Tone City has several flavors of overdrive at affordable prices. Andertons has a few exclusive signature versions to boot. Danish Pete's Durple and Greg Koch's Lil Heat come to mind.
Magnet on the bottom of the coil = steel poles. Stick the magnet on there and try it. If you don't like how it sounds flip it around until you find where it's best. Then you can glue it if you want.
I did a bunch of gigs in the 80s with a 30W solid state Yamaha amp and a Boss OD-3 that was off most of the time.
Pedals are like makeup on a lady, either emphasizing the good or magnifying the ugly.
There's 6 rosewood and 3 maple. Of all the things that make them sound a bit different the fretboard is the least, I think.
Certainly not enough to bother posting a pic over. :thumb:
Years ago I bought one of those new for about $80. I replaced the tuners with Klusons, it's had pickup swaps and color changes, been played in clubs and at private events, and no one ever had any idea it's just a cheap old plywood Squier. :thumb:
The nut is a bit narrower than 1-5/8" but I've...