I am an asshole (SD-1 content)

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I don't have a SD-1 anymore. But do have a Fulltone Full-Drive3 and Full-Drive2 V2.
Both derived from the SD-1.

Something in the SD-1 family with a HPF and LPF would be interesting. I wish all overdrive pedals had both and a clean blend control.
 
stephen sawall said:
Something in the SD-1 family with a HPF and LPF would be interesting.
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dead-pan said:
Was comparing my old SD1 with the just arrived Nobels ODR1 30th and was surprised I preferred the Nobels. The Nobels was very clear sounding in comparison.
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The Nobels is very different. The gain comes on much more gradually, and it's overall much smoother than the SD-1. If I was using a clean amp, and a pedal for overdrive, the Nobels would be a great choice because it's much more versatile than the SD-1.
 
I own/owned a lot of boosts, but my favorite has always been the MXR Badass OD. I believe that's an SD-1 with a 100hz knob to bring back in some lows, and an alternative mode that boosts the low mids.
 
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Candiria said:
I own/owned a lot of boosts, but my favorite has always been the MXR Badass OD. I believe that's an SD-1 with a 100hz knob to bring back in sime lows, and an alternative mode that boosts the low mids.
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The custom modified badass OD. I’ve been using that one also , in front of my SLO 30. The 100hz is the ticket to dial the lows back in and still keep it tight
 
I don't know if anyone of you has experience with the Boss OD-3, but it does pretty well as an SD-1 alternative as a boost (has more volume/output on tap), and it smokes the SD-1 when you use it as a low-gain stand-alone overdrive in a clean channel. The OD-3 sounds more natural and not as bass-shy (with the Tone knob neutral).

Of course, I still keep my MIJ SD-1 around just in case.
But ever since I modded a DOD 250 some 20 years ago, that has been my go-to boost.
After the mods, it has more output and less fizzy crunch and I added a low-cut toggle switch as a sort of Tight switch. Quite useful with humbuckers, since I beefed up the stock circuit to work better with Strats, but with a Les Paul, that added 'beef' gets in the way for high gain boosting.
Compared to a TS-9, the SD-1 already is more open-sounding/less congested mids, but my DOD 250 takes that even further. But there's a time and place for the TS-9 as well as the mids sit in a certain way that works well for leads more than rhythm IMO.
 
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