soldano16
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Adding a volume pedal POST the fuzz and OD pedals makes for an incredible system that allows me to now use my overdrives and especially fuzz pedals with a complete range of tones and dynamics on the go. Take my Analogman Peppermint Fuzz pedal, which gives off a hugely thick fuzz with great ringing tones - but only when everything is turned up on the pedal and up on the guitar which makes it incredibly loud. But now I can get the tone by just using the post fuzz volume pedal to bring down the final volume. And I can dynamically change the tone and overall nature of what the fuzz is doing by lowering my guitar volume as I raise the pedal volume. That cleans up the fuzz and at a certain point gives me a wicked OD type tone that is very differerent from the thick fuzz I started with. So while I used to be basically stuck with one tone per pedal at a given volume, that's all wide open now and I can pick and choose what I want and can even change it while playing. How cool is that?
I can even do this trick with just the guitar since I normally run my guitar volume well below ten, somewhere around 6.
Anyways - everyone who uses an amp with OD type pedals should have a volume pedal to allow this ability to dynamically change the gain level and dynamics while playing live.
I can even do this trick with just the guitar since I normally run my guitar volume well below ten, somewhere around 6.
Anyways - everyone who uses an amp with OD type pedals should have a volume pedal to allow this ability to dynamically change the gain level and dynamics while playing live.