Fulldrive 2 or TS-808....

[Moi]

Greetings to all.

I'm looking for an overdrive pedal and this 2 seems to catch my attention.

I need some advise from you guys ;D

Or is that any other overdrive pedals I can check out??

[Stunotonyas]

Well i have never tried an original TS808 except through the visual sound jekyll n hyde TS808 clone and the route66 one as well.. So i cannot really comment on it unless i use the visual sound for reference..

First up, is there any budget u r looking at?..
Among the overdrive pedals i have.. i can try to tell u abit more..

The Visual Sound Jekyll n Hyde is a 2 pedals in 1 thing n it does a very nice fat OD along with a fierce hard edge distortion that Fulldrive2 cannot achieve.. the Hyde (distortion) side can either boost your sound or create the extreme metallic sound..

The Route 66 is more of a bluesy kind of pedal with the same OD clone of the TS808.. however, i have tried the 2 pedals and sometimes the overdrive, which r supposed to be similar, don't exactly sound the same.. route66 also comes with a compressor which can act as a sustainer with a very nice clean boost..

Th Fulltone Fulldrive2, in my opinion, is closer to the route66 but many others have compared it to the jekyll.. I have not directly compared it to any of the 2 side by side but i find the FD2 dials in quite a good range of nice OD tones..

A few others that you can read or know more about if you havent, are the Xotic AC Booster and Crowther Audio Hotcake, which should be coming within 2 weeks.. n both of them are really amazing pedals..




By then, you can come down to my place to try them all or if the Hotcake comes in time, you can try them out at my stall next saturday.. coz u'll have to try them out urself and see if any suits your taste.. hope these help n thanks alot for ur enquiry heheh

[Moi]

Thanks man.
Looks like I'll have to hear it for myself at your stall

[Stunotonyas]

www.prosoundcommunications.com/english/video/index.html

u can GAS over the Xotic stuff there.. beware it's really addictive.. check out michael thompson vids..

[Moi]

Ok you got me now..
The AC booster sounds really good on thompson's clip...
Now I'm really confused at what is a booster
What I know that is it is a transparent box but increase the dynamics of your clean tone.(correct me if I'm wrong)
But this booster sounds like a overdrive to me.
Tell me more about this thing??

[Stunotonyas]

Xotic has got 2 boosters.. an AC Booster n a RC Booster.. to put it simply, the AC is more like a overdriven booster that has a very nice OD range.. whereas the RC Booster is a clean/treble booster..

the 2 r of totally different purpose though.. haha.. i dun really know how to describe sound.. u gotta try them out.. ;D

[dood]

exactly wat i wnna know!! ;D

am i correct to say that since the AC booster works like an overdrive booster pedal, it can sound pretty good standing on its own since its already an overdrive pedal. or will it work better boosting another overdrive pedal?

the RC pedal can be used to boost another FX pedal when ure realli in love with the sound of the original pedal. the RC wud be good cos it doesnt alter the original tone much, it jus acts as a booster to the other pedal.

correct if my assupmtion is wrong, tks!!

BTW, anybody had the chance to try out the WMU overdrive pedal reviews??

[Stunotonyas]

i guess both the RC n AC boosters r very much stand alone pedals.. the RC sort of jus push up the treble n makes the guitar n amp tone sparkles whereas the AC is like a inbuilt overdrive n booster by itself.. may not need another overdrive pedal.. i have not tried it with another OD though, i'll go try it n tell u guys..

the WMUM pedal imho dials in a very nice OD with a little fuzz/raspy tone to it.. but i find the pregain knob hasnt got much range to it.. however, as Glenn from WMUM told me that when they plug a Les Paul in their studio.. the diff was alot more.. also, the testing surrondings was kinda noisy n too open to really judge it's standards.. on the whole, i find that it can achieve a very nice warm OD..

[Pathein.Raindrop.Moe]

hehe, just to add on a bit. The wmum drive pedal shud be available at the shop for testing. As for the preamp gain, if i do remember correctly, it add more gain and mids for thicker od sound. I have one on order, but still havent been deliever yet. Should have a more detail review once i get it....

[thebotakrastafarian]

just my 2 cents....

i think the RC booster isnt exactly an OD pedal by itself, at least that's not what i think its so famous for

i think what it does is push a tube amp into overdrive, kinda like how SRV used the TS808. When you use a pedal that way, what you get is the amp's preamp tubes distorting, not the pedal's own distortion(although both the RC and 808 have their own gain)

if i were making the choice, I'd go for the J&H (I've used one for the past 3 years). Why? Cos the RC, FD2 etc seem to be more for tube amps. Most of the time of you play gigs here you get solid state amps so it kinda defeats the purpose.

Plus its the most bang for buck, i don't think any other pedal can give that kind of extreme range. And its 2 pedals in one, you can set one dist and one boost, or one OD and one boost

However if you're really quite particular (and even if you're not) you shd try them all out, I don't think any one is better than the other, its more of a matter of taste... The AC, RC, FD2, J&H, TS9, TS808, Hotcakes, Klon Centaur etc etc etc

Especially the Radial Tonebone, man oh man I've never heard a pedal sound so good....

[Stunotonyas]

hey hey.. we have a new member!!..

yes.. very well said.. u really have to try them out for urself.. u might just turn out to like something others dun really fancy but could be that thing u need..

the RC is not a OD at all actually.. to simply put it, it's just a clean treble booster... but when push to its max.. the input gain comes in slightly.. the AC booster is much more like the tube screamer in its character.. although when u compare it to let's say the tonebone, it's not as warm n rangey.. it does its job really well n it's amazing you can get such a good sound out of this little small box.. oh yah, if u havent seen the videos for xotic effects, check this out.. super gassy..

www.prosoundcommunications.com/english/video/index.html

[Blackmerchant]

Yup.. The Xiotic sounds FABULOUS!!! Does'nt have the nasal mid-range hump like the TS-9s...
Very full bass frequency, also very tweakable... Almost every knob position sounds good man!!... Don't waste time on TS-9 anymore... Those who have'nt heard one ever should really play one for themselves... Will change your perspective of what a little OD pedal can do for your tone...

[botakrastafarian]

Dammit... one more pedal i have to try. I'm quite to try pedals nowadays, if I like them then I can think of nothing else but how to get that damn pedal!!!

Actually talking about the mids in the TS, I actually like that, but I guess alot depends on what guitar and amp you use also, on top of your own personal preference.

The TS7 that I tried sounded exactly like a TS9 to me, but both the TS 7 and 9 seem to sound quite different from the Jekyll side of the J&H. Then again, I donno how authentic the Jekyll side is compared to the real deal.

Eh btw has anyone seen the reissue TS808s around? The reviews seem to imply that the sound is spot on, finally I might actually get to try the real deal!

[Pathein.Raindrop.Moe]

woooo, botak rasta shud be here more often!

[Wookie]

admin said:

the WMUM pedal imho dials in a very nice OD with a little fuzz/raspy tone to it.. but i find the pregain knob hasnt got much range to it.. however, as Glenn from WMUM told me that when they plug a Les Paul in their studio.. the diff was alot more.. also, the testing surrondings was kinda noisy n too open to really judge it's standards.. on the whole, i find that it can achieve a very nice warm OD..

wah! thanks man! so you wanna buy the updated version of the WMUM pedal?

you can get it from www.mrmisse.com under Om Labs... he's selling it for $250 but on the other hand... if you get it from me.... i give you 20% off!!!!!