This is a great way to access a whole load of new overdrive tones!
Welcome to the show. Today we’re looking at using overdrives, boosts and fuzzes in parallel. What’s that?
Normally we chain our pedals together in series: one after the other so the whole of your signal runs through each pedal in turn.
But it’s also possible to split and sum the signal, putting overdrives in parallel paths between split and sum. Doing this means the pedals are blendable in a whole new way. So let’s get into it…
Enjoy the episode!
Pedals & Stuff used in this show
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuners
Australia: https://bit.ly/3AIinS5
• Xotic EP Booster
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Australia: https://bit.ly/2OYhH1K
USA: https://bit.ly/3EFrBPf
• Ibanez TS 9 Tube Screamer
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/36YRLR9
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zN3anW
• Nobels ODR-1
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3PTJcJd
USA: https://bit.ly/3JX2Hz5
• ProCo Rat 2
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2Vj4ntr
USA: https://bit.ly/3s2Apez
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• Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3SZiulZ
USA: https://bit.ly/3oTH0Gj
• Boss / JHS JB-2 Angry Driver
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Australia: https://bit.ly/2xIirQr
USA: https://bit.ly/3pKiSF0
• Source Audio Collider Delay & Reverb
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Australia: https://bit.ly/323SzgS
USA: https://bit.ly/3oRIBeh
• JHS Splitter
Australia: https://bit.ly/3nbQ5aE
USA: https://bit.ly/3oZF51H
• JHS Summing Amp
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Australia: https://bit.ly/2DjEe7G
USA: https://bit.ly/3HWpwQL
• TheGigRig G3S
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3-s
Guitars used in today’s show
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/rnQ4OIJFTgY?si=Sk1Ypq3VvQPjQsc-
• Gibson Custom True Historic ’57 Goldtop, Murphy Aged - no video yet
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ?si=Zw_kqcrUoy5zRxFJ
Interesting bits & go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
2:05 Series & parallel explained
3:00 This is series
4:30 This is parallel
9:30 Cranked amps in parallel
15:20 Today's pedals by themselves
19:50 EP Boost & Big Muff in parallel
22:40 Phase & polarity issues
26:30 Tube Screamer & Big Muff in parallel
31:30 Tube Screamer & Big Muff in series
32:28 Slightly cleaner tones
37:00 Summing gives more level
38:15 Buffering?
43:00 Different pedals into different amps
48:40 Stereo reverb & delay with parallel drives
50:10 But how do you actually do it?
Amps used in this show
• Two Rock TS1 50-watt 1x12 combo with TR1265N speaker
• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb with stock speaker
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USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B0JXex
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