Cheap overdrives / low-key fuzzes?



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Cheap overdrives / low-key fuzzes?

Postby jrmy » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:46 pm

So, the design studio I work at has an intern who has gone above and beyond the call of duty (at one point, he went to a client's office to help them assemble a bookcase... another time, he drove through a snowstorm to deliver color proofs to a client), and is now getting ready to graduate. He plays blues & jazz guitar pretty avidly, and likes to talk about gear, but doesn't have many pedals. We want to get him a going away present, and I was thinking that a nice overdrive or low-key fuzz would be cool. The only thing is that we've got a $40-ish spending limit. Anybody out there got any suggestions? A local shop carries the EHX LPB-1 for $45, which could be an option (more of a boost, I know, but it could be nice anyhow), but I was thinking it would be nice to get him something with a little more "flavor."
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Re: Cheap overdrives / low-key fuzzes?

Postby Caesar » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:53 pm

Bad Monkey. A very useful overdriver.
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Re: Cheap overdrives / low-key fuzzes?

Postby Ghost Hip » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:24 pm

Bad Monkey's are fun. Also the nano muff overdrive can really beef up your tone.
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Re: Cheap overdrives / low-key fuzzes?

Postby jrmy » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:32 pm

Re: the Nano Muff - those would be cool, but aren't they more than $40?
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Re: Cheap overdrives / low-key fuzzes?

Postby Ghost Hip » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:37 pm

oh I was looking at musicians friend and they said $43. =/ :idk: just thought I'd throw it out there.
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Re: Cheap overdrives / low-key fuzzes?

Postby jrmy » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:38 pm

Huh... $43 ain't bad... I don't know why Musiciansfriend didn't show up in my web search...
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