What is the best overdrive for rock-blues?

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I second @Aynirar27 's recommendation for the Boss OD-3. It works great as a boost (like the SD-1), but also as a low/medium gain stand-alone overdrive. It's not ass bass-shy as the SD-1, it's not as raspy as the BD-2...

But @Matte23 since you already have experience with the Bogner Red, why not consider the Bogner Blue?
I had both at a time and while I didn't need a low/medium gain overdrive at the time, I found the Blue a lot more amp-like for those Plexi-ish and unboosted, but more polished JCM800 tones, whereas with the Red, it sounded a bite more 'pedal-like' than amp-like.

I now have a Friedman BE-OD Deluxe on the way, but that's on the higher gain side of things.
Do NOT go for that Maxon SD9, if it's anything like the vintage Ibanez version. It's a rather raspy, almost fuzzy distortion, only slightly better than the DiMarzio Very Metal pedal (rare AF nowadays...only buy that one for the 80's looks, not the tone!)

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I really dig the sound of klon & bluesbreaker style pedal together. Plenty of great options to get you there, personally I’m using a Browne carbon & J Rockett archer.

I think the ceriatone horsebreaker is both circuits in one housing.
 
Matte23 said:
In a clean amp when I go in rehearsal with my band
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OK. With guys like Trower, Leslie West, etc. a regular OD isn't gonna cut it.
Things like the Bogner Blue or Red, BE OD. Need a great distortion pedal.
 
What clean amp? I’m a fan of Wayne’s stuff and he builds anything and everything custom. I have double boosted with his Chiron and screamer 808. I have also used distortion pedals also. Mainly an Ibanez tone lock with my old jcm 800zw….it’s personal preference really.
 
In my experience, it is more about the pups than the drive.

I have a modded SD-1 that I love with hb's.
But when it comes to sc's I dig my PoT.

I seem to prefer a klone with hb's or even P90's.

I have a Barbershop because of TGP.
Haven't really found a use for it.

Same goes for the Lightspeed.
But with the gain up a bit on that one can be usable...
 
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I use different pedals into a clean amp setting. I want something Plexi-like when I do that, Luke my Keeley El Rey Dorado or Andy Timmons, bit b boosted with an SD-1 (or my Boris from Wayne for example). With a dirt sound, I just like using a typical boost.
 
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