Hi everyone,

I own a Superdrive 18 combo amp and I want to learn what I can do to tighten it up a little bit for heavy metal. This type of music is not really my cup of tea but I feel like playing heavy stuff once in a while... It looks like  the amp does not have quite the tightness for that type of music. Could you give me some suggestions? Should I change the tubes? Should I use a booster? Do you think a Maxon OD808 would be a good idea? I tried Fulltone OCD... It sounds great but it does not really tighten the sound... It's good for other things.

Thanks a lot!

    I don't own a Superdrive, but no one else seems to want to add anything to the discussion here.

   So, here's some ideas.....

   I think there's a Mid-Shift type of feature on your amp. This should help with the voicing.

   If there is a low-gain input on the amp, you might get tighter Bass Response from plugging into that. Sometimes too much gain can make things mushy.

   Also, you may want to try a speaker swap. I like the tight low end of Texas Heat speakers, with my Twinmaster Plus. I'm sure that there are others/better choices. Maybe an EV speaker?

   A Timmy pedal would allow some really useful EQ options. It may do what you're wanting.

   Please keep posting, as you experiment. It will be informative to all of us, to hear about your findings. And maybe someone with some success in this matter will post some helpful info.

Ciao for now

P.S.

What guitar/pedals/etc. are you using with the Budda? If you list the complete signal-chain, I may be able to help a little more.