I've just discovered Empire State Bastard!
Who'd have thought members of Biffy Clyro and Oceanside could come up with something this good.
They get bonus points for getting Dave Lombardo as a member too.
I've tried:
Digitech Bass Multi Chorus
DOD FX60
Trace Elliot Quad Chorus
Boss Bass Chorus
And none of them really did it for me, then I got the TC Electronic SCF gold. My search was over.
Ooh, that's a tough choice.
Probably a home done compilation tape with, amongst others:
Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Dead Kennedys, The Damned, Minor Threat, Iron Maiden, Dio, WASP, The Cramps, The Meteors...
I was at the Supersonic Festival, in Brum, over the weekend. In the marketplace was a guy with some pedals and guitar amps. I had a chat with him about his stuff and it sounded great so I picked up a TODP (Tube Overdrive and Distortion Plus)
Precondition LF cut: B/P or 220Hz
Clipping / Control – germanium, silicon and LED / 2, 4 or no anti-blocking diodes
Load / symmetry – 47KΩ hi clip, 200KΩ low clip, or 100KΩ middle
Recovery LF boost: B/P, 220Hz and 80Hz (1st order)
Recovery boost: 6db / 0dB / 12dB
Only 3 potentiometer controls:
Drive – smooth transition (some models have a wider range)
Filter – Low Pass Filter (2 ranges available, standard or bright)
Volume – Recovery boost allows this to go pretty loud
I asked about modifying the Precondition to drop the cutoff for more bass. He said to try the pedal first then shot him an email and he'll give me all the info I need. Or I can send the pedal up to him to sort. Super nice guy.
I've not played it through an amp yet, just through a preamp pedal and headphones, but it sounds super nice. Gain is from just a little grit to full distortion. I plan for this to be an always on pedal to give my CTMs some nice dirt without stupid sound levels.