something to make me happy

snaredrum · 06-30-2009, 02:20 PM

ok, i'm looking for something to make me happy.

furry bluesbreakers style breakup makes me happy, so i'm thinking something along the lines of one of these

Catalinbread dirty little secret

or

way huge pork loin

what experience do you have with any of these, or which would you recommend? if i've missed a sweet pedal, what is it?

cheers guys

Beerdog80 · 06-30-2009, 02:40 PM

Dirty Secret is pretty good in front of clean amps.

Never touched a Pork but they sure got a lot of electronic wizardry stuffed inside there!

snaredrum · 06-30-2009, 03:30 PM

yes they do... maybe even a little too much for someone like me

acstorfer · 06-30-2009, 04:31 PM

Check out the Damage Control Liquid Blues. It makes me very happy! I believe there are some demos of it on youtube. It is dual tubes (12AX7) and rips.

mizer357 · 06-30-2009, 06:25 PM

i love both pedals you're talking about -- i've been on the hunt for OD pedals in the same vein. OD needs some fuzz as far as i'm concerned. here are a few i've been gassing about that you might want to check out. unfortunately, they're all insanely difficult to find at the moment.

skreddy screwdriver:
Skreddy Pedals Screw Driver

skreddy top fuel:
Skreddy Pedals Top Fuel

big tone music brewery six of swords:
Page Title

throbak overdrive boost:
Throbak Electronics: Overdrive Boost (Colorsound Overdriver Clone)

snaredrum · 06-30-2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acstorfer

Check out the Damage Control Liquid Blues. It makes me very happy! I believe there are some demos of it on youtube. It is dual tubes (12AX7) and rips.

haha - lost out on one of those on ebay not twelve hours ago...

snaredrum · 06-30-2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mizer357

i love both pedals you're talking about -- i've been on the hunt for OD pedals in the same vein. OD needs some fuzz as far as i'm concerned. here are a few i've been gassing about that you might want to check out. unfortunately, they're all insanely difficult to find at the moment.

thanks for the recommendations, man. you're trying to kill me though, right? i need pedals i can get!

mizer357 · 06-30-2009, 07:58 PM

lol. yeah man, misery loves company! actually the throbak folks have an ebay store. that pedal should be the easiest to get a hold of.

here's jack black, errr... i mean gearmandude, demoing the throbak odb:

YouTube - Throbak Overdrive Boost guitar effects pedal demo with Telecaster and Blues Jr amp

snaredrum · 06-30-2009, 08:02 PM

you know, i'v enever heard GMD start singing "giggidy giggidy" along with his own solos. hence he is not JB

mizer357 · 06-30-2009, 08:11 PM

don't burst that bubble on me bro! seriously tho, i'm amped i got a screwdriver i bought second hand on it's way, but that six of swords demo is just plain sick. here's to hoping i can get my grubby lil hands on one.

snaredrum · 06-30-2009, 08:13 PM

sorry. if it helps, santa and the easter bunny are real.

as a nice person who seems objective, if you had to buy either a DLS or pork loin tomorrow, which would you go for?

mizer357 · 06-30-2009, 08:32 PM

they sound like different pedals to me. the DLS sounds more like a straight OD with less fuzz. the pork loin sounds way fatter, and closer to a straight fuzz than an OD. pork loin does sound killer tho. i like the blend function on it, which i imagine would help cutting through playing live. still, not a huge fan of the clean sound on it, which is why i think i'd personally go for the catalinbread. it seems like a more versatile pedal. i like the bite of the overdrive, and that fuzzy bottom on it just takes everything over the top for me. let me add, both would make ME happy!

V!N · 07-01-2009, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beerdog80

Never touched a Pork but they sure got a lot of electronic wizardry stuffed inside there!

Quote:

Originally Posted by snaredrum

yes they do... maybe even a little too much for someone like me

Nah, everybody who knows their ass from their elbows could work with those knobs.

They're pretty much a "set and forget" fearture. Get the pedal, tweak with the insides for a little bit until you have what you like and use the knobs on the outside for the rest.

The Pork Loin gets my vote in all the pedals mentioned so far, but if I may be so bold to suggest another one: the T-Rex Møller.
The mix knob also contributes to the open character of the Møller, it's like having a pedal in a parallel effects loop. With the mix from 0 to 5, your clean signal is always on and you dial in the amount overdriven sound until it's 50-50%. From 5 to 10, you dial out the amount of clean sound untill it's all overdrive.
Even with the mix on 10, it's still one of the most open and natural sounding pedals around these days.

snaredrum · 07-01-2009, 06:40 AM

goodness me, that's an expensive pedal... sound awesome though

snaredrum · 07-01-2009, 07:02 AM

by the way, does anyone know how the pork loin cleans up when you lower your volume?

V!N · 07-03-2009, 06:00 PM

Say Snare, the local shop here got a porker in yesterday. If you want, I could take it home, test it thoroughly and post some pictures of the knobs and give a bit of a review.

snaredrum · 07-03-2009, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by V!N

Say Snare, the local shop here got a porker in yesterday. If you want, I could take it home, test it thoroughly and post some pictures of the knobs and give a bit of a review.

that would be awesome man. the more info the better!

