Looking for a "middle of the road" distortion...

[jelloman]

Right now my dirt pedals consist of:
Ehx Soul food - very light overdrive, Klon klone...
Ehx OD Glove - medium overdrive, OCD clone
Way Huge Fat Sandwich - over-the-top high gain distortion, no subtlety...

I'm looking for a good, Marshall-like distortion to fill the gap between the Glove and the Fat Sandwich...

Any ideas?

 

[Mark Wein]

Sparkle Drive MOD?

 

[jelloman]

Sparkle Drive MOD?

I think the Pinnacle is more what I'm hearing...the Sparkle Drive sounds like it's in the same range as the Glove...

 

[Alex W]

Dirty Little Secret ?



MI Audio Crunchbox?



(One of my faves) Zvex Box of Rock?

 

[Alex W]

Also I've never played one, but I have a friend in another state that swears by the Barber Direct Drive.

 

[Chad]

I love my Mojo Hand Fx Bluebonnet. It is perfect between my Klone and Iron Bell.

 

[Guitar Heel]

Check out the Tree of Life by Vick.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret

 

[Guitar Heel]

Not much of a secret if y'all keep talking about it.

 

[jelloman]

I listened to a bunch of demo vids and the DLS, Pinnacle, and MXR Custom Badass all sound roughly the same and very close to what I'm hearing from the voices in my head...

 

[Guitar Heel]

I listened to a bunch of demo vids and the DLS, Pinnacle, and MXR Custom Badass all sound roughly the same and very close to what I'm hearing from the voices in my head...

did they also tell you to burn things?

 

[Chad]

Now that I am on a computer, here is a demo of the Bluebonnet.

 

[jelloman]

did they also tell you to burn things?

Not today...

 

[Deep Eddy]

Have you tried the MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion? Cheap (easily found used) and I think it would do the trick.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Have you tried the MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion? Cheap (easily found used) and I think it would do the trick.

That one is a Keeley modded DS-1. Not too far off base, but maybe more distortion than is desired here.

 

[Modern Saint]

Hey @jelloman - before trying another OD/Distortion, have you ever tried cascade combinations?

 

[Guitar Heel]

Hey @jelloman - before trying another OD/Distortion, have you ever tried cascade combinations?

Like, trophic?

 

[jaxn slim]

I'll recommend my favorite.
The Washburn Soloist Distortion, which I understand is the same as the Artec Soloist. All the video demos for the Washburn are fucking aweful and super talky. So here's one of the Artec, which is less than $50 on amazon. If you don't like it, I might buy it off you just to have a backup.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

At first impression, you want the Skreddy Hybrid Fuzz Driver. Whoa.

 

[Modern Saint]

Like, trophic?