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I like a gate for high-gain staccato riffing, like Pantera...
For a noise reduction, the gate in the FX loop works well....
If you can deal with (IE don't need crystal clear cleans) the leakage, then Boss are fantastic.
In fact the SD-1 is one of my favourite grab'n'go pedals. Works well in 90% of musical situations. If you have a slightly crunchy amp to start with, then you probably won't notice the slight leakage.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
@mike_l that's interesting. I definitely have played one, which I sold to a friend, that had no leak at all. I've also heard one that was leaky enough that if the amp was clean, it was really quite noticeable. I can't remember what guitar it was, but I'd imagine a low output pickup would have the same result.
Maybe it's a variable quality thing? I don't know. Apparently, the Keeley mods stop the leaking. And the buffer, which is neat.
Or there is the mxr zakk Wylde - an sd-1 in bullseye clothing.
The sd-1 is one of the best pedals around, nothing works better into a dirty Marshall. Except maybe a ds-1 for that cutting, liquid lead tone. No idea why they're both often slated online!
Ah, ok cool, You've been learned well again.
If Mrs NTDJ asks you can tell her it's a loaner from me.
Unless she's reading this, in which case, Bad NTDJ..........
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
leakage?
tone suck?
Nope, they leak a bit of dirt when bypassed.
I've not noticed any tone (treble) suck with any Boss pedal.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Mate, if you can find one, and there will be a few at fire sale prices after Xmas, the Cornish CC1 is the best low gainer of this ilk I've ever heard by a country mile.
The other obvious one is a KTR or Archer Drive.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
FFS!
On the other hand if you really want the Boss version, another buffer (or buffered pedal) in front of it cures the leakage. (Yeah ok so TPD and ICBM already pointed that out, I wrote that before I read further in the thread ) )
I got one recently and I thought it had some bypass bleed. However, I wasn't certain (I'm not taking my board apart again to check, it's pretty boring doing all these tests ) and I currently have a buffer in front of it), plus just because I bought it new doesn't mean the shop didn't have it for a while...
Timmy (at least based on my danelectro clone) is a lot more transparent (flatter EQ in other words), whereas the SD1 is a lot more in the tubescreamer camp- bass cut, mid boost, more compression.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Even when a pedal is off you can hear a little bit of the effect.