Trying to decide which of three drive pedals to keep, but I think I'm too close to the choices. I'll probably keep two of them, but don't need three similar pedals.
Riff - pedal A:
Riff - pedal B:
Riff - pedal C:
Noodle - pedal A
Noodle - pedal B
Noodle - pedal C
All three pedals were set fairly close to each other. No settings were changed between the riff and the aimless noodling, except for a switch to the neck pickup on the noodling.
Level matching isn't quite perfect.
FWIW, pedal A is maybe a bit tighter than the other two and lower gain, but has a bit more grit. Pedal C cleans up a bit better with volume roll off, and has a wider gain range. Pedal B has more flexible EQ.
Thoughts?
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Keep the one that looks coolest
C is a Mad Professor Royal Blue
B is an Aion Andromeda clone pcb — assembled by me — based on the Nobels ODR-1 but with a bass control, also I switched one clipping diode for an asymmetric pair with an 1N914 and a Russian D9E.
What those clips conceal is that B and C can do a wider range of gain textures and EQ than A, but, to my ears, the core tone of A is more amp like, and with the gain rolled down a bit more can do something the other two cannot. But, B and c can get into smooth higher gain sounds.
I could have made the Mad Professor a bit less gainy and rolled the bass back and gotten it closer to A, I think. And B was recorded a bit quiet, which makes it sound less present than A.it is interesting how close they can be, though.
The financially best option, would be to sell A and C.
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EQ-wise, B and C produce pretty good sounds at all points on the EQ range, and can produce a lot of bass.
A starts to get flubby with the bass maxed out (which is by design, it sounds very amp-like, like a JTM45, and not like some tight modern amp).
My own preference is probably C, yeah. If I only had to choose 1. Particularly as it cleans up a bit nicer with the guitar volume.
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