Just wanting opinions. -Or suggestions. I'm looking for a distortion pedal that either retains the low end, or has a blend, preferably one that has a very transparent bypass....
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Marshall Guv'nor Plus
- Thread starter Secondhandloser
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I've heard many mixed reviews about this pedal. I have the original Guv'nor, and it's awesome. It retains the low end real well. It gets a really buzzsaw like distortion. It's not mellow AT ALL.
This one's $20, and it looks like it's in better shape than mine!
This one's $20, and it looks like it's in better shape than mine!
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The Digi Tech Bass Driver does a very good job of keeping the low end intact.
It doesn't have true bypass.
It doesn't have true bypass.
I really like mine. Gave me the sound I wanted. A nice gnarled tube overdrive. However, the bypass is pretty bad. So I'm going to end up making a looper for it.
I can vouch for the Original Guv'Nor with Petary791, it's got great tone, no low end loss, you can usually find them on eBay going for not THAT much, AND they have decent bypass (not sure if it's true bypass...)
Petary791 said:This one's $20, and it looks like it's in better shape than mine!
Hey! I'm high bidder on that one right now! Stay away!
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Higgie said:
It is true bypass! WEEEEEEEEEE.
Grind It Out said:
Woops, want me to delete that link for ya?
Petary791 said:
plug your guitar into the output, and ur amp in the input, turn it on if you get a clean signal, its truebypass, if it just mutes its passive bypass. i dont kno wat it is but it similar no loss in tone.
Just stomped over this thread where some of you says that the Guv'Nor Original dont really cut away the bottom of the bass sound.
My question to you is: How?
I play in a band with 2 heavy distorted guitars and turned my Bass knop on guvnor all the way up to 10 and still, when I knock it on my bass seems to drown totally in the distortion-sound of the two guitars.
Maybe a preamp(Sadowsky) with bass-boost will help me a tad in this case?
Thanks!
My question to you is: How?
I play in a band with 2 heavy distorted guitars and turned my Bass knop on guvnor all the way up to 10 and still, when I knock it on my bass seems to drown totally in the distortion-sound of the two guitars.
Maybe a preamp(Sadowsky) with bass-boost will help me a tad in this case?
Thanks!
The Pedal in itself doesn't lose bass. Obviously playing with 2 very heavily distorted guitars is gonna drown you a little bit. Nows the time to start crankin up the mids.
