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I recently bought a Peavey Classic 50 2x12. I love the amp's nice clean tube tone. I like the amp distortion's nice little british tone, I mean, I go for the whole Oasis thing and all but...I WANT THICKNESS ON OCCASION!!! I was thinking perhaps a Mesa V Twin or a Line 6 Distortion modeler, maybe a Yamaha DG stomp. I have a digitech RP300 I used with my old Peavey Bandit that I loved and now miss, but the Digitech and the Classic just don't seem to like each other too much. What do you guys think?
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Welcome to the forum.Have you tried the Tech 21 Tri-OD.Awsome distortion from that thing. :thu:
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Mesa/Boogie Eng V-1 Bottle Rocket

 

Good clean boost can fatten up a dirty channel

 

Cheap way is a Boss DS-1 with the distortion rather low, volume cranked...

 

Banzai Cold Fusion

 

Guyatone (can't remember who makes it but I think it's guyatone) Metal Monster

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I have a Peavey Classic 50 (2x12) I use a Boss SD-1 SuperOverdrive or Boss Blues Driver pedals with it. Sounds real good to me. I like the Blues Driver better but it colors the sound and the SuperOverdrive imparts less character and might be a better all-around choice.

 

There are lots of great overdrive pedals and distortion pedals. The Barber Direct Drive has a lot of buzz right now. Fulltone FullDrive, Ibanez Tubescreamers, Marshall Guvnor, Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive, Guyatone OD-2, etc. The list is endless.

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I agree about the EFX pedals thing. You can probably get what you want with one of the thousands of pedals.

 

BUT, also strings might help. I read somewhere (on this forum?) that the Ventures used heavy gage (.014 hi 'E') strings to get their sound. You could (if you have two guitars) string one light and one heavy.

 

Just a thought, Dave :cool:

Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need".
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Originally posted by jgc2002:

Welcome to the forum.Have you tried the Tech 21 Tri-OD.Awsome distortion from that thing. :thu:

I concur on the Tri-O.D. I'd almost forgotten I had one because I've been going straight into the amp lately (I get on these weird kicks sometimes :) ). I'm gonna have to find mine and play with it tonight. It's a very versatile box and the Boogie and Marshall settings both get very "thick." Do they still make these things?
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