Pedal that sounds like a Budda Superdrive

penguinpaul

Does anyone know of any pedals that go about trying to get the sound of a Budda Superdrive?
In a world full of Plexi pedals and AC30 pedals, does a pedal exist that gets anywhere near the sound of a Budda Superdrive..?

Sassafras

They do their own pedals. Don't know if they're based on the amps though.

timmysoft

Sassafras said:

They do their own pedals. Don't know if they're based on the amps though.

They aren't, they're reboxed carl Martin designs. 

The thing with the superdrive rive is that every model sounds different, the 80 is very different to the 45. 

Wasnt friedman something to do with the original sd80? 

penguinpaul

Yeh I didn't really find the Budda pedals to sound very Budda-ish at all.
I know that the 18 and 30 are EL84 designs, whereas the 80 is 6L6 and the 45 KT66.
So I'm not really sure which I'd go for if I had a choice, but really keen to know if any pedals get close to that Budda sound.

StuartMac290

timmysoft said:

Sassafras said:

They do their own pedals. Don't know if they're based on the amps though.

They aren't, they're reboxed carl Martin designs. 

The thing with the superdrive rive is that every model sounds different, the 80 is very different to the 45. 

Wasnt friedman something to do with the original sd80? 

Dave Friedman designed the preamp stage on the SD45 and the SD80. Glorious amps!