Just a little bit of crunchiness

[Dom Franco]

I have an Ibanez Tube Screamer and I love it, but I am looking for a pedal that will leave the signal totally clean, until I hit it harder (like a threshold setting) and then slightly distort like a tube amp just starting to break up.

The least amount of distortion on my Tube screamer still colors the sound a bit, and I don't want to have to constantly hit the pedal on and off to get the clean chime telecaster sound.

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Thanks in advance...

Dom

 

[Scotty]

You need to provide a hot signal to your input amplifier. Stomp boxes are sometimes overkill for this - they clip the signal hard rather than taking the softer "saturation" approach that comes naturally when you drive an amp hard (and loud).

Turn your guitar volume down to 5 and set up your amp or effects box to drive the the channel amplifier fairly hard but still clean. It doesn't have to be loud - you just need a strong signal either going into the amp or within the amp before the power section.

Presto - turn the volume up on the guitar and you should hear a nice sting in the notes.

 

[Dom Franco]

Thanks!

I just have always heard it's best to keep my guitar's volume all the way up?

I'll try it...
thanks

DOM

 

[tkingen]

I have an Ibanez Tube Screamer and I love it, but I am looking for a pedal that will leave the signal totally clean, until I hit it harder (like a threshold setting) and then slightly distort like a tube amp just starting to break up.

The least amount of distortion on my Tube screamer still colors the sound a bit, and I don't want to have to constantly hit the pedal on and off to get the clean chime telecaster sound.

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Thanks in advance...

Dom

An Xotic RC Booster does exactly what you described.

Terry