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distortion or overdrive pedal for fender blues deluxe amp?

dogfootbluesdogfootblues Posts: 116
edited December 2011 in Musicians and Gearheads
i have recently come together with a fender blues deluxe reissue amp and it is amazing. my only problem is the overdrive isnt enough for some of the punk stuff i play. for straight ahead country, blues, whatever, its fucking awesome. i just cant get the palm mute crunch attacks of a operation ivy, us bombs or social distortion sound. now, this is my first real amp, ive always had a little fender bullet amp abd believe it or not, it had a great broken punk sound. ive never had a distortion or overdrive pedal so i figured im asking at the right place. ive been looking on the board and was thing the boss od-3 or overdrive/distortion pedal, boss blues driver, i dunno im in need of some sound advive. pun intended.
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    nsepstrunsepstru Posts: 187
    dogfootblues wrote:
    i have recently come together with a fender blues deluxe reissue amp and it is amazing. my only problem is the overdrive isnt enough for some of the punk stuff i play. for straight ahead country, blues, whatever, its fucking awesome. i just cant get the palm mute crunch attacks of a operation ivy, us bombs or social distortion sound. now, this is my first real amp, ive always had a little fender bullet amp abd believe it or not, it had a great broken punk sound. ive never had a distortion or overdrive pedal so i figured im asking at the right place. ive been looking on the board and was thing the boss od-3 or overdrive/distortion pedal, boss blues driver, i dunno im in need of some sound advive. pun intended.
    My standard fall back is the Big Muff Pi. Nothing fancy or particularly versatile, but it's mean as hell and sounds like a monster. I use it for everything, fuzz, distortion, crunch, overdrive it will do it all. Lots of gain and pretty darn good tone to boot!
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    keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Do you want to boost the amps Overdrive or use a Distortion pedal as a separate 'channel'?
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    mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    The way I remember, Op Ivy doesn't really use a lot of overdrive/distortion in their stuff, just a little edge on a clean tone. Social D, on the other hand, uses a pretty straight-forward distortion, like a ProCo Rat or Boss DS-1 type of tone. The Blues Driver is probably versatile enough to cover both of those bases, or you could look at something like the Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde, which is an overdrive and distortion (2 channels) in one pedal. That would definitely give you that range that you're wanting without needing to bend over and change settings between songs. Otherwise, you could look at getting 2 separate pedals, an overdrive and a distortion. For straight-up distortion, I generally prefer the Rat; for overdrive, I'm more of a Tubescreamer fan. For punk especially, I prefer a good, strong midrange tone that both the Rat and TS provide; that way you aren't fighting with the bass player for tone and clarity.
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    exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    I believe Mike Ness uses an SD-1 into modified bassman amps. So in front of a blues deluxe it should be reminiscent anyway.
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    All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    exhausted wrote:
    I believe Mike Ness uses an SD-1 into modified bassman amps. So in front of a blues deluxe it should be reminiscent anyway.

    Correct on the SD-1. I don't know if Boss has changed that circuit over the years (probably have). But he rarely uses it. Its usually his boost on the solos though. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go look at 4x10 cabinets again, thanks a lot....


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    MagnumPJMagnumPJ Posts: 75
    I've got a blues deluxe as well and use a Fulltone Fulldrive. Absolutely love it.
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    mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    It's worth mentioning that the Fender Blues and Hot Rod amps are pretty well-known for taking pedals extremely well, so it's hard to imagine you could get a pedal that won't work well with the amp.

    Too bad they are also well-known for having really terrible overdrive channels...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
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    dogfootbluesdogfootblues Posts: 116
    cool. thanks alot guys. im not a pedal guy normaly but im playing with a band and i need that extra umph. i have a big muff pi whice is awesome, but its not for everything (unless your jack white). i settles on the boss overdrivs/distortion pedal and i fugure ill go from there. i am very interested after reading the board about the blues driver and tube screamer so there next on my list. Also, im looking gor a Shecter PT Goldtop Telecaster. If anyone knows anything hit me up on here or <!-- e --><a href="mailto:dogfootblues@gmail.com">dogfootblues@gmail.com</a><!-- e -->
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    OffHeGoes29OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
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    jrkooshjrkoosh Posts: 18
    I would say either a modded SD-1 or an OCD. Both will do the job, and just roll back on the volume for cleaner parts
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    xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    OffHeGoes29 wrote:
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    +1
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    OffHeGoes29 wrote:
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    I have to agree. I love my Guv'nor. I bought it after it was recommended by someone on here.
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    59fender59fender Statesville NC Posts: 46
    Barber b-custom Super Sport or barber regular direct drive

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    xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    GuitarEnthusiast wrote:
    OffHeGoes29 wrote:
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    I have to agree. I love my Guv'nor. I bought it after it was recommended by someone on here.
    Think that was me ;)
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    RedMosquito22RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    My new Blues Deluxe reissue will be on my porch tomorrow!!! Anyone have ideas on tubes I should look into to replace the stock ones. I'm not doing it right away but would like to hear any opinions. I didn't think starting a new thread would be necessary since this one is up.
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    dogfootbluesdogfootblues Posts: 116
    ya know, thats a great question. ive had my fender blues deluxe reissue for a few months but ive been wondering the same thing. By the way, the deluxe is so fucking sweet man. I fell in love with it, best buy ive made in a while.
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    GuitarEnthusiastGuitarEnthusiast Posts: 627
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    GuitarEnthusiast wrote:
    OffHeGoes29 wrote:
    Marshall Guv'nor

    I have to agree. I love my Guv'nor. I bought it after it was recommended by someone on here.
    Think that was me ;)

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    RedMosquito22RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    dogfootblues wrote:
    ya know, thats a great question. ive had my fender blues deluxe reissue for a few months but ive been wondering the same thing. By the way, the deluxe is so fucking sweet man. I fell in love with it, best buy ive made in a while.

    I have played non stop for 2 days and am in love!!!!
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