Filter and Drive Dual Pedal Idea

[Bio77]

I have a Flunkee (DOD FX-25 Envelope Filter) and a Runtime Error (Systech Overdrive) sitting in my queue.  Both are 1590A, which I'm not crazy about.  I was thinking of combining both circuits into one pedal.  Do you think these circuits would complement each other?  If so, what order is recommended or should I include an order selector switch?  Opinions welcome!

[Willybomb]

Filter then drive.  The filter will work best with an uncompressed signal.

[jimilee]

Filter then drive with an order swapping switch.


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[gordo]

I'd at least build the Runtime first and take a listen.  It's not at all a standard overdrive and tends to be pretty dominant in terms of an effect.  It's a bit of sonic bitch slap.

Then again it would be a filter extravaganza so it may be exactly what you're looking for.  YMMV.

[Bio77]

Thanks Jimi and Willy, appreciate the input.   

I'd at least build the Runtime first and take a listen.  It's not at all a standard overdrive and tends to be pretty dominant in terms of an effect.  It's a bit of sonic bitch slap.

Then again it would be a filter extravaganza so it may be exactly what you're looking for.  YMMV.

Thats good advice, now that you said that.......It might not be that interesting to sweep across a frequency range if there's just one dominant frequency.  Probably sounds like a filtery volume swell.

[gordo]

It does sound really nice with a lite overdrive in front or behind and also sounds great with a compressor behind it.  I've been rebuilding a little Marshall DSL-401 that was a bit of a dumpster dive and got the little beast fired up after a lot of work. The Flunkee happened to be on the bench and an hour completely vanished as I fiddled around with both. Not a bad sound to be had between the two of them.