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Post by ridiculouswonk on Jun 8, 2020 20:46:56 GMT -7
I’m in the market for an OD pedal or two for my Jetta. I mostly play blues and classic rock on a Tele (with some P&W mixed in). Was thinking of a Blues Driver and Tube Screamer. Maybe even a Strymon Sunset. What’s everyone else running with their Jetta?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2020 5:59:43 GMT -7
You can't go wrong with that basic combination--the Jetta takes pedals exceptionally well--though you might find that a classic TS has a little more mid-hump than you want with the Jetta, which is a somewhat mid-forward amp. Something TS-like with flat mids or a mid control would be good--the more transparent the better to avoid that amp-blanket effect. I say this all the time but I really like the Jetter GS-124 a lot and run it with pretty much all of my amps and guitars as a musical, transparent soft-clipper. For heavier tones there are lots of ways to go, and folks here will have lots of opinions, but I like something a bit mid-scooped with some compression, so I often stick a Wampler Velvet Fuzz to my boards--it's got a switchable gain circuit, so it can act either as a fairly smooth distortion or a fuzz. You could also kill both of those birds with one stone--or get pretty close, anyway, with the Wampler Paisley Deluxe, a dual pedal which has a drive very similar to the Velvet on the right side, and a second drive pretty close to the GS-124 on the left. It's a very flexible pedal with order-switching and cool i/o possibilities, and it's pretty reasonably priced, considering.
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Post by Rockerfeller on Jun 9, 2020 6:04:21 GMT -7
I use a Greer Lightspeed Overdrive. I suspect any good overdrive pedal will sound great with the Jetta.
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Post by middy on Jun 9, 2020 10:30:18 GMT -7
I love my sd-1 into my Jetta.
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Post by perryr on Jun 9, 2020 15:41:24 GMT -7
Jetta doesnt seem very picky to me, though in general I prefer the tone of well done Mosfet OD, like the Z-Drive, Himmelstrutz Fetto or Blackstone Mosfet. I really like the Blackstone with its 2 channels and set & forget controls... great sounding OD.
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Post by ridiculouswonk on Jun 10, 2020 11:26:28 GMT -7
You can't go wrong with that basic combination--the Jetta takes pedals exceptionally well--though you might find that a classic TS has a little more mid-hump than you want with the Jetta, which is a somewhat mid-forward amp. Something TS-like with flat mids or a mid control would be good--the more transparent the better to avoid that amp-blanket effect. I say this all the time but I really like the Jetter GS-124 a lot and run it with pretty much all of my amps and guitars as a musical, transparent soft-clipper. For heavier tones there are lots of ways to go, and folks here will have lots of opinions, but I like something a bit mid-scooped with some compression, so I often stick a Wampler Velvet Fuzz to my boards--it's got a switchable gain circuit, so it can act either as a fairly smooth distortion or a fuzz. You could also kill both of those birds with one stone--or get pretty close, anyway, with the Wampler Paisley Deluxe, a dual pedal which has a drive very similar to the Velvet on the right side, and a second drive pretty close to the GS-124 on the left. It's a very flexible pedal with order-switching and cool i/o possibilities, and it's pretty reasonably priced, considering. I like the Jetter story and I saw the Jetter GS-124 and Monster demos on Wildwood Guitars YouTube channel. The Monster looks like it might be the one...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2020 11:34:37 GMT -7
You can't go wrong with that basic combination--the Jetta takes pedals exceptionally well--though you might find that a classic TS has a little more mid-hump than you want with the Jetta, which is a somewhat mid-forward amp. Something TS-like with flat mids or a mid control would be good--the more transparent the better to avoid that amp-blanket effect. I say this all the time but I really like the Jetter GS-124 a lot and run it with pretty much all of my amps and guitars as a musical, transparent soft-clipper. For heavier tones there are lots of ways to go, and folks here will have lots of opinions, but I like something a bit mid-scooped with some compression, so I often stick a Wampler Velvet Fuzz to my boards--it's got a switchable gain circuit, so it can act either as a fairly smooth distortion or a fuzz. You could also kill both of those birds with one stone--or get pretty close, anyway, with the Wampler Paisley Deluxe, a dual pedal which has a drive very similar to the Velvet on the right side, and a second drive pretty close to the GS-124 on the left. It's a very flexible pedal with order-switching and cool i/o possibilities, and it's pretty reasonably priced, considering. I like the Jetter story and I saw the Jetter GS-124 and Monster demos on Wildwood Guitars YouTube channel. The Monster looks like it might be the one... The Monster is a great pedal.
