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Your "Always-on" pedal

i just got my always on pedal, the Real Tube tube overdrive(the black one with yellow letters), it's amazing, for the way i have it set, it doesnt suck the low end, i have it set with the drive super low, and even through a tiny combo it sounds like the SVTII i used to own. i cant rave enough about this pedal, i back to back compared it to the blue tube bass driver and tube enhancer, all three sounded different,and of all three the real tube won hands down(the tube enhancer a close 2nd), i plan on using this as a warm sorta preamp, i set it with no boost of any kind, it's all at unity with bass, treble, mid and volume with drive between 1(for warmth) and 1.5(for dirt), the setting i got are hi=0 mid=6 bass=9 output=7.5 drive=1-1.5, pure awesomeness!!!
 
Carl Martin Compressor/Limiter which is mostly used as a clean boost for my anemic '75 reissue but also to cut the nasty hammering that I'm famous for. Also a Moog MF Boost minifooger in VCA mode as an active volume pedal. I have the latter in my amp effect loop as to enjoy driven tube tone even at low output volume.