joescartwright Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Hi Guys, I'm looking to get a distortion/overdrive unit which has the ability to blend the distorted signal with the clean one, so i can get a growly grinding kind of distortion but still keep my own tone, similar to dirk lance on incubus tracks like out from under. Any suggestions would be great. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 There's loads. Maybe start with the Boss ODB-3, it's got a blend control on it and you can usually pick them up used fairly cheap. It might also be worth trying the Digitech Bad Monkey - they are dirt cheap and don't really need a clean blend, there's still lots of bottom available. It's an amazingly good pedal for the price. Ultimately it depends what sort of dirt you're going for, on that Incubus tune it's difficult to tell what the bass is providing, dirt-wise. Bear in mind there are always ways of mixing any particular dirt pedal with a clean signal (the Boss LS-2 is the cheap route, or a Barge Concepts blender, or the Xotic blender, etc.) so if dirt is all you're doing, it might be worth finding the right dirt and then doing the mixing outboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6h5g Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Ashdown James Lomenzo Hyperdrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 MXR M80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Digitech Bad Monkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny-lad Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 +1 for the MXR M80. I like mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveT Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='jonny-lad' post='552364' date='Jul 27 2009, 09:55 AM']+1 for the MXR M80. I like mine![/quote] and me Dunlop have put a demo on Youtube now: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT9IVvR8sM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT9IVvR8sM[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='CliveT' post='552475' date='Jul 27 2009, 11:36 AM']and me Dunlop have put a demo on Youtube now: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT9IVvR8sM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT9IVvR8sM[/url][/quote] nice tash haha, not a fan of mid cut on my distortion though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 +1 for the bad monkey, also if your any good with a soldering iron, take a look at the bazz fuss thread in this sub forum, half way down page one is a vero baord layout for a blender. Build that and you increase your options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joescartwright Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 Thanks for all the input, i'll be sure to look around for everything that's been mentioned and see what i can get my hands on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 USA Big Muff and an FX signal blender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4L666 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I just bought a Bad Monkey off my mate, you can get great tones out of it, if you turn down the gain it's nice and subtle, but crank the treble and gain and it's essentially a distortion. I use mine for THRASH MODE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thommorphus Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Sansamp Triple AC FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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