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I used to pair my BFish type amps with a DS-1 or a TS-9. Works every time. But there are lots of new and incredible "boutique" pedals out there too. I've heard many and they all seem to sound good. I only stick with the old stuff 'cause I know it so well.
A friend of mine used to say, "If you can get a good clean tone, you can get a good dirty tone". Point is, nail the clean tone and the rest is easy. I do think that's true, but...
I design amps that are meant to be overdriven for the distortion. Pretty much the opposite of some of my preachings, but let me 'splain it. I have played many years with all kinds of gear and the stuff I build is stuff I want. Many great rigs are based on a great clean amp and a distortion pedal. I would even venture to say that over eighty% of the great recorded distortion tones were done with a pedal of some kind. So as it turns out my personal preferences make me a bit of a crank. But that's cool. At least I know what's up. And I still own a mid eighty's RAT and a DS-1.
A friend of mine used to say, "If you can get a good clean tone, you can get a good dirty tone". Point is, nail the clean tone and the rest is easy. I do think that's true, but...
I design amps that are meant to be overdriven for the distortion. Pretty much the opposite of some of my preachings, but let me 'splain it. I have played many years with all kinds of gear and the stuff I build is stuff I want. Many great rigs are based on a great clean amp and a distortion pedal. I would even venture to say that over eighty% of the great recorded distortion tones were done with a pedal of some kind. So as it turns out my personal preferences make me a bit of a crank. But that's cool. At least I know what's up. And I still own a mid eighty's RAT and a DS-1.
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