Lap Steel Overdrive

Paul Honeycutt · Post by **Paul Honeycutt** » 28 Feb 2014 5:09 pm

Lap and Console players. What overdrives are you using. If no pedal, what overdriven amp do you like?

David Cook · Post by **David Cook** » 28 Feb 2014 5:56 pm

Earth drive, 70's Rat, OCD, and CMatMod Butah with Twin or Nahville 400

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 28 Feb 2014 7:27 pm

First choice: A 5E3 Tweed Deluxe cranked way up.

2nd choice: Earth Drive

3rd choice: TC Elec MojoMojo or Seymour Duncan Twin Tube

4th choice: Zoom MultiStomp

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 1 Mar 2014 10:11 am

I'm a big fan of the Boss pedals, either the Blues Driver or the OD series.

The classic tone to me, though, is the Ibanez Tube Screamer.

Joe Snow · Post by **Joe Snow** » 1 Mar 2014 3:09 pm

I play through a 58 champ with a pair of jensen alnico 10" speakers. With volume set at about 7, it's very pick-attack sensitive, from sorta clean to nicely crunchy. If that's not enough, there's a boss overdrive and a ross distortion available on the floor.

Dennis Anderson · Post by **Dennis Anderson** » 1 Mar 2014 3:42 pm

I'm partial to David Lindley's lapsteel sound so I've got a Ceriatone OTS Dumble clone that does that... otherwise a Zendrive will produce a reasonable facsimile.

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 1 Mar 2014 5:38 pm

My favorite is the Little Walter 22. Here's a clip with a pedal steel, but it sounds quite similar with a lap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97P9sKUE7Uk

For a pedal, if you like the sound of your amp and guitar, but want it 'drivier' there's nothing better than the Earth Drive.

John RJ Wilson · Post by **John RJ Wilson** » 2 Mar 2014 2:56 am

I'm using a very soft overdrive made by a friend, based on an MXR distortion + with a different tone stack. But I used a Wampler Euphoria a couple of days ago, very impressed and very Dumble-ish. I just look for a bit of hair on the tone.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 2 Mar 2014 1:20 pm

An old Rat. Back off on the Tone control.

Alex Cattaneo · Post by **Alex Cattaneo** » 2 Mar 2014 6:21 pm

I really like my Keeley Fuzzhead. I've also used an MJM britbender. There are literally hundreds of options these days.

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 2 Mar 2014 7:51 pm

Zen Drive....with an Origin Effects Slide Rig compressor...

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 2 Mar 2014 8:44 pm

http://www.sarnomusicsolutions.com/products/ed.html

Jim Newberry · Post by **Jim Newberry** » 3 Mar 2014 12:19 pm

Dan Tyack wrote:My favorite is the Little Walter 22

That Little Walter did sound great Friday night, Dan.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 3 Mar 2014 3:39 pm

Brad Bechtel wrote:I'm a big fan of the Boss pedals, either the Blues Driver or the OD series.

Brad,

I have a Blues Driver BD-2 and a Bass Overdrive ODB-3, among others, and I've never been able to find the sweet spot on any of them. Can you share your settings, and the instruments and amps you are using?

I seem to get the best results just by cranking a Pro Junior, but sometimes that's just too loud.

Any insight on your preferred Boss pedal settings would be appreciated.

Jack

David Spires · Post by **David Spires** » 4 Mar 2014 10:44 am

I'm using a Fulldrive 2 into a Fender Blues Junior, but also started using my new Fender Super Sonic Twin (burn channel, no overdrive pedal needed) for in-town stuff.

Also, I'm LOVING the Duncan Antiquity pickups I just had put in my Asher Hawaiian Junior too. When am I gonna learn how BIG a difference that pickups make?

David Spires

Jerry Kippola · Post by **Jerry Kippola** » 4 Mar 2014 2:47 pm

59 tweed deluxe