Unique drive -> amp pairings

[discondition]

Sometimes I come across some really gorgeous pairings for amps and drive pedals that aren't the tried and true "Tube Screamer -> Twin Reverb", "Fulltone Full-Drive 2 -> Class-A" or "DS-1 -> Plexi".

Here's a favourite of mine:

Tube Drive 3-Knob -> Bludojai Clean
Delightfully versatile, this pair works great for mid - high gain stuff. Like a Plexi crossed with a 6160/Soldano.
Create a balanced clean tone with the Bludojai (reduce the gain and bass knobs a little) and then slap the pedal in front.
Set the pedal Drive quite high (~8), and reduce the Level to taste (~2).

What unique combinations have you stumbled upon?

 

[2112]

Klon into a Recto

 

[Budda]

Klon into a Recto

Klon into rockerverb

SDD pre into FAS bass (guitar IR)

 

[Jipps0525]

I have to look in my presets for the specifics but I've found the Suhr distortion pedal to do some excellent tonal shaping even on higher gain tones

 

[aziz]

Never used Bludojai for anything, this combo is indeed nice!

 

[bread]

SDD into the Vibro King

 

[discondition]

Never used Bludojai for anything, this combo is indeed nice!

One of my favourite clean models. I haven’t learnt to appreciate the Lead model yet.

 

[Dr. Sad Lord]

Klon into a Recto

I don't care for either Klon or Rectos for all the reasons anyone has. However, I tried this today, and it is somehow greater than the sum of its parts. I got stuck on it for two hours. So good. So weird.

 

[WKSmith]

RC boost into DC30EF86

 

[ApocalypticKatana]

Metalzone into Dumble Overdive Special














May or may not be joking

 

[skolacki]

Klon into anything

 

[State of Epicicity]

Buxom Boost into Block Letter 5150 Lead. The Buxom Boost provides the most detailed tone shaping for high gain of anything I've tried, at least with my guitar. I've found with several amps for that drive to have more powerful settings than the knobs on the amp itself.

 

[2112]

I don't care for either Klon or Rectos for all the reasons anyone has. However, I tried this today, and it is somehow greater than the sum of its parts. I got stuck on it for two hours. So good. So weird.

Right? Stumbled across that combo when tracking guitars for the last full length Ragdoll release and it definitely had an instant vibe.

 

[Saarang Narayan]

with several amps for that drive to have more powerful settings than the knobs on the amp itself.

This is SO true. The Buxom Boost is probably the most powerful tone shaping OD we have in there.

 

[Smittefar]

I'm not sure if this am unsuspected or unique pairing, but BB pre into deluxe reverb, gives you the smoothest singing lead tone

(Clip 2 is probably more familiar to most of you)

 

[tysonlt]

Used to be Klon into anything. Now Buxom Boost into anything for a tighter option. (Looking at you Band Commander.)

 

[Randall Smith]

I'm not sure if this am unsuspected or unique pairing, but BB pre into deluxe reverb, gives you the smoothest singing lead tone

(Clip 2 is probably more familiar to most of you)

The bb pre is my go to Lead drive. Big fan of the xotic pedals

 

[Therickyjones]

Bumping! I like griddle cake into ac-30. I tried Full OD for the first time and it was super flabby and compressed (never tried a full drive) - anyone have an amp pairing with that? I was surprised I couldn’t get headroom out of it

 

[discondition]

John Browne of Monuments used to run a Compulsion Distortion (Fulltone OCD) into a Recto and got pretty decent sounds out of it. However the Full OD (Fulltone FullDrive 2) is a very different pedal, I haven’t found it useful for metal. Try using it with a Class A

 

[200man]

good thread,,,so many amps, so many drives….thanks folks for chiming in !