What pedal do you prefer the most when playing rock

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Marty Holmes
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What pedal do you prefer the most when playing rock

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What is everyone's go to pedal that changes the tone of your steel guitar when you're playing Rock or blues
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Bobby Martin
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Go to pedal for rock/blues

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I've been using an original MXR Distortion + with my Sho-Buds since the 70's for Statesboro Blues, Boot Scootin' Boogie,etc...sounds great through Fenders with JBL's
Retired my "Flying Pro III" playin' gigs with the "little bud" in the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
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Tom Wolverton
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Sarno Earth Drive
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Ken Metcalf
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Hermida high gain Mosferatu,

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Dave Grafe
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Jackson Electronics Silvertone, super versatile from clean boost to full-on nasty. Has that perfect Elmore James tone from my Zum.

https://jackson.audio/products/1484
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Karen Sarkisian
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Post by Karen Sarkisian »

Jam Rattler
Emmons
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Darvin Willhoite
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Post by Darvin Willhoite »

I used a ProCo Rat for several years.
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MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro.
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Fred
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Post by Fred »

My favorite is the original SansAmp. Still available as the SansAmp Classic.
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Chris Willingham
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Post by Chris Willingham »

I've got an earth drive for classic dirt and a Earthquaker Devices Hoof fuzz with a spatial delivery envelop filter before it for quacky, vocal sounding leads. Any dirt works much better run before the volume pedal, if possible imo.
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Michael Hartz
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Post by Michael Hartz »

Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive, it has a blend knob.
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Bob Hoffnar
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Post by Bob Hoffnar »

Analogman King of Tone. I got on the list while I was on the road a while ago and by the time I got it I had forgotten about it. It is actually awesome! After years of swapping out overdrives this one stayed. It’s been on my board for about 4 years and I’m happy every time I use it.

The other overdrive that stayed is the earthdrive . I use it for more light and subtle duties. I did switch over to the mini version recently. Same great taste without the calories!

There are tons of great overdrives out there. Guitar players swap them like kids with baseball cards. Don’t dive to deeply into the blogs. Those guys are nuts.
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Post by John Larson »

Zendrive, gets me in the ballpark of the David Lindley on "Running on Empty" Dumble tone which imo is the holy grail of overdriven steel tone.
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