Overdrive Boost for Peavey 6505+

[Wizard of Ozz]

If you have flab with that amp you need to look into retubing and a bias. I don't think a pedal is going to help you out.

The 6505+ is definitely not a flabby, saggy, mushy amp like a Mesa Dual Recto to be sure. The addition of a good OD (gain down / volume up) just adds another dimension to the sound.

[Wizard of Ozz]

Does the 6505 have about as much gain as a Boogie MkIII? Cos if it does I can't imagine what effect a boost would have. I tried some on my old Boogie years ago and I swear it made no difference at all.

Actually the 6505 & 6505+ have 6 preamp gain stages, which is technically more preamp gain than the MKIII... but then you get in to the whole how "much of it is useable argument". But the addition of an OD up front has more to do with changing the voicing and slightly tightening the responsiveness of the power section as opposed to boosting the gain from the preamp section. Think of it as adding a feedback switch (more powerful resonance knob) that controls the amount of negative feedback to the power section.

[horns666]

Hey OZZ!!! WTF..??nice to see ya. Yeah, you got it ..mang.

Travis posted a 5150 + 422 youtube video years ago..

Let me see if I can find it..sonsabitches!

Here>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfSorZTK0DM

[Wizard of Ozz]

Hey OZZ!!! WTF..??nice to see ya. Yeah, you got it ..mang.

Sup Bill? Long time gone by. Nice to be here.
Hope everything is cool.

[crowhue]

Try the MXR GT-OD. It has some great overdrive tones in the same vein as the TS and it comes in groovy metallic green!

[Emerald]

The 6505 isn't an amp that springs to mind as requiring an overdrive pedal, as has been stated it has insane amounts of gain stages. Though there are all different schools of though on this. Billy Gibbons linked an insane amount of Bionic Expandora's in series..lol http://www.uberproaudio.com/who-play...-and-equipment
Emerald

[horns666]

If you have flab with that amp you need to look into retubing and a bias. I don't think a pedal is going to help you out.

yes!

[TKEblue]

Check out a noise supressor before you worry about a boost imo. Tightens it up a lot and makes your gain more usable. Only pedal i use right now is a NS-2

[Whoopu2]

Check out a noise supressor before you worry about a boost imo. Tightens it up a lot and makes your gain more usable. Only pedal i use right now is a NS-2

Yeah I already have one but thx.

[chuckbat]

NONE...BBE sonic stomp in FX loop.

This is very true. Before my Orange I had a 6505. I put a Sonic Stomp in the loop and she came alive. I still run it through the loop in the Orange. That is my go to pedal.