V!N · 07-11-2009, 06:12 PM

It took a bit longer, but I think you'll find my review worth the wait:

T-Rex Møller versus Way Huge Pork Loin: a lond and thorough comparison and review.

06-30-2009, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
snaredrum Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 2,998 Thanks: 24 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	something to make me happy ok, i'm looking for something to make me happy. furry bluesbreakers style breakup makes me happy, so i'm thinking something along the lines of one of these Catalinbread dirty little secret or way huge pork loin what experience do you have with any of these, or which would you recommend? if i've missed a sweet pedal, what is it? cheers guys __________________ "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke

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Beerdog80 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5,265 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: something to make me happy Dirty Secret is pretty good in front of clean amps. Never touched a Pork but they sure got a lot of electronic wizardry stuffed inside there! __________________

06-30-2009, 03:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
snaredrum Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 2,998 Thanks: 24 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Re: something to make me happy yes they do... maybe even a little too much for someone like me __________________ "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke

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acstorfer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Broadview Heights, Ohio Posts: 498 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Re: something to make me happy Check out the Damage Control Liquid Blues. It makes me very happy! I believe there are some demos of it on youtube. It is dual tubes (12AX7) and rips. __________________ Guitars 1980 (ish)POS S.S. Stuart Acoustic (my first guitar) 1981 B.C. Rich U.S.A. Bich-6 1985 B.C. Rich NJ ST-III (thru-neck) 1991 Gibson Flying V 2001 C.F. Martin DCME 2007 Mockingbird Calibre (prototype #2) 2007 Gibson Les Paul Classic Antique (week 5 GOTW) 2008 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Axcess Standard Amplifiers Guitar Research 60W Combo (tube preamp) Epiphone Valve Jr. (cabinet only) Egnater Rebel 20 (head and cab) Swart Space Tone Combo (5 watts of incredible sound)

06-30-2009, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
mizer357 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: something to make me happy i love both pedals you're talking about -- i've been on the hunt for OD pedals in the same vein. OD needs some fuzz as far as i'm concerned. here are a few i've been gassing about that you might want to check out. unfortunately, they're all insanely difficult to find at the moment. skreddy screwdriver: Skreddy Pedals Screw Driver skreddy top fuel: Skreddy Pedals Top Fuel big tone music brewery six of swords: Page Title throbak overdrive boost: Throbak Electronics: Overdrive Boost (Colorsound Overdriver Clone) __________________ - miz -

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06-30-2009, 08:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
snaredrum Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 2,998 Thanks: 24 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Re: something to make me happy you know, i'v enever heard GMD start singing "giggidy giggidy" along with his own solos. hence he is not JB __________________ "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke

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mizer357 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: something to make me happy don't burst that bubble on me bro! seriously tho, i'm amped i got a screwdriver i bought second hand on it's way, but that six of swords demo is just plain sick. here's to hoping i can get my grubby lil hands on one. __________________ - miz -

06-30-2009, 08:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
snaredrum Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 2,998 Thanks: 24 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Re: something to make me happy sorry. if it helps, santa and the easter bunny are real. as a nice person who seems objective, if you had to buy either a DLS or pork loin tomorrow, which would you go for? __________________ "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke

06-30-2009, 08:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
mizer357 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: something to make me happy they sound like different pedals to me. the DLS sounds more like a straight OD with less fuzz. the pork loin sounds way fatter, and closer to a straight fuzz than an OD. pork loin does sound killer tho. i like the blend function on it, which i imagine would help cutting through playing live. still, not a huge fan of the clean sound on it, which is why i think i'd personally go for the catalinbread. it seems like a more versatile pedal. i like the bite of the overdrive, and that fuzzy bottom on it just takes everything over the top for me. let me add, both would make ME happy! __________________ - miz - Last edited by mizer357; 06-30-2009 at 09:18 PM.

07-01-2009, 06:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
snaredrum Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 2,998 Thanks: 24 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Re: something to make me happy goodness me, that's an expensive pedal... sound awesome though __________________ "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke

07-01-2009, 07:02 AM	#15 (permalink)
snaredrum Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 2,998 Thanks: 24 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Re: something to make me happy by the way, does anyone know how the pork loin cleans up when you lower your volume? __________________ "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke

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V!N Airis Guitarus Playeris Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Working on De-Railroad Posts: 2,150 Thanks: 21 Thanked 26 Times in 9 Posts	Re: something to make me happy Say Snare, the local shop here got a porker in yesterday. If you want, I could take it home, test it thoroughly and post some pictures of the knobs and give a bit of a review. __________________ I've been driving all night, my hands wet on the wheel.

07-11-2009, 06:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
V!N Airis Guitarus Playeris Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Working on De-Railroad Posts: 2,150 Thanks: 21 Thanked 26 Times in 9 Posts	Re: something to make me happy It took a bit longer, but I think you'll find my review worth the wait: T-Rex Møller versus Way Huge Pork Loin: a lond and thorough comparison and review. __________________ I've been driving all night, my hands wet on the wheel.

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