Quote (SkRaMz @ 24 Dec 2011 05:25)

No.
what youre saying is that if you'd play something without an overdrive box, then play it again WITH an overdrive box but would turn the volume knob on your amp down, the sound would be the same?




sort of, but you two make it sound like all overdrive does is make it louder which is only partially true, what it really does is that it makes the output signal stronger which as you said in your previous post, causes clipping (and more volume, yes)

Quote (SkRaMz @ Dec 23 2011 11:25pm)

No.
what youre saying is that if you'd play something without an overdrive box, then play it again WITH an overdrive box but would turn the volume knob on your amp down, the sound would be the same?




sort of, but you two make it sound like all overdrive does is make it louder which is only partially true, what it really does is that it makes the output signal stronger which as you said in your previous post, causes clipping (and more volume, yes)

Quote (Derkaderk @ Dec 24 2011 09:58pm)

i didn't say anything about volume 

also, input signal. a boost to the output signal is a volume boost, and you don't generally want to drive the output. gainy pedals usually go in front of the amp's input. although, i've never tried putting them in my effects loop....

Quote (Derkaderk @ Dec 25 2011 12:53am)

generally OD pedals have a gain control, a level control, and tone control(s)

basic layout being: gain will give you more grit, dirt. Level gives you more volume. Tone can be strange, but for a cheap one, it's probably a low to high pass filter in that in the left position, it'll cut highs, and in the right position it'll cut lows.

Quote (bob(Cs2) @ Dec 23 2011 11:47am)

I know more about long hair and diablo xD