Which is the best Overdrive / Distortion pedal on the market?

meltedbuzzbox

No klon? Come on people it has fairy dust and unicorn tears in it

DesVegas

Loving my DopeFX Black Lotus Zen right now although Rat IS the correct answer

fretmeister

guitarfishbay said:

fretmeister said:

guitarfishbay said:

fretmeister;1061576" said:

Darkglass B7K

(Ultra)

I haven't got one! (Yet)

I do

I'm not sure it is worth upgrading for given you're incorporating your B7K into a Helix rig IIRC.  The extra EQ points are literally just that, extra EQ points, they're not able to really change the texture of the sound in the way something like the character control on a VT Bass DI does.  You could surely emulate these with a parametric EQ in the Helix.  Personally I only use 250hz sometimes vs the 1khz on the B7K... I honestly think they did a great job first time round picking the EQ points on the non ultra pedal. 

I did wonder whether it's only a better choice if it is used as the entire preamp into an FX return or a power amp.

I often use my VMTD that way, and have the B7K in front as a drive.

BloodEagle

Proco RAT no contest

Tuscan777

I've stuck with my original Carl Martin Plexitone, seems to work for me.

Mind you, this question is up there with 'Favourite colour/football team/sexual position'.....

equalsql

Tuscan777 said:

Mind you, this question is up there with 'Favourite colour/football team/sexual position'.....

Exactly! 

Sporky

The next one.

x-valves4ever

I bought Hoochie Mama by Brown Tone, USA after a glowing review in Guitarist mag.....cost £350 I think and I've never regretted it....excellent bit of kit.....

therose789

MT-2 

Jokes - I love a good TS! 

ThePrettyDamned

valves4ever;1062113" said:

I bought Hoochie Mama by Brown Tone, USA after a glowing review in Guitarist mag.....cost £350 I think and I've never regretted it....excellent bit of kit.....

Cripes, 350 is a lot for an overdrive pedal! I've never heard of it, but if you got it many years ago and never changed it may have saved you a fair bit of eBay selling...

Corvus

No-ones mentioned the Assmaster 3000? Standards are slipping!

Hootsmon

stickyfiddle said:

Why hasn't anyone said Rat yet? 

Rat.

because it's not a rat it's a hamster

TimmyO

Sporky said:

The next one.

This

rossyamaha

http://i.imgur.com/juVIP4O.jpg

guitarfishbay

^ Not a fan, they sound tinny on the top end and muddy on the bottom.

Sassafras

You shouldn't be putting them on your bottom.

x-valves4ever

ThePrettyDamned said:

valves4ever;1062113" said:

I bought Hoochie Mama by Brown Tone, USA after a glowing review in Guitarist mag.....cost £350 I think and I've never regretted it....excellent bit of kit.....

Cripes, 350 is a lot for an overdrive pedal! I've never heard of it, but if you got it many years ago and never changed it may have saved you a fair bit of eBay selling...

You're right it was pricey, hand built boutique job but really good....cheap against Klon prices though.....just stayed with it as it does the job

http://i67.tinypic.com/4u71w9.jpg

tone1

Palmer Solid Metal......and I don't play metal.
It's kicked loads of other pedals into touch

randella

After months of learning on an acoustic, this was the first time I ever played with distortion.  I've never been that excited about a stompbox since, so yeah.  Best.

Teetonetal

Best for me is still the soul food. Although I do like the super duper 2 in 1