Pedals that tighten but don't cut low-end: do they exist?
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psychodave
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Just a heads up, I have an original bread board Tim and Timmy I got from Paul C when they first came out. A few years ago I wanted another Timmy so I bought a new one. It sounding very different from my original ones. Most notably the bottom end was a lot looser and blurry. I couldn’t sell the new one fast enough. I ended up finding another original one with the breadboard circuit board. Boom! It sounded like my other one... YMMV.
Tone Jones
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Koko. Either one.
Rex Rocker
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Thank you, dudes.
I already have a standard SD-1. I feel it actually cuts more low-end than my 808, LOL.
I have not tried the Ghoul Screamer. It does seem interesting, I'll look into it.
I do like the blue channel boosted as well, but I really like the red channel too. Just trying to figure out how to shape it to my liking.
Are you guys who mention the Spark talking about the full-size spark? I had the Mini Spark, and I don't think it's what I'm looking for here. It doesn't really give a "boosted" feel to me. It's way too transparent. But maybe the full-size Spark with the added options might be cool.
I already have a standard SD-1. I feel it actually cuts more low-end than my 808, LOL.
I have not tried the Ghoul Screamer. It does seem interesting, I'll look into it.
I do like the blue channel boosted as well, but I really like the red channel too. Just trying to figure out how to shape it to my liking.
Are you guys who mention the Spark talking about the full-size spark? I had the Mini Spark, and I don't think it's what I'm looking for here. It doesn't really give a "boosted" feel to me. It's way too transparent. But maybe the full-size Spark with the added options might be cool.
Beyond Black
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Yeah, I’m pretty sure that was the Timmy that you sold me. That pedal was a loose, flubby piece of shit. I would have never bought it had I known it wasn’t like the Timmys everybody raves about on this forum.psychodave":6cxtdtud said:
napalmdeath
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Beyond Black":43ufn63r said:Yeah, I’m pretty sure that was the Timmy that you sold me. That pedal was a loose, flubby piece of shit. I would have never bought it had I known it wasn’t like the Timmys everybody raves about on this forum.psychodave":43ufn63r said:
I did the same. Muddy, shitty mess. I felt like I did something wrong selling it, like I was selling a turd. I thought maybe it was user error, but the consensus is that it really did suck that bad.
To the OP - I REALLY dig the MXR GT-OD. It's seen MANY boutique ODs come and go. It's a really killer pedal that stays tight, adds some girth, and is a little relaxed in the mids, compared to most. The Wylde OD is another that I've had 15 years. It's basically an SD-1, without the bass suckage, and maybe a little kick in the low mids. Fabulous with Marshalls. Angry sounding. Was my go-to with my Runt 50, and Helios 50.
metal_master
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Another vote for the Airis Effects Savage Drive.
It does exactly what you described. Tightens the lows without cutting them
It does exactly what you described. Tightens the lows without cutting them
metal_master
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I use a Ghoul Screamer. I find it sounds best used as a Tube screamer with all switches off. The moment I flick the bass, mid or treble switches it sounds artificial. However, the compression switches could work for the OP which allow the amps natural low end to pass throughJerEvil":1e8690gk said:
MetalHeadMike
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Duncan 805 cuts it some but you can dial gobs of low end back in post with eq. My favorite OD to date. The SD-1w I just grabbed also leaves more intact than most others I've tried.
psychodave
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Beyond Black":2zxwo9fk said:Yeah, I’m pretty sure that was the Timmy that you sold me. That pedal was a loose, flubby piece of shit. I would have never bought it had I known it wasn’t like the Timmys everybody raves about on this forum.psychodave":2zxwo9fk said:
Aww.
I bought it expecting it to be like my others. I heard another one of the new ones and it was shit as well. Something must have changed in the design.
MetalHeadMike
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psychodave":wwa4zd5u said:Beyond Black":wwa4zd5u said:Yeah, I’m pretty sure that was the Timmy that you sold me. That pedal was a loose, flubby piece of shit. I would have never bought it had I known it wasn’t like the Timmys everybody raves about on this forum.psychodave":wwa4zd5u said:
Aww.
I bought it expecting it to be like my others. I heard another one of the new ones and it was shit as well. Something must have changed in the design.
Maybe you guys got duds because I have a 2017 model and there's zero flub/mud
And this is coming from someone who craves tightness like a fiend Lol! Not saying it's the tightest pedal, but flub/mud definitely don't come to mind.
jsp
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Rex Rocker":3faqt0a3 said:Thank you, dudes.
I already have a standard SD-1. I feel it actually cuts more low-end than my 808, LOL.
I have not tried the Ghoul Screamer. It does seem interesting, I'll look into it.
I do like the blue channel boosted as well, but I really like the red channel too. Just trying to figure out how to shape it to my liking.
Are you guys who mention the Spark talking about the full-size spark? I had the Mini Spark, and I don't think it's what I'm looking for here. It doesn't really give a "boosted" feel to me. It's way too transparent. But maybe the full-size Spark with the added options might be cool.
The SD1 does cut a lot of bass. Not really my favorite, personally. The full-size Spark has 3 modes (fat/clean/mid) and added drive, bass, and treble controls, so you can set it up to be more or less transparent.