Zakk Wylde's SD-1 Settings

[@LeonTodd]

Favourite Zakk era Ozzy riff?

[@paulevans6925]

Miracle Man.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

I absolutely love the birds on that SC guitar. Is the fretboard ebony? It's really dark looking on my cheapy laptop.. Looks great though, and the way they did those bird inlays rocks! I can see why you love that guitar.. It's like to the point and has everything you need and nothing you don't with a lot of class as well! Very cool..

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Sorry to keep writing, but I think it's a great idea for a series.. Secret pedal settings.. Very cool!

[@davidnoy3964]

Anything from No Rest For The Wicked album.

[@stmnz]

a.v.h and no more tears

[@george.kollaros]

In the '80s they called it the "evil setting", all knobs at 6=666, ha, ha! Now, the Drive up makes the sound a bit mushy, but if you feel all the way down is too clinical or thin, I prefer it at 7-9 o'clock max for thickening and the Level just a touch back from full, say 4 o' clock instead of 5, and it becomes more touch sensitive and less harsh to the amp. Greco is a great guitar!

[@Margilio5150]

Just tried it, loved it... 😎

[@XChristianNoirX]

My issue is noise. I have the OG and the 40th..and with the gain that high it's howling feeback city! :/ Even if I back of the gain on my amp. I have to keep the gain at about 9 o'clock or below. If I keep the gain low, the 40th is quieter BTW... Especially at 0.

[@santiall73]

I was lucky enough to see him rehearsing for the Marshall's 50th anniversary concert and I think those were indeed his settings by them. He used the chorus to split the signal into two 2203 amps and he sounded huge, thick but not overdistorted. You should also try the SD-1 set with the volume full, tone around 1 o'clock and the drive around 9 o'clock. Start with the drive at minimum, turn it up and you'll notice that around 9 o'clock the tone thickens a lot but stays tight. I've used it like that for years

[@lukecoverdale1]

I run mine at the exact same way after hearing that was how Jake E Lee used his, perfect setting for boosting my 2204

[@Airhead348]

Just looked at mine and it happened to be set just how you described.

[@trentlang5697]

Man, this was 100% in my wheelhouse. My best guitar is a mid-80's Greco Les Paul, my favorite distortion is an SD-1, and my favorite Les Paul players are by far Messrs. Sykes and Wylde. Thanks so much for this, Leon! Favorite Zakk riff? No More Tears for sure, but holy hell does Perry Mason rip.

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah PM always flies under my radar!

[@TexAgsArmyVet]

Was it hard finding a Greco in good condition? I really want to play one but it seems they're hard to find like Edwards Les Pauls.

[@trentlang5697]

@@TexAgsArmyVet Finding one in good condition is the trick, it seems. I lucked out. Phil McKnight of Know Your Gear said that when he owned a guitar shop, so many of the Greco Les Pauls that would come in for repair were just played the hell out of. Which speaks well of their quality and playability, but would seemingly make finding ones in good condition for sale more difficult. Adding to the difficulty is that I've noticed the price has jumped so much on 80's Grecos and Edwards since the pandemic. It's far easier to take a flyer on something when it's in the $700.00-$800.00 range than when it's in the $1250.00-$1500.00 range like it often is now. My best advice is to look for listings with really good pictures and information for that specific guitar, as you would with anything on Reverb. Lastly, Leon compared his Gibson LP vs Greco LP as the Gibson is more smooth, while the Greco is a wild beast. I concur! Best of luck, Ryan!

[@bradleylb5003]

Yeah, somehow that Ozzmosis record didn't catch my liking up until a few years ago and now that whole record is a freaking gem! Thunder Underground!!!

[@RonnyBGoode]

Horse called war!!!!!

[@randalljax]

I like a bunch of stuff from NRFTW and Tears , there were many Mr TinkerTrain is killer I love how he backs off the volume and get almost an AC/DC dirt clean in the verse , then there is that almost banshee like howl and he is chugging again in second part of verse And another favourite of mine for the riff is HERO from now rest That riff is brilliant but the pull offs accentuated w the wah it just sound awesome

[@camdero3294]

Doing this actually helped me a godflesh tone out of my orange. The Selfless album tone. And broke my boasting solely habit lol. This is friggin sic. Thanks man

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Driving home at night and hearing those tunes on FM radio when they first came out. Oh man… So much imparted by the pedals that I only came to understand later. Happy to have the reissue here to A/B with my AxeFx settings. Cheers brother, D

[@angusorvid8840]

Probably my favorite overdrive pedal of all time. Been using it since the 80s. I've also owned the Waza edition which I recommend. I've owned a lot of dirt pedals and the SD-1 is the most useful. Great demo.

[@slimsantilli4476]

I saw Zakk in Pride and Glory. AMAZING TONE!!

[@thetanman2233]

SD-1 is where it’s at!! I play Strats mainly with vintage style pickups through an SV20, with the SD-1 is my main drive, always sounds amazing. Level is usually close to full, drive usually no more than 9 o’clock, and tone around noon

[@tk75jo]

Criss Oliva (Savatage) used to have 2 SD-1. One for lead and one for rhythm, with different settings. If it was good enough for Criss Oliva, then it must be really good.

