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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I'd say it depends on whether you want to add drive/volume to a dirty amp (my preference for this is a Bad Monkey, Boss SD-1, or MXR Zakk Wylde) or whether you want to use the pedal as a pseudo-channel for the amp.
My preferences for the latter are
Marshall GV-2
Marshall JH-1
MXR Distortion 3
in no particular order, as they all have a different distortion/drive flavour. If you want a low-medium gain then the D3 or GV-2 would be my first choice.
Although having said that a Boss SD-2, on the crunch setting does a good low-gain sound.
It also depends on your amp, as some pedals work better with some amps than others....
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Play what you'd normally play, just with a bit of drive.
Unless you want to get into heavily distorted/driven. FWIW any of The Eagles etc will have had a bit of drive on their amps
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Boutique drives are perfect for homing in on a sound, which is something I've never felt the need to, but the bad monkey I think is based on an old dod design and is a great sounding pedal, not just for the cash. If they charged double, it would still be excellent.