I tried a clean boost TC spark and now I have a mini tube screamer I'm still not sure if I like it yet. Would like more sustain with my strat on the red channel on the DSL40c.Don't want to really color it though. Compressor's good with kinda high gain?
MXR Micro Amp for the green channel on my DSL15c. Nothing for my DSL100h. @ken361: Compressor will do nicely.
The pedal that's stayed on my board longest is a throbak strange master treble boost. Something about that germanium transistor sounds absolutely fabulous with every Marshall I've ever used it with....hell, every amp period.
T-Rex Møller OD pedal for me. I used to have a TS-9 (modded) but always found it rather harsh sounding. Plenty of control over your sound plus it also has a separate Boost channel which can be used to increase saturation on a high gain channel or a solo volume boost on cleaner channels. Gary Moore used one, so they must be good
A couple of suggestions - OCD is very good, Marshall Guvnor series, Friedman BE and BSM RPA which is supposed to give the Blackmore Marshall Major tone. They all work effectively with Marshal tube amps.
I'm totally low tech. I have a Boss CS2 compressor and an old old SD1. Works great for a low output guitar like a Strat, and I can just bypass them with a higher output guitar.
I use vintage Super Leads, and they are very sensitive to what you put in front of them. I drive the front end with a number of things. For many classic rock songs, I don't use anything other than the Super Lead cranked to 10. When I need a little more oomph, I kick on an MXR Micro Amp, A Keeley 4 knob compressor, an OCD, or a Tube Screamer. With the OD pedals, I use almost no overdrive at all, and just use the volume to drive the front of the amp a bit more. I can get all the overdrive I need, along with different character, etc... I also use a Boss EQ pedal with the mids pushed up for a solo mid-boost to push the mid frequencies and make it pop out against the rest of the band.
I did get the mxr its pretty decent yeah its noisy some. I have a tube drifting up by 2 it was unmatched I thought I get by using both trim pots and I re checked today after a week and it was up.So I'm getting a matched set Monday. Thanks for the suggestions and start tone testing on Monday
I use the following to boost the red channel of my DSL40: - CTO-1 (Timmy clone) for light OD. - Badass Modified OD for hard rock tone. - Fullbore Metal for metal tones.
If I want mean with ballz that slap and leave a mark I use the OFA Tube booster. If I want subtleties I use the Radial Elevator with 5db/10db mid boost as well as 2 different by pass gain modes including pick up compensation. Pedal sounds great with all my shit.
at the moment - with a 2555x - I'm using a fullton fb-3 and and an earthquake devices tone job. with my jtm45 ptp clone I loved the fulltone ocd for low/mid gains and the dr scientist the elements for higher gain
Amp turned up and attenuated just a Tube screamer with gain turned down or EP-3 mid setting for a bit of grit. Most of our band stuff (covers) I use a Fender reverb pedal, an MXR carbon copy on slap back and a DD- 3 for 80s style delays so just need a lift for solos, rarely more gain than my 50w NMV gives.
Keeley Fuzz Head or an MXR Custom Badass Mod. OD. Also use an alway-on EP Booster set to unity. (Amp is a Vintage Modern 2466 + 1960BX cab).
