How to get a overdrive tone — and 127 famous songs that use it, each with researched amp settings and gear you can adapt to your rig.
Dialing overdrive: Overdrive pushes your amp harder. Low DRIVE + high LEVEL turns it into a clean boost that tightens a cranked amp (the classic Tube Screamer trick — it also humps the mids and rolls off low end, so palm mutes stay tight). Crank the drive and it becomes its own smooth crunch.