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Post by bigez on Jun 10, 2020 17:22:30 GMT -7
Angry Charlie is my favorite pedal for this amp. Klons are great as well. Not a huge fan of the more transparent pedals (Timmy, etc) with the Jetta except when using them as a boost (but the Jetta is so freaking loud I rarely use a boost with it!).
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Post by telecastercowboy on Jul 11, 2020 17:04:18 GMT -7
Im using the Andy Timmons OD pedal and sounds pretty good
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Post by ridiculouswonk on Jul 11, 2020 17:14:17 GMT -7
I bought a Nobels ODR-1bc and it sounds pretty good. The pedal isn’t super mid heavy and let’s the amp and guitar retain their own voices.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2020 12:58:50 GMT -7
I've been running mine at practice levels with my HX Effects unit, with the "Compulsive Drive" (OCD model) and some verb and delay. It sounds pretty dang good with my Nash 2THB, I gotta say--pinch harmonics galore!
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Post by jimmydeez on Jul 18, 2020 11:10:45 GMT -7
I love my Benson Preamp and SKreddy Lunar Module Mini with the Jetta. Stacking them is amazing as well.
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Post by middy on Nov 21, 2020 9:01:59 GMT -7
I’ve had great success lately with the lowly Boss DS-1. Set the Jetta to volume 1:30 and tone 12:00 Set the DS-1 Tone and Dist to 10:00 and crank the level Now you should have full on Brit style distortion. Now roll back the guitar volume for a nice chimey edge of breakup tone. This works a lot better with a treble bleed or 50s wiring, of course.
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Post by GT Roger on Dec 5, 2020 7:22:58 GMT -7
I've been using Klon type pedals (either RYRA or a Gold Archer) as always on pedals.
I've been running a Barber 1/2 Gainer before the Klon (for our church band).
I also recorded a track with a Kingsley Harlot (my favorite OD), before the RYRA and thought it sounded great.
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Post by aaronpdx on Jan 13, 2021 19:33:35 GMT -7
I've only had my Jetta for 2 days but, so far I really like both my SD-1 and my Timmy into the front of it.
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Post by azcoyote on Jan 1, 2022 22:07:06 GMT -7
Thought I’d add this to the correct thread instead of my own ramble.
Just added a Fulltone Full Drive 2 and it is sublime into the Jetta just breaking up. With MOSFET on and CompCut with boost.
INSANELY great sounding combo.
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Post by JonesKY on Jan 3, 2022 21:13:58 GMT -7
I use 3 gain pedals with the Jetta, all great but different from one another: zendrive (Fender Brown/Tweed), ocd v4 (Marshall), & tc dark matter (Vox). typically have the Jetta's gain and tone set in the 5-7 range. all said, can't imagine a gain pedal that wouldn't work well with the Jetta due to the amp's midrange content.
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Post by RickJames on Jan 8, 2022 13:41:59 GMT -7
The Jetta is my first DrZ and clearly one of my favorites of all time. For me to spend my hard earned cash on a hand made , hand wired all tube (rectified as well) amp, any OD or gain pedal should not be needed.
It’s like ordering a top porterhouse, then asking for ‘your finest bottle of A1…………my .02
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Post by azcoyote on Jan 8, 2022 17:23:44 GMT -7
The Jetta is my first DrZ and clearly one of my favorites of all time. For me to spend my hard earned cash on a hand made , hand wired all tube (rectified as well) amp, any OD or gain pedal should not be needed. It’s like ordering a top porterhouse, then asking for ‘your finest bottle of A1…………my .02 Are you playing just one single kind of music that volume knob roll off handles? Because I like to play a variety of stuff. Dirt pedal ownership isn’t because the porterhouse needs A1.
