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bbzswa777
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bbzswa777
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01/04/2015 5:00 am
There's something I've been trying to figure out lately, and I wanted to see what everyone else thought about this:

In general, do most people believe that overdrive from an amp's overdrive setting sounds better than using a clean setting with an overdrive pedal? I know this might be a loaded question because I said the word "better." But do most people prefer starting out with a clean amp and then using overdrive pedals? Or do amps like the Mesa Boogie Mk 4/5, Blackstar, Peavy's, etc. have better overdrive effects built in?

I know some people would use both, maybe using an overdrive pedal for a boost. Or put a distortion pedal on top of an overdriven channel.

Or do most people use one or the other?