Aguilar Agro or Catalinbread SFT

[ElectroStompbox]

input? im looking for a solid overdrive pedal, something that can handle small amounts of gain, and then go to beastly distortion(not fuzz) if possible

[dannybuoy]

The SFT gets way too mushy with the gain past noon, so I would say the Agro (not that I've tried the Agro yet). Check out the BB Preamp too!

[Smurf-o-Deth]

The SFT, in my opinion, is only good at low levels of sag and harmonics--sounds both harsh and mushy past that--and it can't even get into distortion territory. The AGRO, on the other hand, ranges from pretty much clean to crazy roar, and does a great job across the range. Plus, the presence and contour help keep it intelligible even when pushed to crazy-high gain.

[blastjv]

Agree with all the above, though I'd say that the BB doesn't get into what I'd call 'beastly' distortion...the Agro certainly does.