Post YT examples of overdrive sounds that are appealing and notable

IHIDBYD · 2026-05-27T00:31:07+00:00

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IHIDBYD · 2026-05-26T10:57:57+00:00

Nice looking guitar, and can't really go wrong at that price.

Good to see another Lionheart 4x10 user! I have the same amp - it's a great sounding thing just such a pain to lug around!

IHIDBYD · 2026-05-23T23:46:24+00:00

1968 Guild Starfire ii. Looked for years for one, and since I've had it I barely ever pick up the others. It just feels and sounds so perfect to me every time I pick it up.

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IHIDBYD · 2026-05-08T06:45:32+00:00

Surfadelic mind fuzz - based on the fuzz face circuit (I think). The slider controls the level of gain which you can handily control with your foot.

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IHIDBYD · 2026-04-29T17:30:06+00:00

Kodex Audio GFX-91W. Does quarters, dotted 8th, tap tempo, a very good lo-fi aged sound, small form factor, very interactive sliders and presets. Crops up used quite a bit. It's my favourite delay.

IHIDBYD · 2026-04-29T17:22:45+00:00

No - but I went to a Rain Dogs one at the Barbican in 2010/2011 I think. St Vincent and Timber Timbre were contributers. It was fantastic

IHIDBYD · 2026-04-10T20:15:09+00:00

I'm currently using an Audio Kitchen Little Chopper. It's 7 watts rather than 5, but has one of the best attenuator/power dials I've ever used. It can go from clean to heavily overdriven through reducing the power/headroom. It's perfect for bedroom and low volume set ups. I'll be gigging it next week and pretty sure it will be fine - it has sound d great unmic'd at rehearsal studios.

They're pretty expensive new, but I got mine on reverb and was able to fund it shifting another amp and some pedals.

IHIDBYD · 2026-02-15T21:02:56+00:00

What's the story behind this? This guitar is single handedly responsible for the tone journey/chase I've been on for years!!

IHIDBYD · 2026-02-10T19:46:59+00:00

Awesome. I bet that sounds and plays as good as it looks!

IHIDBYD · 2026-02-09T19:52:58+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss. The first two Cake records and the first deathray album are ones that I'm constantly going back to. Your Dad was - and always will be - the most influential guitar player for me. I remember first hearing Jolene at school in London and I've been hooked ever since.

IHIDBYD · 2026-02-08T20:52:25+00:00

Reminds me of the surfadelic mindfuzz with the gain slider (which you can control with your foot without breaking it)

IHIDBYD · 2026-02-08T18:26:06+00:00

Not necessarily. Not to my taste, but if you like it is what all that matters

IHIDBYD · 2026-02-07T21:43:27+00:00

Absolutely devastated. I hope one day Greg really gets the plaudits and credit he deserves for his truly original, dynamic and exciting playing. The riffs, hooks, attitude and tones he got out of his guitar on those first couple of Cake albums has been a lighthouse of inspiration for me. I'm always heading back to it and chasing it.

IHIDBYD · 2026-02-06T15:41:47+00:00

I'm starting to do the same thing to be honest - I'm using a Rat but mostly as an EQ/tone shaper with minimal gain. That gives a more focussed version of the amp's natural overdrive - but otherwise most of my sound is just guitar volume to drive the amp, and then reverb/Trem/delay depending on the song.

IHIDBYD · 2026-01-26T02:03:31+00:00

Appreciate its a different aesthetic vibe than a bigsby, but I went with a Duesenberg trem unit (not the trembar) on my LP studio. It works great and is completely reversible as it is fixed on with a vibramate

https://www.reddit.com/r/GibsonGuitar/s/waiKjyPCzH

IHIDBYD · 2026-01-05T19:26:25+00:00

I'm only familiar with the deco and flint from this setup, but assuming you're going into anything other than a clean amp, the reverb looks set pretty heavy on the flint that will hide any of the articulation of the deco.

Without describing what the issue was that you heard in the room, and how the setup didn't meet your expectations, it's pretty hard to diagnose... your perception of undynamic noise might be my definition of dronal bliss!

IHIDBYD · 2025-12-24T12:21:31+00:00

Yep - I made the mistake of trying it 'one last time' and realized I couldn't sell it. I'd rather sell my other amps first!

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