Overdrive/Distortion pedal for Rhodes, Organs & Moogs' sounds?

[spybar]

Hola mates,

I'm thinking of adding an Overdrive / Distortion pedal effect to my synths gear, mainly to add some Overdrive / Distortion to Rhodes, Organs & Moogs sounds.

I've read that the Boss BD-2: Blues Driver has a warm character, so I thought it could fit to the sounds above.

I'd be grateful for your help.

1) What do you think about Boss BD-2?
2) Do you have any other recommendations?
3) Does a Bass guitar overdrive/distortion would fit more than a guitar overdrive/distortion?

Any tip would be welcome!

Thanks you!

SpyBar

[m.nash]

Originally Posted by spybar

Hola mates,

I'm thinking of adding an Overdrive / Distortion pedal effect to my synths gear, mainly to add some Overdrive / Distortion to Rhodes, Organs & Moogs sounds.

I've read that the Boss BD-2: Blues Driver has a warm character, so I thought it could fit to the sounds above.

I'd be grateful for your help.

1) What do you think about Boss BD-2?
2) Do you have any other recommendations?
3) Does a Bass guitar overdrive/distortion would fit more than a guitar overdrive/distortion?

Any tip would be welcome!

Thanks you!

SpyBar

Hey whats up, look up the Malekko B:Assmaster on the forum. Theres some clips posted and youtube videos of the moog voyager and the pedal. I own it and it's absolutely gorgeous. Will be posting some clips over the weekend.

[spybar]

Originally Posted by m.nash

Hey whats up, look up the Malekko B:Assmaster on the forum. Theres some clips posted and youtube videos of the moog voyager and the pedal. I own it and it's absolutely gorgeous. Will be posting some clips over the weekend.

m.nash,

Thanks for your reply!

Malekko B:ASSMASTE looks like a small vicious beast.
I'd be happy to hear/see some of your clips. Thanks!

Any comment & recommendation is welcome.

Cheers,

SpyBar

[pfeifferpedals]

Tube screamer sounds even warmer than the BOSS BD. It has a lot less crunch. Not sure what it would sound like with keyboards. I am really interested to hear how this works out for you and what you decide to use.

[grantlandau]

I've yet to come across that special distortion for synths. Somebody enlighten us.

[decibike]

1) What do you think about Boss BD-2?

never tried the BD-2. I have tried some other boss distortions and that particular one (os-2) sounded a bit too scratchy/thin on keys. (although I love my boss pedals on other applications.)

2) Do you have any other recommendations?
There are so many options. I would start with booster or overdrive pedals.
Distortion pedals (RAT etc) are very agressive, so that one might be too much for your rhodes. I'm very happy with a Coron Jet flanger, a rare booster/flanger pedal. Tube Works is pretty cool too. IMHO you can never have enough distortion flavors. Just buy and try a couple on ebay.
And stay away from the budget stuff (behringers etc ) if you want a full sound.

3) Does a Bass guitar overdrive/distortion would fit more than a guitar overdrive/distortion?

If you want to keep the low end of your sounds, probably yes. Most guitar pedals do have a tendency to act as a high pass filter.

[teamsterjim]

I would love to use a pedal but everyone I've tried has way too much noise for my tastes.
I use Scope DSP cards and route my analog synths into amp emulators or just go direct to my rotary cabinet.
Rhodes with a grungy leslie effect is cool.
I can hardly tolerate the pretty smooth jazz sound I hear where the Rhodes is autopanned and bathed in reverb......aaarrgghh. It's just too...........well, Kenny G'ish sounding.
I would like to hear the Assmaster pedal too.
A noiseless pedal would be great.

[Feinstrom]

You could swallow your pride, grab a few bucks and buy a Behringer MIC100 mic pre amp. I use it to overdrive my Hammond an I like it. I have an ART TUBE MP as well, but it's a bit dull in the higher frequencies (great for distorted kick drums, though).

Cheers,
Bert