Strat Players - What's Your 3 Favorite AMP + DRIVE pedal combos ?

[1poorplayer]

Title says it all. I'm strat'n it for the first time , and people's love of certain drive pedals is starting to make sense.
Humbucker guys ( like myself anyways ) tend to get all the dirt we need by using the right amp.

Looking for some guidance. Any advice is appreciated. One thing I have learned about strats , here on the forum , is that every time I write STRAT , my phone or computer changes the word to START.

 

[philipacamaniac]

Not in this order, and not specifically for strats but just single coils in general:

- Lonestar or Twin + BB Pre
- Maz38 + Timmy
- DC30 + FET Boost or Zen

Sonic gold - these are becoming my signature sounds.

 

[RLD]

Dirty Shirley + Zen

 

[Admin M@]

TS 808 Mod
Super OD
Face Fuzz
Lately, Timmy

Don't be afraid to adjust Hi Cut, Low Cut. I also sometimes like to give my drive pedals a little mid boost around 600k.

 

[ELC]

For drives, it's always Timmy.
3-5 on Gain and 7+ tone with an amp thats just starting to break up. Great responsiveness to the single coils.

Put a FET Boost in between the Amp and Cab today. Six String Singer style. Very cool and different drive tone.

I love my Strat with Class A amps. Morgan, Vox and Matchless.

 

[Geezerjohn]

Plexi 50w HI #1

Drives Esoteric ACB, Timmy, or Full OD.

 

[ChristThePhone]

... I also sometimes like to give my drive pedals a little mid boost around 600k.

 

[2112]

Any of the non-MV Marshall's + Timmy.

Twin + TS.

Friedman BE + FAS Boost.

Try the Klon emulation settings with the FET Boost too, goes great with single coils!
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...-boost-and-a-bit-of-klon.123178/#post-1465367

 

[Optimus Stein]

This is what kept me up way too late last night playing a PRS DC3.

FAS Boost (Drive=3 and Tone=7)
USA Clean (Input Drive=4, Bass=4, Mid=5, Treb=5.5, Master=4)
CAB F159 4x12 Vintmars+Bw Room Mix (TAF)

Be sure to set your Instrument Input to 100% for the weaker single coils in a strat.

I also like to set up a Small Spring Reverb in parallel right before the amp block. Mix to 100% and add Input Gain to taste (10-35)

 

[DLC86]

Fuzz face and Hipower Jumped (both tweaked), this is how I recorded this sample for a friend a couple days ago

I can post the preset if someone is interested

 

[Gadgetguitar]

Saw a post from philipacamaniac the other day using the DC30. Been running that patch and a BB Pre with the stock boutique cab. My two favorites are the AC15 and Ruckus with a Justin York collection cab and the Atomic High and Ruckus with a Justin York cab. Can't seem to get away from those to patches with my strat. Just like the Ruckus lately. My Strat is Dimarzio loaded with the treble bleed circuit, love it.

 

[2112]

Fuzz face and Hipower Jumped (both tweaked), this is how I recorded this sample for a friend a couple days ago

I can post the preset if someone is interested

That is tasty, both in terms of tone and playing. Post the preset

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

BB Pre/Ruckus on both the FX8 and Ax2
Fx2
amp...JMP 1970, Dweez B-man, Tweed Twin

 

[1poorplayer]

In my experience so far , I tend to have the MIX for the drive pedal turned down as low as 10℅ , while leaving the gain between 3-5.

Does this sound familiar to anyone , or are you guys running these pedals at 100℅ ?

 

[Michael Pickens]

1. FAS Boost and Badger 18
2. BB Pre and Prince Tone Rev
3. BB Pre and Double Verb

 

[DLC86]

That is tasty, both in terms of tone and playing. Post the preset

I'll post it as soon as I get home, in a few hours

 

[1poorplayer]

1. FAS Boost and Badger 18
2. BB Pre and Prince Tone Rev
3. BB Pre and Double Verb

I know it's a preference thing , but what are you personally setting your mix ℅ at -on your drives ?

 

[Michael Pickens]

I know it's a preference thing , but what are you personally setting your mix ℅ at -on your drives ?

The default 100%.

 

[1poorplayer]

Thanks.

 

[pull75]

I don't remember what pedal I'm using but I think it;s a tube driver... I don't pay much attention. I just click around until I'm happy really. I am using the bridge pickup mostly on this video.