boost/overdrive

what would be a good pedal to give my amps overdrive a little more bite for a little heavier sound for lead and chunkier rythme. I'll be using the pedal with a peavey classic 50. I love the amps distortion, but sometimes wish for a little more bite. also to add a boost to the clean channel to make it break up some. Any suggestions?

I actually borrowed a compressor pedal from my friend and used it with the amp sound (no effects) and it gave it a real unexpected boost to the sound, maybe you could try that. The thing is, the compressor pedal was apparently meant for bass guitar.

Check out the Fulltone Full Drive II:

http://www.fulltone.com/FD2.asp

It has an overdrive, then a boost on top of that, as well as a straight signal boost (comp-cut) that boosts your current signal...in other words...if you like the tone of your amp, use the comp cut to crank it some more during solos.


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An Ibanez Tubescreamer TS-9. I use it for that exact purpose. It adds alot more chunk to my Laney 100w Tube head's gain channel.

I'm sure a compressor would help as well.

I was thinking somewhere along the lines of a tubescreamer, boss blues drive, or boss super overdrive. I got to hear the super overdrive this weekend and it gave the guy a sweet lead boost.

There all good, but i wouldnt get blues driver...its more smooth and mellowed. I would recommend tube scream for that good old rock n roll growl but probably think that boss super drive is better suited to todays overdrive. There are other boss overdrive pedals so chekc them out as well.