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Amazon were selling Bad Monkeys off at 20 quid a couple of years ago!
(OK, if you give it a *huge* boost you could possibly make the first valve gain stage distort and then lower it with the amp's volume, but this won't sound anything like normal amp overdrive.)
"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'll be honest, I don't get the fuss about the Nobels either - whenever I've tried them they sound rather characterless and just a bit 'meh'... not positively bad, I just don't find anything inspiring about them.
"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
For the OP I'd say a Subdecay liquid sunshine if you have humbuckers or the Nobels if you use single coils.
I knda prefer the Chinese script too!
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A Boss SD1 or BD2 are both safe buys. They are even more affordable second hand.
Downside is the size/weight and the separate special power supply. Upside is that it's musical and versatile as well as giving you a touch sensitive response.