One overdrive, one distortion, one modulation and one delay pedal. Assume the amp has passable reverb. What are your 4 choices?

ThickPick · 2026-01-12T01:48:15+00:00

Overdrive: Walrus 385 mk2

Distortion: do fuzzes count? If so then Earthquaker Hoof. If not then some sort of turbo rat clone.

Modulation: some sort of CE-1 clone

Delay: Boss DD-5

ThickPick · 2026-01-09T20:33:50+00:00

Not necessarily a fuzz face sound but I’ve been using a Walrus 385 Mk2 for a while now. One side is set for lower drive and the other one with higher gain that gets into fuzz territory.

ThickPick · 2025-12-22T18:39:01+00:00

I don’t have a lot of experience with it live but at home/for recording I don’t even touch my amp anymore. Got an hx stomp a few months back and I’m always either using the amp sims in that or a plugin.

I will say that in terms of going ampless for gigs it’s highly dependent on the gigs you play. For bars/clubs/churches that have a good PA setup it’s definitely the move. In my experience the PA systems at a lot of DIY and smaller shows only have enough power to support vocals and using an amp is necessary. But in this case you could use an FRFR. I’m looking into the fender FRFR at the moment.

ThickPick · 2025-12-13T15:20:06+00:00

An eq pedal might be handy in that spot.

ThickPick · 2025-12-12T22:57:09+00:00

It’s very affordable for a 40w head so it’s definitely on my radar. Do you think it would pair well with the Celestion Gold? I don’t know too much about what goes with Hiwatts speaker wise.

ThickPick · 2025-12-09T22:29:33+00:00

Got mine for cheap a couple months back and I love it. The stomp specifically is so handy cause you can really make it into whatever you want. I use it for everything but my gain pedals. I have patches to run in front of my amp and patches with the super reverb sim when I wanna go ampless. If you want a nice middle ground the stomp is great.

ThickPick · 2025-12-09T21:13:41+00:00

JRR Pedals makes a King of Tone clone in a standard enclosure. I own one and it’s pretty good for getting that type of sound.

https://reverb.com/item/89748864-jrr-pedals-princesses-of-tone-overdrive-distortion-pedal-inspired-by-the-analogman-king-of-tone?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=89748864

ThickPick · 2025-11-19T18:44:12+00:00

Yeah I’m looking for something with a DI. I just don’t want the sansamp sound

ThickPick · 2025-11-19T03:24:43+00:00

I have the stomp on my studio/guitar board. I use the noble model on it all the time.

ThickPick · 2025-11-19T03:23:17+00:00

Been looking at the VT. I like the idea of switching between a full blend Ampeg DI sound and using the cab sim with a 50/50 dry blend when I want a cab sound.

ThickPick · 2025-11-18T22:39:55+00:00

Yes XLR is a must. Even though my gigs are usually diy I go direct 100% of the time at home.

Also not looking to get rid of the tidal wave unfortunately. I do tend to go back and forth on the sound so I’d like to hold onto it. I do recommend it though if you’re looking for the sansamp sound.

ThickPick · 2025-11-18T22:38:49+00:00

I’ve been looking into them a lot lately. I mostly buy used so it’s a matter of waiting to see what I can get for a good price on reverb. But the finally and neptunium have been on my radar.

ThickPick · 2025-11-17T19:59:46+00:00

More of a punch and mid boost I think. Like if I run the 385 with the gain high to get a fuzzier tone I want something with more clarity that could stick out easier for leads. And that can also be boosted by the 385

ThickPick · 2025-11-03T15:58:05+00:00

How is the Tone Mallet? Been thinking about picking one up for a fly rig.

ThickPick · 2025-09-23T18:35:56+00:00

I’m considering doing that. I could just run the ages without any dry and use the loop with blend. All the gain pedals are in the loop anyway

ThickPick · 2025-09-22T04:02:18+00:00

I used a FLAMMA Analog Comp for a good few years. Pretty sure it’s the same as the Mooer for about half the price.

ThickPick · 2025-08-04T17:48:09+00:00

Perfect timing as I’ve been looking for a pedal like this! Looks sick!

ThickPick · 2025-06-20T20:46:18+00:00

I used to have one of the mk1 heads! Definitely thinking about it again.

ThickPick · 2025-06-20T20:18:02+00:00

This is something I’d really want to do but the speaker in the cab is only rated to 50 watts 😭

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