SORTED - OD AND DISTORTION RECOMMENDATIONS

jonnygreentrees

Castro said:

Hi all

I have just taken delivery of a Paul Cochrane Tim in order to cover my boost and 'low gain/touch of hair' needs. My amp is a Morgan AC20 head + 1x12 cab and I'm a Tele/Strat man.

My overall aim is to have clean boost plus three levels of dirt. With Tim taking care of boost and dirt no.1 what recommendations would you have for no.2 and no.3 - medium overdrive plus fat/creamy distortion for solo work?

I don't need 'metal' levels of gain and have always loved the solo tones of Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Landau, Angus and Lifeson. 

I'd consider two separate pedals or a combined one. I like the idea of the Pettyjohn Pettydrive V2.

Your suggestions will be much appreciated.

Any thoughts on these: VFE Alpha Dog V2, Red Witch Famulus, Pettyjohn Petty Drive V2; JHS Angry Charlie; Bearfoot EGDM.

I use a bearfoot Uber Bee with a Timmy

spirit7

King of Tone or Carpe Diem.

Castro

@spirit7 ; I am about to put my KOT up for sale. I've not been happy with it running into my AC20 head. It's replacement arrived today, a Pettyjohn Pettydrive V2

Mark1960

Digitec Screaming Blues if you are on a budget, or Thorpy Gunshot if you are not. Both work really well with single coil Fenders on a good clean platform

Epsilon

I've been pleasantly surprised by the Bogner Uberschall. Going on the name I thought it was going to be super tight high gain, but it's actually more of a mid-gain pedal, and when you boost the mid control gets some unbelievably thick and creamy sounds for solos. I think the mixed reviews it gets come from an expectation gap between what people think it will do well and what it actually does well. It's knocked the La Grange from my board. My only gripe is that it's not a particularly interesting looking pedal!