Question on Pedals

[permutare]

I'm thinking of getting an Overdrive pedal but apparently my budget is $80. Been pondering this question for a while and perhaps I could find answers here.
Take these two items, a 1.5k Marshall Amp and a cheap $60 OD pedal.
This question is based on the quality of the OD.

Scenario 1: I activate the OD of the amp and the pedal is connected to the amp.
When I step on the pedal, will I get a low-class OD or will I still get the OD from the Marshall amp?

Scenario 2: I did not activate the OD of the amp but the pedal is still connected to the amp.
When I step on the pedal, will I get a low-class OD or will I still get the OD from the Marshall amp?

 

[funktastic]

i don't think od pedals can stack with an amp's od. i tried on my laney practice amp and nothing came out. it actually distorted the whole thing till it kinda sucked. i think scenario 1 is kinda out of the question.
for scenario 2, you'll get a niceeee and sweet od provided that 1.5k marshall amp is really up to that standard.

 

[leecs]

For me, i stack 3 drive pedals into my fender tube amp. You gotta balance the EQ.

Personally i also tried an OD with a solid state amp OD on. Its crap i would say.

You're using tube or solid state?

 

[permutare]

I have no idea how to tell what a tube one is like.
Just think of the 1.5k Marhsall amp..

funktastic > seems like Scenario 1 is impossible? Dang... Any good OD Pedals out there that are below $100? That's my budget.

 

[leecs]

Boss SD1.....

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

IF you can stack multiple od pedals on each other, you can stack ODs onto an amp's OD, whether solid state or not. Scenario 1 can get you good stacked OD tones if EQ'ed and balanced properly. You could use your OD pedal to boost the drive on the amp instead of sending drive into drive.

and SD-1 would most probably be good for you as it is safely below budget ($80). If you could expand the budget a little, an OD-3 would be a better choice (imo) which costs around $135. These pedals sound exceptional unmodded which is good, cause you don't need to spend more money later on

 

[permutare]

I've been wondering bout this.
Could the Boss OD or DS-1/DS-2/MD-2 boost a practice amp greatly or until the amp's limit?

You could use your OD pedal to boost the drive on the amp instead of sending drive into drive.

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

What's the amp's limit? I can't tell for guitar amps cause they rarely blow, unlike bass amps.

But what practise amp are you refering to? A tube or solidstate?

Generally, its not a good idea to boost a solidstate amp as its quite rigid and unpleasant clipping occurs instead of smooth distortion in tubeamps. A single drive pedal is capable of doing that by setting minimal distortion/drive and maxing the level of the output.

 

[permutare]

My practice Amplifier is a 10Watt.
So do I set my Amp's OD to max while I use minimal distortion/drive for the pedal?

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

If you really like the characteristics of your amp, then go ahead. However, if you like the characteristics of the pedal more, set your amp to clean and use the pedal do the overdrive alone.

Of course, you can mix and match anything between from 0 gain from both pedal and amp all the way to max gain from both pedal and amp.

 

[permutare]

I see...
Thanks anyway...