How To Choose The 'Right' Overdrive Pedal – That Pedal Show

This is the audio for our video here: https://youtu.be/pMpJuFJBTsQ Okay, despite the slightly click-baity title, this really is not a video for beginners. Or at least it’s not a video for anyone looking for quick and easy answers because we’ve spent decades and umpteen thousands of pounds finding out that there really is no simple answer to the question, ‘What overdrive pedal should I buy?’ However, we do have a better question for you that will be infinitely more helpful: ‘What do I want an overdrive pedal to do?’ We propose in this video that there are four common answers to that question and as such, help you significantly narrow down your OD pedal choices. But we haven’t included //insert every pedal in the world here//. No. This video is about concepts and understanding – gain structure, headroom, dynamics, the guitar-pedal-amp ecosystem because, well, head back to the first paragraph. TLDR? TLDW? We understand, but just know this: an hour and 17 watching this video, and a few others on our channel will save you years of getting it ‘wrong’, we promise. Enjoy. If you dare…   Pedals & stuff in this episode…   TheGigRig Three2One https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one   TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Mini UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2jKaukT USA: http://bit.ly/2k2Gu4B Australia: http://bit.ly/2vn6b6N   Tru-Fi Colordriver http://tru-fi.com/tru-fi-pedal-colordriver-fuzz-guitar-pedal/   JHS / Electro Harmonix Triangle Muff Illuminati Mod UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2Ysnv8x USA: http://bit.ly/2U4wQ7V Australia: http://bit.ly/2HKO6IM   Keeley Java Boost No longer made   Ibanez TS808 (Keeley Mod) No longer made   Paul Cochrane Timmy Overdrive https://www.rogueguitarshop.com/products/paul-cochrane-timmy-overdrive   Xotic Effects BB Preamp UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2UVMqyZ Australia: http://bit.ly/2TBq7NC   JHS Sweet Tea V3 UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2IToU3n USA: http://bit.ly/2Wi2V9h Australia: http://bit.ly/2vuSKSZ   RYRA The Klone UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2j2UjTL USA: http://bit.ly/2eNgZGm Australia: http://bit.ly/2uz9vvI   Wampler Tumnus Deluxe UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2WgGdy9 USA: http://bit.ly/2Bt5qyc Australia: http://bit.ly/2Vy2v1q   Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man 1100-TT UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2WbQLhG   Xotic EP Booster UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2ed1cvg USA: http://bit.ly/2doDQW0 Australia: http://bit.ly/2PET8Yk   TheGigRig G2 https://www.thegigrig.com/g2 Why do we have preferred retailer links? Find out here: http://www.thatpedalshow.com/partners     Interesting bits and go-to sections… - Intro playing: 0:00 - What are we doing today? 2:00 - Where do you begin with overdrive pedals? 2:34 - Why does this matter: gain structure is EVERYTHING: 3:25 - The MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION of all: 6:00 - The four main reasons you might want an overdrive pedal: 6:40 - A smorgasbord of awesome OD pedals: 7:35 - Today’s amps: why these? 7:50 - REASON 1: OD pedal for your always-on core tone: 11:05 - How much gain? 14:50 - REASON 2: OD pedal for solo boosts: 22:32 - …clean amp: 22:59 – boost pedal before and after OD pedal: 23:30 - That thing Klon-style pedals do so well: 24:30 - Why OD pedals don’t lift volume into a gainy amp – HEADROOM: 27:20 - How to boost a dirty amp via the FX loop: 28:30 - Why treble boosters are horrible with clean amps: 29:35 - Why treble boosters are awesome with dirty amps: 30:15 - Treble booster > Timmy > clean amp: 33:05 - Tube Screamer > clean amp: 34:50 - Tube Screamer > dirty amp: 35:50 - Boost pedal in amp FX loop: 37:15 - Shaping drive tones with a boost/EQ :4115 (45:25) - REASON 3: OD Pedal For VST – a Very Specific Tone: 48:10 - Oh please not SRV. Nooooo! 49:55 (51:10) - Tone is not in the fingers: 50:40 - Big Muff and delay does not equal instant Gilmour: 56:00 - Why the Coloursound Power Driver is so cool: 1:01:10 - You’re never going to sound like them? 1:03:30 - Reason 4: OD Pedal To Do It All? 1:04:45 - A two-sided OD pedal: 1:08:15 - Good things to look for in a do-it-all OD pedal: 1:11:55 - Closing thoughts: 1:14:45   Guitars in this episode: PRS DGT – watch Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2d8Xo2I Fender American Original ’60s Jaguar - no video yet Gibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard – watch Dan’s video at http://bit.ly/2dbwbvS Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster – Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2cQv3yT Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster – Dan’s video at http://bit.ly/2dlZJ6K   Amps in this episode Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III with standard speaker Victory VX The Kraken with V112VC cabinet / Celestion G12M-65 Creamback speaker   We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.   You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com   We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives https://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow   Please visit our preferred retailers! UK & Europe: Andertons Music http://bit.ly/2cRvIvt USA: Riff City Guitar & Music Company http://bit.ly/2cyOYjD Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf