How Many Overdrive Pedals Do You Actually Need? 7 Setups Explored
Michael Banfield Michael Banfield
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 Published On Feb 22, 2023

Is there such a thing as too many overdrive pedals? Or do you prefer more minimalist approaches? Hopefully this video will help you decide how many overdrive pedals are right for you.

Pedals used:

- Boss OD-3
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- Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
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- Fulltone OCD
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- Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
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- Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret
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- Catalinbread Formula 5F6
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- Catalinbread Formula 55
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - The Beauty of Natural Amp Overdrive
01:13 - Problems with Using Amp Overdrive
02:40 - What is a 'Foundation' Overdrive Pedal?
03:31 - Flat or Mid Focused Pedals BEFORE the Foundation Overdrive?
04:43 - Boosting AFTER The Foundation Overdrive
06:18 - Padding the Volume of Heavy Overdrive Sounds
07:41 - Using Multiple Foundation Overdrive Pedals

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