current gear fixation.......
a 2003 Gibson C/S TQR '54 reissue w/factory loaded humbuckers played through a (fake?!?) Butler Tube Driver and a trusty Alamo Dart. This little rig is capable of some absolutely HUGE sounds at a relatively low volume. With the amp cranked, the tube driver can take it from a nice clean crunch to the blistering tones of hell with a twist of the knob. I've got a 12AT7 in the pedal right now but am considering switching it out to a 12AU7 for even less gain. The Alamo sounds a bit stale on it's own but it really comes around as soon as some sort of boost or distortion pedal is used. It doesn't take much gain from any pedal to push the Dart into a sweet overdrive with very controllable feedback. I say rock, rock or die.
current gear fixation.......
a 2003 Gibson C/S TQR '54 reissue w/factory loaded humbuckers played through a (fake?!?) Butler Tube Driver and a trusty Alamo Dart. This little rig is capable of some absolutely HUGE sounds at a relatively low volume. With the amp cranked, the tube driver can take it from a nice clean crunch to the blistering tones of hell with a twist of the knob. I've got a 12AT7 in the pedal right now but am considering switching it out to a 12AU7 for even less gain. The Alamo sounds a bit stale on it's own but it really comes around as soon as some sort of boost or distortion pedal is used. It doesn't take much gain from any pedal to push the Dart into a sweet overdrive with very controllable feedback. I say rock, rock or die.