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As I've developed, I have since bought two small practice amps: a Yamaha THR10C and a Vox Mini 5 (or should that be a 5 Mini?), that are manageable, but generally tend to leave the knobs alone. And that's the point. Most people quickly find an acceptable tone (applies to any setup) and generally stick to it.
It's worth get the right amp first, before considering pedals. Where carefully selected pedals will enhance a good amp, but won't do much to improve a lesser amp (and more than likely make it worse).
If you are happy with what you have, and are experienced enough to balance fiddling with knobs to actually playing your guitar, then I suggest some time experimenting and getting it right before embarking on a quest for overdrive, fuzz etc.
If you really want a recommendation. I suggest a Peacekeeper for overdrive. I have one, and it's a brilliant pedal.
Fuzz is a useful sound to experiment with.
Or maybe, because I'm so gash at playing, I'll never Sound like Gilmour/Iommi/Beck/Cream era Clapton/Kossoff.......lol.
I'm thinking that the sounds that I would like to have.....on my limited playing ability.....won't be cost effective.
To get overdrive, turn the gain up and the volume down. It can also be useful to add a little Comp from the effects section - be careful, it gets very effective very quickly .
The one really big limitation it has is that it doesn't take pedals well - the amp is trying hard to sound much bigger than it is, and if you put an overdrive in front it starts to sound quite boomy.
I also find it generally sounds better with the power switch set to 5W and the volume down, rather than either of the lower power settings with it up further, unless you're really trying to play at whisper volume.
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http://www.gilmourish.com/?p=5345
https://www.fender.com/articles/tech-talk/amp-basics-gain-vs-volume
Here's an affordable clone of Gilmour's 70s era Big Muff, will do exactly what you're after: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/70s-Triangle-NPN-Big-Muff-Fuzz-Clone-Pedal-Handmade-Great-Fuzz/192869004387?hash=item2ce7e37463:g:4hgAAOSwEUVbcdII
You'll need a power supply for it
Thanks for the link for the pedal.....r u the seller?
Then turn the gain to zero, and volume to max.
You should get a nice light breakup tone at nighttime favourable volume levels. As you add more gain (in tiny increments) it’ll get louder and more driven.
I’ve got a little Vox DA5 (unfortunately now dead), but I found some very lovely drive tones that way,
Your amp is a newer version of the DA5, it should work in a similar way. Add a touch of delay or Reverb, and you have nighttime noodling joy.
Good luck
Marlin