A Boss SD-1. Desert Island pedal with a Marshall.

I have the Joyo Ultimate Drive as well. At first I didn't get along with it, but after playing around with it again I love it. Similar settings to you. DSL50 on clean channel with gain at 3 o'clock. Always set it there if using pedal gain to make it sound more natural. Just at the point of a little breakup. Pedal gain at 9 o'clock, tone at 1-2 o'clock, at volume at unity. I'll push the gain past 1 o'clock if I want a fuzzy distortion.

 

big fan... my sd1 is the perfect match to my 2203

 

@OP:
I, too, have an older SD-1 (maybe 20 years old). For me, SD-1 is one of those pedals that has just enough unique tone characteristics that is hard to find in other pedals and in most amps. SD-1 works great as a boost to a channel that is already distorted/dirty, but it also works great as main distortion/dirt tone if you set the amp for a clean tone. I doubt if I'd ever let it go because it's just too good.

 

I am also a proud owner of the Joyo ultimate drive, and I use it in the high mode, I last used it on my Origin rig
Gain just before 9:00
Tone just before 12:00
Level just past 12:00
No boost was used on the Origins
And with my V I got a great old school Marshall tone.
The clip on my Utube channel is Shadows on the Moon !!
Cheers

 

Here it is
Thanks for listening
Mitch

 

Love it!! Got that early Priest swagger going on with your own flavor

 

Thanks Mike, I appreciate the compliment, and that early Priest swagger is very much what I was trying for.
Cheers
Mitch

 

i use one with my JMP. I always go back to it no matter what i try.

 

I A/B’d my tube screamer against my joyo ultimate drive and the ultimate drive won! It had a little more balls and bite to it.

 

Thinking of purchasing 1 more SD-1 to have two on the board. One to drive the amp and one to boost. Stacked would probably be killer.

For big SD-1 fans here you go.

 

I’d buy another just for skull shirt.

 

I love my SD-1 it was my first pedal and it always finds its way back.

Currently, I'm really enjoying MXR's sugar drive as a boost, but may have to switch back to the Boss to see how they compare.

 

Right on! For a little while I was using my MXR Custom Modified Badass OD ( another SD-1 variant). Great, great OD, but missing my SD-1, on a whim I decided to throw it back on the board. It's just a perfect engagement with ALL my Marshalls. Very transparent even max' d out (except for gain). I have a Taiwanese version as well so I can't speak for a MIJ unit.