Run off groove Odie?

[Alpha579]

Hey all,
I want to build a simple OD pedal, and i think i might build the Odie, but first i have a couple of questions.
1)Will it still sound good with mpf102's?
2)Can it be used well as a clean boost?
3)Do you think i could pull a SRV sound from it?
Thanx all runoffgroove for creating such a cool site!
Alex

[brett]

Hi.

The Odie is ideally suited to MPF102s.
You can get some very good clean boost from it before it clips.
SRV?  I dunno.  Seriously, I never tried to copy anybody (maybe Jimi Hendrix), so I've never listened to SRV.  But you can definately get many good sounds out of the Odie.

Note to self: have a listen to a SRV CD sometime.  Lots of folk on the forum seem to like him.  Good thing he didn't want to sound exactly like Muddy Waters, or there's be 2 x Muddy and 0 x SRV. :wink:

[petemoore]

The ODIE, is, great.
 A very nice pedal to have around...great two knobber.
 Does OD realy smooth. gets fairly clean..I don't like being too clean anyway...for that I use nothin or a clean boost.
 Realy gets along great with other pedals. Has drive characteristics I like.
 This one is a fine example of a KISS principle application.
 Really great build. can make harmonic content pop out very smoothly...Nice.!!!

[RedHouse]

Note to Brett,

(first a disclaimer in case anyone misunderstands)... I'm an SRV fan

But I was first a Jimi fan, and as such any Jimi fan really should have a listen to SRV, it's a must-do. Depending on how much you like Jimi, and what you liked about him though you may be dissapointed, you'll need to check it out for yourself.

Stevie (god bless him) was a really good player, puts a cool swing/blues curve on his stuff, and wrote lots of stuff, but if you are a long-time Jimi fan (like me) you will hear him cop licks all over the place (which isn't a bad thing, but may creatively dissapoint you as a Jimi fan).

And that whole mojo thing about the TS-808, well you might (as a Jimi fan) just find yourself be sitting there saying "for crying-out-loud man, just crank up that darn Marshall and toss that friggin pedal!.
(he had Marshall Major or PA heads in his back-line along with his Showman's) anyway that's what I think about that TS-808 every time I hear an SRV lead he used 'em in.

Now before anyone gets their flame-fingers-a-typing, please recall I said right from the start that I'm an SRV fan, I own 3 of his CD's, I just have a short list of songs that I like from SRV and for the record his version of Voodoo-Chile (Slight Return) just AIN'T one of them.

On the other hand, if you like Jimi, you got to take a listen to SRV doing "Little Wing", I remember the first time I heared it I though for a few minutes that it was one of those "Jimi's lost tapes" things that was going around in the late 70's and early 80's, I though "wow there's Jimi on a mellow day, no drugs or audience".

IMHO it's SRV's best effort for Jimi songs.

My two favorite SRV tunes are "Cold Shot" and "Pride and Joy" where he showcases that swing/blues style he is known for, and he is totally associated with that now-a-days even though Jimi did it long ago in "Rainy Day Dream Away" and many others.

But off-the-topic for a minute...

WHAT ABOUT TROWER?... now there was a truly GREAT guitar'ist who pumped out some of the best stuff in that Jimi-inspired-blues-rock style and WAY before SRV was on the map. It's too bad back when Robin was in his hay-day the press used to hound him for sounding like Jimi, (and they also hounded Mahogany Rush over it too) good thing for SRV that Trower and Marino came along before him to pave the way or they would have hung that stigma on SRV.

Matter of fact "Bridge of Sigh's" has to go down in history as the rock anthem of the 70's, and one of the best of all time, heavy, bluesy, electric, not stellar guitar calisthenics, but it had all the attributes required.

My personal fav of Robin Trower is "Daydream" and in my opinion is THE best anti-blues song ever done.
(the lyrics are not sad, so it has to be called anti-blues)

Other Robin Trower classics I like are of course "Bridge of Sigh's", "Day of the Eagle", "Little Bit Of Sympathy" (good choice DougH), "Too Rolling Stoned" and Trower's live version of John Lee Hooker's old "Rock Me Baby" just lights me up ...every time.

[brett]

Again, off pedal topic.

RE: SRV

Would this track listing be a good start into a SRV CD?  I was thinking of getting it, but it's hard to know where to start.
Love Struck Baby      
Voodoo Chile      
Taxman      
Texas Flood      
House Is Rockin', the      
Pride and Joy      
Tightrope      
Little Wing      
Crossfire      
Change it      
Cold Shot      
Couldn't Stand the Weather      
Life Without You      
Sky Is Crying, the

Thanks for any advice.

[RDV]

I think the Robin Trower 'tone' is the hardest to cop of anybody's. I can get a lot closer to JH or SRV, but RT, I have no idea. Another in that catagory is Frank Marino. Man, no matter what pedal I buy or build, I can not get that tone. It's maddening. I'm not an imitator, but it sure would be nice to play some of that 'spine-tingling stuff' every now & then.

Regards

RDV

[RDV]

Again, off pedal topic.

RE: SRV

Would this track listing be a good start into a SRV CD?  I was thinking of getting it, but it's hard to know where to start.
Love Struck Baby      
Voodoo Chile      
Taxman      
Texas Flood      
House Is Rockin', the      
Pride and Joy      
Tightrope      
Little Wing      
Crossfire      
Change it      
Cold Shot      
Couldn't Stand the Weather      
Life Without You      
Sky Is Crying, the

Thanks for any advice.

YES

RDV

[casey]

Again, off pedal topic.

RE: SRV

Would this track listing be a good start into a SRV CD?  I was thinking of getting it, but it's hard to know where to start.
Love Struck Baby      
Voodoo Chile      
Taxman      
Texas Flood      
House Is Rockin', the      
Pride and Joy      
Tightrope      
Little Wing      
Crossfire      
Change it      
Cold Shot      
Couldn't Stand the Weather      
Life Without You      
Sky Is Crying, the

Thanks for any advice.

yeah, that's classic SRV.

[Ge_Whiz]

Since we're all off-topic here, I'll just point out that I grew up in Robin Trower's hometown (Rayleigh, Essex, England). Never met him, like, but met his bandmate in Procul Harum, Gary Brooker, once or twice. Funny to think that Trower was in Procul for a while...

Couldn't stand his music, though.

[Lonehdrider]

Robin Trower rocked and thanks for mentioning it, he's under-rated by very many. But Bridge of sigh's is a awesome tune, lots of very thick cool textures. For his sound (on that cut), you'll want a flange (without alot of detune in it) or univibe sort of sound (not I'm not sure what he used and it matters not, it'll sound close enough to get you enthuised), and some sort of dark sounding fuzz, preferably one that lets you really hear harmonics ring... I get a reasonable bridge of sighs sound out of just a tiny kustom practice amp on the OD setting and a old boss flanger. I saw him in concert YEARS and YEARS ago and he obviously used marshalls cranked to the max (the way it was done back there, not all that mike a small amp stuff, no-siree), but not sure on his pedals, I can say he was using three marshalls when I saw him and it was freaking loud, but amazing!

regards,

Lone