Hi everyone,
this is my first post here, although I've been aware of the forum for years and used it for research/info in the past.
I have a double-size enclosure to build with, and want to do a stacked overdrive thing. There will be at least one bluesbreaker-style overdrive because that's one kind I don't have.
I have narrowed down to two possibilities.
1) Put two bluesbreaker-style circuits together (similar to what a KoT does). Pros: it's a proven formula that people like. Cons: I find the idea of stacking two of the same circuit kind of silly.
2) Put a treble booster into a bluesbreaker. Pros: I don't have a dedicated boost pedal, so this would add one to my arsenal. Cons: I'm not sure how these two circuits gel with each other, although my impression is that a treble boost->marshall is a well-known kind of a sound that this might replicate.
Let me know what you think of either idea, or what you would do.
thanks!
Hi Spi, and welcome to the forum! I like your idea of a treble boost - be sure to see how it sounds ahead of the BB before you build, of course.
Another one I like is to follow an OD like the BB or a TS with a Mosfet Boost (see the AMZ link at top of the page). It's pretty transparent but od's a tube amp front end very well, and I use mine for boosting leads...just an idea, I'm sure there will be others!
Have fun!
Quote from: GibsonGM on July 22, 2020, 05:53:28 PM
with a Mosfet Boost
How peculiar for your Highness, Sir.. :icon_eek:
P.S.
Welcome Spi..!! :icon_smile:
(and don't get seriously the above internal joke - but DO get seriously what GibsonGM said..)
(it could just as easily be a JFET boost, opamp boost, or BJT-based thing like an LPB1, depending on your tastes...)
IMHO, a Bluesbreaker is pretty subtle until it's driven by something else, whether another BB or a boost as you mentioned. If you do use two BB's, I predict you'll want to have both of them on together. If you stack a different boost/OD in front of a BB, you'll have more flexibility. A few of my favorites other than the usual suspects are the Ibanez MT10, the Pearl OD-05 and the Nobels ODR1. First two are very flexible due to their tone stacks, and the third is just a good low-gain OD that stacks well (but does need a bass control, it's bottom-heavy otherwise.)
The original Bluesbreaker might be a bit subtle, but it's not exactly a complicated design to tweak to taste. I've never built one, so I couldn't say for sure, but I can read a schematic. You could stack a treble booster into a hot-rodded Bluesbreaker to get more variety. After all, you can always turn it down...(Ok, no, you can't - you're a guitarist, I get it ;) ).
Ok, so...next question...which treble booster are you thinking of?
Thanks for the responses so far!
Quote from: ElectricDruid on July 23, 2020, 03:55:42 PM
Ok, so...next question...which treble booster are you thinking of?
I am thinking Naga Viper.
Quote from: spi on July 23, 2020, 04:10:20 PM
Thanks for the responses so far!
Quote from: ElectricDruid on July 23, 2020, 03:55:42 PM
Ok, so...next question...which treble booster are you thinking of?
I am thinking Naga Viper.
Excellent choice
Quote from: nocentelli on July 24, 2020, 04:28:05 AM
Excellent choice
3 pots for a single BJT Booster..?? :icon_lol: