i've had this cd for a long time by the band floater, and i could never figure out exactly what it is. here, listen to the songs "was a time" and "thin skin"...do you know what i'm talking about? it sounds crunchy but different than overdrive, imo. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...f=sr_1_9/102-3129009-3434567?v=glance&s=music really good band, btw.
sounds like a heavy overdrive, kinda like a marshall gov'ner, and it sounds like he might have bi-amped or blended a clean signal with it as well, because the clean bass (in my headphones at least) seemed to jump out just as much as the overdriven sound...