Classic Overdrive Pedals, Do They ALL Sound the Same? - Klon vs Tube Screamer vs Bluesbreaker!

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 What We Are Doing Today!
» 0:34 Which Pedals Are We Looking At?
» 3:36 The Guitar & Amp
» 4:04 Boss Super Overdrive SD-1w
» 7:44 Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer
» 11:33 ProCo RAT
» 14:34 Marshall BluesBreaker & BlackBox Overdrive 2
» 19:57 Klon Centaur & Wampler Tumnus
» 24:27 Nobels ODR-1
» 27:26 Fulltone OCD
» 31:29 Comparing Them All!
» 34:21 How Similar Can They Each Get?
» 41:00 Discussing Similarities
» 42:03 Changing Pedal Order
» 44:15 Some Conclusions!
» 45:42 More About the Guitar & Amp
» 46:33 Pete Picks Two!
» 47:00 Outro Jam With Pete's Choices!

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[davidsiffer]

The sd-1 really is a secret weapon, the eq curve is less drastic than the ts and all 3 knobs are usable through their whole range. It also stacks fantastic before and after other overdrives, whether it’s adding grit and sustain to a transparent od or tightening up a high gain distortion, the sd-1 is the perfect 2nd od for your signal chain

[sergiopedro]

The Black Box rocks my ears every time. The Rat is timeless. I know them all and I still loved it. Great job, gentlemen.

[timhopkins]

“I bought that from Thomann” said Pete. The camera fades to black and returns with digital John and the Captain to finish the video 😉

[pCeLobster]

SD-1 is in a category of things that are extremely famous and yet still underrated.

[notplaying]

The SD-1 was my first pedal, I’ve never been without one since. I’ve tried posh overdrives, I always end up making them sound like the Super Overdrive.
I’m a cheap date.

[barrywright]

I adore the Anderton's videos and they led me onto Josh from JHS' videos a while ago. The man is an encyclopedia!!! He did a Beringer shoot out. I was so impressed with his breakdown and his pure honesty. Having resources like Anderton's and JHS is invaluable to the community. It gives people more faith in their purchases from the two companies. Keep up the awesome work

[thestgreenblob]

Very glad Lee mentioned (at 18:08) the instantly more pleasing pedals typically don't work so well in a band situation (with fuller tones). The big lovely blooming low end is glorious for blues and sparse stuff, but once the band kicks, it just hurts everything without change. Bass gtr, toms, kick drum, keys etc etc take up all the low end space. Great video. Tough to compare ODs objectively but this was fantasic... (oh, the Rat is a great OD btw... just keep gain way way down. It didnt get a fair shake imo).

[PoliBoneless]

I think that the boss blues driver should be here!! Nice video

[calebafile]

As a guitar player that mainly does metal, boosting my Marshall with my SD1 is one of my favourite tones ever.

[Bixll]

The little Wampler pedal was the one that did it for me. Then the SD1. I have a Dumble pedal, it is my favourite, then my Blues Driver.

[IamMusicNerd]

The Tumnus Deluxe is my favorite OD by a mile, but if you prefer the Blues Breaker or King of Tone sounds, the Pantheon Deluxe is my favorite for sure. The mini Tumnus is great, but the Tumnus Deluxe is invaluable. It can be dialed in as a clean boost, a treble boost, a mid boost, low gain or higher gain toggle, maintains clarity, and has great dynamics with pick attack level. It’s just so flexible.

[picksalot]

All the pedals sounded good. This was a very useful comparison. I particularly liked the tone shaping capabilities of the ODR-1. Thanks

[Docdaman]

Love the ODR-1! I used to work at Guitar Center and whenever someone came in looking for an overdrive, it was usually the first pedal I recommended. Most of the time, they ended up buying it.

[doctorbooyahwho]

i love the rat so much! the ODR-1 as well. The Rat is such a fun and versatile pedal; from boost, to low gain, to cranked marshall, to doom. love it.

[matthewtucker]

I love the OCD. I use it with 18v power and it's the most dynamic pedal drive I've ever used. I'm usually a "crank the amp" guy but the OCD responds very well to pick attack and your volume knob, sometimes I can keep it on all show and just roll of the volume for clean tones. I wouldn't get rid of it even if they started going for original klon money.

[starshineraiser]

I’m telling you this, I just bought the SD-1w and BD-2w and I’ll take them over any of my boutique overdrives. They have the perfect saturation. I play Indie, jangly 60’s Psych… there is one other, the Mesa Flux Drive. It’s the greatest Klon ever created, plus much more.

[guitargrandpa]

Great video, but I think the Boss Bluesdriver should have been included. Might be my favorite OD at the moment.

[SomeKindOfMadman]

For me, I stack, the LovePedal Tchula into the Nobles ODR-1, it’s quite a sound. Thanks for the upload, I really enjoy this vids

[YawpMusic]

Nobody thinks to turn gain on the Rat down, but it sounds great with gain on zero. I wonder why they didn't do that here.

[fc]

SD-1, so versatile... I run it into either my Matchless Lightning 15, or Princeton Reverb amps I built, and it sounds just really solid. Stacks well with a custom ODR clone with the bass cut, too.