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I use the TS-9 to switch between a cleanish channel and a dirty channel. I only use the HDR with the two gains around halfway, this works best for me. The TS-9 delivers a very creamy tone, I was wondering how the 2466 would sound with an SD-1.Sully807 wrote:I don't really use drive pedals I tend to drive the amp hard, however the common consensus is to use ODs over distortion pedals with the VM, the TS should be prefect for adding extra grit, with the gain that is already on tap with the VM, I wouldn't see as anymore needed but a tube screamer or TC spark would be as far as I would go, I actually like using my mxr line driver to give a little extra saturation and a treble boost if its needed
Thanks for the test, that was very kind of you!surlybastard wrote:So my curiosity got me and I went and tested this. I used my Blackstar HT-5, ran my guitar through my SD-1 plugged in with a wall wart straight into the amp, nothing else in the chain. Through both the clean and dirty channels with the volume and gain on full I adjusted the bypassed pedals controls of the SD-1 to all possible combinations and found absolutely no bleed through even with all controls on full.
I have been able to find bleed through in other pedals in the past (ie. my Radial True Bypass Looper which I discovered was not True Bypass) using this setup. So my take is some SD-1's likely have bleed through (like Juzo95's) but some do not. Mine is fairly new (2008, I just checked the serial number) so it may be something they fixed recently. Either way, get a money back guarantee if you buy one and test it yourself
Thanks for the tip Juzo95. I don't have an SD-1 yet, I'm gassing about it for the some time, despite of its low cost. Right now I use a TS-9. I play mainly classic rock, from what I understand the SD-1 should be more suited than the TS-9 for this kind of music. They both share the same design, I've been told.Juzo95 wrote:Surly, is your SD-1 all stock? If so I recommend you to clip C6 out of the circuit. Just take it off without replacing with a jumper. You'll be surprised. Opens up the pedal like removing blanket over speakers.
If you have time and skills in soldering I suggest modding that sd-1. As a stock I think its crap compared to a modded one. Monte Allums has a bunch of nice modifications for sd-1, for example sd-808 mod plus. Basically that fixes almost everything thats wrong with that pedal like noise issues by changing crappy components.Vintage Rocker wrote:Thanks for the tip Juzo95. I don't have an SD-1 yet, I'm gassing about it for the some time, despite of its low cost. Right now I use a TS-9. I play mainly classic rock, from what I understand the SD-1 should be more suited than the TS-9 for this kind of music. They both share the same design, I've been told.Juzo95 wrote:Surly, is your SD-1 all stock? If so I recommend you to clip C6 out of the circuit. Just take it off without replacing with a jumper. You'll be surprised. Opens up the pedal like removing blanket over speakers.
I've been using a guvnor plus in the loop for a couple of months now. Sounds weird but it works. Initial idea was to add some gain by pushing the power amp with pedals volume and also add some gain from the pedal itself. What I discovered at the same time was that the pedals eq makes it possible to dial off the brittle top end from the sound. Earlier I had tried gv plus in front of the amp but couldn't get a satisfactory sound.Vintage Rocker wrote:I was also wondering if someone has had some experience with a Marshall gain pedal, for instance the Bluesbreaker II and/or Guv'nor Plus. Some say they sound better then Boss gain pedals in general.
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