boosting with sd1
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the SD1 is a little modded 808.
i tried it in an AB comparison and i would say the SD1 is a bit more plastic sounding. Not as smooth as the 808. Could be cool on a 6505 or any other more raw and dark sounding head. But with the Fireball i would be careful.
And many say that the Engl amps dont work very well with boosters at all. But i never tried it myself with the fire/powerball.
i tried it in an AB comparison and i would say the SD1 is a bit more plastic sounding. Not as smooth as the 808. Could be cool on a 6505 or any other more raw and dark sounding head. But with the Fireball i would be careful.
And many say that the Engl amps dont work very well with boosters at all. But i never tried it myself with the fire/powerball.
PhilTheBeard
"The Beard"
Love the sd1 on a 5150 and recto..... Grind's it up really nice. Kills a lot of the low end of an amp but make's it fucking scream.
JakeAC5253
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I haven't used a stock SD-1 in a while, but I have a GT-OD now, and I like it a lot. It's supposedly very similar in design to the SD-1, sounds a bit more polished though, the SD-1 is not very linear sounding from what I recall. Both the SD-1 and GT-OD are the type of pedals that add gain and saturation, so not the most transparent of things, but they can sound very good into the right amp. ENGL's I'm not sure of, I've only used my OD808 into an ENGL.
Rex Rocker
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SD-1 tends to cut more low-end than most traditional TS's.
SD-1's also tend to be a bit brighter and slightly less middy, IME.
Jake, actually, I believe the GT-OD has more in common with a traditional TS than with an SD-1... unless you flip the internal switch to ZW-OD mode.
SD-1's also tend to be a bit brighter and slightly less middy, IME.
Jake, actually, I believe the GT-OD has more in common with a traditional TS than with an SD-1... unless you flip the internal switch to ZW-OD mode.
Manicompression
doing it for the kids
Sd-1 is my favorite boost for my Mesa, I actually sat at guitar center one day and did a shoot out of all the overdrives they had in stock on my amp with my guitar and the boss was the favorite followed by the bad monkey. I actually picked up a ts9 recently for dirt cheap and gave it another shot on my dual rec and still hated it, so im fairly certain it wasnt just my ears that day.
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PhilTheBeard
"The Beard"
Yep and it is ok on the fireball. Almost to much for it because the fireball has so much fucking gain on tap. and also the fact the amp is pretty scooped by nature the sd1 make's it sound even more scooped. and that's with the mid's completely pegged to 10
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PhilTheBeard
"The Beard"
Fireball 60 the 100 watter is a bit darker then the 60 but still has hollow low mid's but just not nearly as bad as the 60. still a brutal fucking amp
Genius Gone Insane
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Sounds great with my Peavey Windsor, which has too much weight around the waist as it is. SD1 cleans up the fat and turns it into a roar.
Wish I could say the same about SD1 and Krank but they go together like Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown -- seems like it would be a perfect match but...
Wish I could say the same about SD1 and Krank but they go together like Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown -- seems like it would be a perfect match but...
I loved it on my 6505. Tightened it up real nicely.
Also use it with my Mesa Studio pre. That preamp can be quite flubby at times, but the SD-1 works its magic and turns it into a firebreathing beast!
Also use it with my Mesa Studio pre. That preamp can be quite flubby at times, but the SD-1 works its magic and turns it into a firebreathing beast!
