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i like the overdrive sound i have but when i go to play leads it doesnt really have any sustain. my rhythm sound is ... very light-light overdrive so i get a nice punchy attack and a quick decay so each chord is nicely definded. and when i play fast its right in your face. think intro to quot;black shuckquot; the darkness, quot;american idiotquot; green day.

i tried adding more overdrive and distortion but it wasnt really what i was looking for. so is there a pedal that will let me keep my light overdrive but sustain the crap out of my sound for leads?

i really like the sustain mike mccready had on the solo for quot;nothing as it seemsquot;

thanks,
edm

did some looking and found out he used a fuzz pedal for that solo... looks like that what im looking for... lol

anyway... any pedal that will do what im looking for?

....tried a compression sustainer?

hmm... i might have to look into that... anyone else have any tips?

what amp do you use right now?

fender vibro-champ

Try using an overdrive pedal as a clean boost. Something like a Boss SD-1 or an Ibanez tube screamer.
Set the level up high enough to boost the signal and keep the gain low enough so no more overdrive is added.

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Originally Posted by RCM78Try using an overdrive pedal as a clean boost. Something like a Boss SD-1 or an Ibanez tube screamer.
Set the level up high enough to boost the signal and keep the gain low enough so no more overdrive is added.did it... doesnt help