Overdrive for a Twin Reverb

[daniel ramirez]

Ross distortion + (the one I had) was much more of a fuzz than a overdrive. A very white noise kind of sound.

cool...thats what i wanted to hear. I didn't need another TS-type drive...

[NeglectedFred]

i dont like a very "distorted" tone. i like it to sound like the tubes are driven. and i dont like the sound too driven (I use fuzz for that). i want it just be just a nice warm break up of the sound.

That's funny, I just found a way to get an awesome breakup with my fuzz pedal (BBE Free Fuzz).

I turned the fuzz almost all the way down, the volume almost all the way up, and just backed the volume knob on my guitar off a hair. I get a really warm clean sound with a great break up right where and when I want it. I have to put the gain on my amp right before the breakup point - but it's beautiful.

[calaverasgrandes]

Ross distortion + (the one I had) was much more of a fuzz than a overdrive. A very white noise kind of sound.

cool...thats what i wanted to hear. I didn't need another TS-type drive...

the ross I had was almost industrial sounding compared to a TS. I consider those to be pretty warm.

[bipedal]

Distortion + and Ross more high end crispy/fizzy (I associate Husker Du's guitar tones with these pedals).

Tube Screamers - can be nasally due to mid-hump/bass-cut, typically not as much hissy distortion on tap compared to a Dist +. (Lots of boutique pedals are variations on the TS circuit...)

So many options for this - it'll be hard to find a one-size-fits-all, so try a bunch out /listen to sound clips.

I'm liking the Crowther Hotcake. Gets a bit noisy/BigMuff-ish at high gain settings, but nice for sending a hot, slightly gritty sound into an amp if pedal is on low gain...

[sparky]

I'd recommend the MXR Micro-Amp, the EH LPB, or the BBE Boosta Grande. These will not change the tone of the amp, but will hit the input harder...much, much harder.

Yeah, I agree with this and forgot about this the first time I posted. The MXR Micro-Amp + Twin is a great combo for adding some gentle breakup. One thing to be aware of is that this setup will be really sensitive to your pickups, but its a different way to go from the TS-* direction that might be along the lines of what you are looking for. Basically the microamp makes your twin sound like a twin thats turned up louder at lower volume. Its just a bit more unstable.