Pearce vs. Sansamp for Overdrive (with clips)

[Harper]

So over the past year I've been going back and forth between my Pearce BC-1 and my Sansamp for OD. I suppose I could run them both and switch back and forth, but I'm trying to cut down on what gear I drag around etc. I play through Markbass amps if it makes a difference.

I'll be doing some A/B-ing to from my own opinion, but I thought I'd throw this out to get some comments and what not. Part of the fun of being a cork sniffer about gear is talking about it, right?

Clip one is P-bass-Sansamp-Markbass LMII-Ampeg 8x10

Ace of Spades

Clip two is P-bass-Pearce-LM II-8X10

WARNING: My band taking on "The Nuge"

[rcubed]

If want just overdrive, get an actual overdrive and not a pre-amp that can get some dirt. Or do you just want a little bit of grit?

[Harper]

That's where I get lost; I tend to think of grit and dirt as pretty much the same thing.

[dgelting]

I couldn't hear much difference. I don't think it matters very much.
Try "pushing the front end" of those pedals if you want to get more distortion out of them - an eq pedal or something like that before the Sansamp with it's level up will get more drive out of the sansamp. Or, just get an overdrive pedal.

[Harper]

One nice thing about the Pearce is that it's two channel and footswitchable. Now that we're heading into fall (no more outside shows) I think I'm going to throw the Pearce in a rack and use it with my Berlin combo.

Besides, I can always put the sansamp in front of that with little hassle.