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Post by RickJames on Jan 9, 2022 9:15:44 GMT -7
The Jetta is my first DrZ and clearly one of my favorites of all time. For me to spend my hard earned cash on a hand made , hand wired all tube (rectified as well) amp, any OD or gain pedal should not be needed. It’s like ordering a top porterhouse, then asking for ‘your finest bottle of A1…………my .02 Are you playing just one single kind of music that volume knob roll off handles? Because I like to play a variety of stuff. Dirt pedal ownership isn’t because the porterhouse needs A1. I play jazz, jazz fusion, blues, rock & roll (50 thru 70’s) with my Jetta. There are many great tones in this amp, with just the tweaking of volume and tone on my guitar). The Jetta is a low gain amp and I love that! I have other amps for other projects. However I’m a low gain type of guy, and enjoy the unique tones of each of my guitars, that I feel are more pronounced in a low gain settings. Some times I run two small amps , my Jetta and Pink Taco 1-10. Also in a band mix I generally prefer lower gain of my Jetta for grit and clarity.
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Post by azcoyote on Jan 9, 2022 10:49:47 GMT -7
Are you playing just one single kind of music that volume knob roll off handles? Because I like to play a variety of stuff. Dirt pedal ownership isn’t because the porterhouse needs A1. I play jazz, jazz fusion, blues, rock & roll (50 thru 70’s) with my Jetta. There are many great tone in the amp, with just the tweaking of volume and tone on my guitar). The Jetta is a low gain amp and I love that! I have other amps for other projects. However I’m a low gain type of guy, and enjoy the unique tone of each of my guitars, that I feel are more pronounced in a low gain settings. Some times I run two small amps , my Jetta and Pink Taco 1-10. Also in a band mix I generally prefer lower gain of my Jetta for grit and clarity. Nice! I think additional power of some good pedals means you can color outside the lines when you want to. It’s more like expanding the possibilities past what it does fantastically well and giving it more variation. I’ve wanted a Z for a long time mostly because of the feel. Every one I’ve played keeps you really connected to the sound. Touch dynamics are amazing. This amp is no exception. Single channel amps may do well with the volume knob method but there is no denying a nice dirt pedal can make the experience even better.
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Post by RickJames on Jan 9, 2022 11:02:00 GMT -7
That’s cool, different strokes. I also do not like the extra cables and connections. I also feel the direct guitar, cable, amp is the most organic to these old ears! Lol
Glad we are all having much fun with this great amp, thanks Doc !!
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Post by JonesKY on Jan 10, 2022 0:03:27 GMT -7
That’s cool, different strokes. I also do not like the extra cables and connections. I also feel the direct guitar, cable, amp is the most organic to these old ears! Lol Glad we are all having much fun with this great amp, thanks Doc !! I don't know that the OP was not in agreement with a minimalist set up but it seems like the request was really just asking what OD's others have tried and found successful if someone only owns one guitar, a Strat for example, then the need for an OD or Boost to push the front end of the Jetta might be needful since swapping to a hotter second guitar isn't an option
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Post by RickJames on Jan 10, 2022 7:43:52 GMT -7
That’s cool, different strokes. I also do not like the extra cables and connections. I also feel the direct guitar, cable, amp is the most organic to these old ears! Lol Glad we are all having much fun with this great amp, thanks Doc !! I don't know that the OP was not in agreement with a minimalist set up but it seems like the request was really just asking what OD's others have tried and found successful if someone only owns one guitar, a Strat for example, then the need for an OD or Boost to push the front end of the Jetta might be needful since swapping to a hotter second guitar isn't an option My Strat sounds awesome direct into the Jetta ( think Rory Gallagher) but again, I’m a low gain, however I DO understand those that want more than this amp can produce. I have other amp for other projects. The Jetta does cover 85-90% of my tonal needs. Pedals or no pedals I’m glad to see so many enjoying this great little amp with a BIG sound!
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Post by JonesKY on Jan 10, 2022 8:13:28 GMT -7
I don't know that the OP was not in agreement with a minimalist set up but it seems like the request was really just asking what OD's others have tried and found successful if someone only owns one guitar, a Strat for example, then the need for an OD or Boost to push the front end of the Jetta might be needful since swapping to a hotter second guitar isn't an option My Strat sounds awesome direct into the Jetta ( think Rory Gallagher) but again, I’m a low gain, however I DO understand those that want more than this amp can produce. I have other amp for other projects. The Jetta does cover 85-90% of my tonal needs. Pedals or no pedals I’m glad to see so many enjoying this great little amp with a BIG sound! yay and amen BTW my apologies to rickjames if my earlier reply was in any way offensive (upon re-reading) simply meant to just offer an alternative perspective thanks for your post and all the best j
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