'm looking for.  I also had a Pickle fuzz box for a while but the thing had way more bells and whistles for my simpler tastes, so I sold it.  What I keep looking for is something that will give me a little bit of warm drive, or (especially) some nice retro warm fuzz.  I'm definitely not looking for a heavy metal sound or a J Mascis ear bleeding sound!
    If I were totally honest, I'd probably do best to stop trying to be a rock guy and just stick with my Little Martin LX1 acoustic that I've always loved playing.  
    Ohhhh, but the lure of the search for a good electric guitar sound.  What can I say!
    you are picking pedals that are distortion circuits. you are probably more like me in that i do not love fuzz, i love a good overdriven amp that cleans up with rolling my guitar volume down. i would look into an overdrive pedal like a jhs morning glory. all it does is take the cleaner tone your amp and guitar have and boost it into a little overdrive. it is easier on the amp and easier to control. it is a circuit that is classified as a "transparent overdrive" where it take what you are putting into the amp and makes it better. my morning glory is on all the time when i play a guitar with humbuckers and i stack it with a harder overdrive like my king of tone and it is overdrive heaven. with a single coil like a p90, strat, or tele i have a klon circuit on all the time and boost it with the morning glory. when you put too much distortion it can be harsh and i think that is what you might be hearing. fuzz like a big muff or the old "distortion" pedals is too much for a lot of people. i used fuzz a lot when i jammed with abefroman, but my rig and my ears like overdrive better.
    Damn this is some knowledge right here!  Love it.  
    :plus_one:

    there are klon clones all over the place. i think the wampler tumnus is the best i have played. i like that so much that i have one on both of my gig boards. you can get one used for like $120, maybe less now. there is also the j rockett archer series. there are cheaper options out there, maybe an electroharmonics soul food or something. those sound good as well. 

    The Wampler Tumnus gets some good review and even on my computer, the demos I listened to sound pretty sweet.  Thanks for the tip!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,549
    I have an 1971 Princeton reverb that of course sounds excellent and I’ll run a zvex Distortron through it. That gives it a nice punch and the eq on the pedal is less harsh and trebly as compared to some others. Soul Food sounds good, too. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Go Beavers said:
    I have an 1971 Princeton reverb that of course sounds excellent and I’ll run a zvex Distortron through it. That gives it a nice punch and the eq on the pedal is less harsh and trebly as compared to some others. Soul Food sounds good, too. 

    Ooooh!  A '71, nice!  Mine is a re-issue. 
    I'll look into those pedals as well.  Thanks, GB!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,071
    Go Beavers said:
    I have an 1971 Princeton reverb that of course sounds excellent and I’ll run a zvex Distortron through it. That gives it a nice punch and the eq on the pedal is less harsh and trebly as compared to some others. Soul Food sounds good, too. 
    i love zvex stuff. i think the box of rock is among the best overdrives on the market. the one on my board has been there for 16 years and even though i buy a lot of pedals, i can't find 3 overdrives good enough to knock it off of my board.

    plus that boost circuit it has on board is amazing. i think it is the boosta grande, maybe?? good stuff.

    have you seen that one pedal that is 2 distortrons? it is 2 channels, both a distortron so you can set it up with a lighter gain and a higher gain setting, blend them, or turn the gain down on one to get a solo boost. i think it might be the j mascis signature? i would have to look it up again, but that one is interesting.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,379
    I just picked up electro-harmonix Soul Food Overdrive pedal and absolutely love it. Only paid $47 on reverb new in opened box. It is their attempt at copying the Klon pedal. 
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,071
    Abe Froman said:
    I just picked up electro-harmonix Soul Food Overdrive pedal and absolutely love it. Only paid $47 on reverb new in opened box. It is their attempt at copying the Klon pedal. 
    yeah it's a good one. i use the klon circuit as an always on pedal for strats and teles and anything with p-90s in it. it beefs them up a little bit and gives them a little oompf. 
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    gimmesometruth27 said:
    Abe Froman said:
    I just picked up electro-harmonix Soul Food Overdrive pedal and absolutely love it. Only paid $47 on reverb new in opened box. It is their attempt at copying the Klon pedal. 
    yeah it's a good one. i use the klon circuit as an always on pedal for strats and teles and anything with p-90s in it. it beefs them up a little bit and gives them a little oompf. 
    The Klon circuit works really well as a boost into a dirty amp or distortion pedal too. I've been using one for the last couple years into a Big Muff. The Muff is cranked all the way up so it's already raging. When I hit the Klone, all hell breaks loose! It really makes harmonics jump out and it also helps to improve note definition in the lower registers. Tube Screamer circuits can be used similarly too.
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