VISUAL SOUND ROUTE 66 AMERICAN OVERDRIVE & COMPRESSOR V1 Effects Pedal

[XDCowelly]

Are you playing through single coils or humbuckers?

[J0HanSolo]

@XDCowelly

humbuckers...all the info is scrolling across the bottom of the screen at start, you may have to move your cursor off the view screen, as the youtube/play tab covers it up.

[XDCowelly]

@J0HanSolo Thanks

[WantToBeHoly777]

visual sound makes realy cool pedals

Thanks God i've got that one and it's pretty cool

[nitramk100]

What does the Bass Boost do? I can hear no difference.

[J0HanSolo]

@nitramk100

a common complaint about tubescreamers is you lose some low end (it pushes the mids up) the bass boost adds more low end/body. it is quite a noticable difference, and you can hear it in the clip when i toggle between the settings (with bass boost off it sounds thinner) maybe try listening with headphones or different speakers?

[TheCooljim1]

so some of my friends told me that this could give me a punk rock/ alternative sound. I also like to play blues, and many other styles. I used to play a lot of metal but im moving away from that now. is this a good pedal for me?

[J0HanSolo]

@TheCooljim1

the route 66 is basically a tubescreamer/overdrive sound but fatter. you can use the compressor as a boost to the TS to get it into higher gain territory and yes i would say this could cover the genres you mentioned, but remember, tone is very subjective so go and try out as many pedals as you like. i would also recomend checking out the digitech hardwire valve distortion SC-2...i have a demo in my youtube channel as well as other dirt pedals.

[MesaESP0131]

Good demo by the way! Sounds good! \m/

[MesaESP0131]

Could anyone clear this up for me? maybe to an A/B test or something along those lines. I have asked the ppl at visual sound and have not gotten a reply. Thanks

[MesaESP0131]

I just bought this bad boy used from my local music store.( Long and McQuade) I investigated a few videos online and decided for $100 i couldnt lose. Love it to death!!! It is the V1 which i was told was identical to the V2 aside from a few physical design changes (buttons, LEDs, SteelEnclosure) but have heard from many the V2 is not as "clean" and "clear" sounding

[J0HanSolo]

@MesaESP0131

i havent got a V2 66...but i did a shootout between V1 and V2 H20 (check my channel)

there wasnt any noticable difference. the main upgrades are the switches and enclosure construction, which you can apparently drive over with a truck.

[PF1964]

is it true bypass?

[J0HanSolo]

@PF1964

nope...but FWIW it doesnt have a notifable tone suck...neither do my H20s

the buffers in the visual sound pedals are quite good so i wouldnt write them off because they arent TB

[zmickly]

so how do you like the pedal?

[J0HanSolo]

@zmickly

i like it a lot. the Overdrive side can sound like a tubescreamer, or have bigger/fatter bass.

the Compressor side, i found to actually sound/work well with humbuckers (most comps i find work great with single coils only)

but used toghether you can get a really nice lead tone.