[@g3ultra]

Criss had the best tone when he was using a Yamaha amp before he signed with Atlantic and started using Marshalls. Saw him live many times and he had absolutely killer tone!

[@billvillamusic3625]

Heck yeah! We opened for Savatage in ‘92 … I think. Awesome to see them still appreciated! They were so great 👍

[@ivorharden]

I'm sure Sykes used his same Whitesnake rig on the first Blue Murder album. I think Bob Rock helped him to set it up.

[@megaduck7965]

I always thought John was like the proto Zakk in some ways with the crazy alternate picking the pinch harmonics and he can sing

[@jfo3000]

That's how I remember it as well. Same fat tight sound as previous.

[@ivorharden]

@@megaduck7965 Sykes used his 180w modded Mesa mk3 and Marshall JCM800 on 1987. Allegedly Zakk used the same JCM800 on No rest for the wicked.

[@jeffreybeutels7663]

damn, sounds sick Leon! Great stuff!

[@LeonTodd]

Cheers!

[@willthepill11]

I was so relieved when you finally added pitch detune at the end of the video 😂

[@AngusClarkGTR]

The Greco is killing on this tone!!!

[@LeonTodd]

It's a weapon hey!

[@ayeapprove]

I was just about to say SPX90 in symphonic settings but then you played with detune and it sounded awesome!

[@pnwdrifter5680]

to me, the OD pedal bridges the gap between the guitar pickup and the amp. Different pickups will need different ODs and OD settings to find your favourite metal flavour.

[@DeadHeadmusic69]

Great content bro.🤙 Sd1 has been a stable on my board for 38 years, it's still sounds as good as the day I bought my first one.

[@gathda]

Love how that sounds.

[@LeonTodd]

It's got the big hair!

[@michaelpeacestewart]

I have always ran my sd1 around those setting works great with any setup I run a soldano one side and Friedman be other side and drive them with the sd1 pure magic

[@bobjoe7508]

I think it's important to note that on No Rest for the Wicked, they boosted the crap out of the low end with an aphex aural/audio exciter. His earlier tones also sound really quite scooped, so I think he was using substantially less midrange at that point. But none the less, super fun video!

[@clawfoot8400]

Mate, could listen to you play no more tears all day!

[@CatDieselPwr]

Great job Leon, sounded killer and wicked playing. A fun dvd to crank up to the max after a few belts is Black Label Society Boozed Bruised and Broken, or whatever the hell the name of it is haha. 🤘

[@Bret_Sanor]

I have never used the typical zero drive, 100% level thing. I don't like it at all. But I have always used drive and level between 5-7 and tone to taste depending on the amp. Until fairly recently I have not really seen the 0 drive 100 level thing. It seems like a modern thing. But to each their own. Whatever gets you what you need, use it.

[@christopherdunn974]

I like using your initial settings on the SD-1 going into a DS-1 with the tone and distortion both at 9 o clock and vol at noon. This is all into a clean amp and I get pretty good results.

[@BitsOfEternity]

If you still have Shawn Tubbs' Tilt, try the SD-1 with the Zakk settings, and have the Tilt on after it, with the boost set to 10 o'clock, the TiltEq set to just a bit left of noon, and the Tight switch in the middle - that will remove some of the bass, and give you 'more', as Shawn puts it. I have it last in my chain, which includes an SD-1, a Big Muff Pi, and an EVH 5150. I also adjust the guitar volume as required, and I have a level boost at the front of the chain that I use to lower the signal going in to the other pedals, if the guitar signal is too hot (since I have buffered pedals before that, and I want the Pi, for example, to clean up, and it does if I engage the MojoMojo to lower the level at the start, after the NS2 buffered pedal)

[@rafacorrea01]

Cool! I guess we better tone the best possible using the amp, and these kind of pedal is the best to boost/push that sound for solos or specifics riffs, coz ain't no just a gain gas, but increase altogether more harmonics frequencies. Great!

[@rsvette123]

Man a fractal preset for that would be epic - great playing

[@slappywag7210]

I used to play a 1982 Les Paul standard (maple neck, rose wood fb, natural top) with EMG pick ups. Amp: Marshall DSL2000 1/2 stack, Boss SD-1, voodoo lab chorus and the good vox style Buddha Wah. Zakk tones for days 🤘🤘 I loved that set up.

[@charlesb7831]

One of my favorites is gain stacking this Boss SD1 40th anniversary with my Ibanez Nu-tube screamer, oh my , face melting lol

[@blankinfinitystudios]

for drop c I fell you really need emgs for the compression they bring to the tone.

[@taz3672]

The SD-1 and TS-9 are my favorite for kicking the front end of an overdriven amp.

[@jcmmnx]

I bought my SD-1 over 20 years ago just because Zack used it. I run mine similar to your settings with the tone a little closer to noon and the drive barely on at about 1/1.5.

[@vintagetone22]

Ive use and tried lots of overdrives but nothing come close to the original 1981 sd1 with the nec c4558c chip.superb pedal.

[@WarmachineCAN]

Fantastic! Great seeing you rock the ol' Greco LP Custom again!! Thanx for that mate! 🤘🤘

[@LeonTodd]

Beast of an axe!

[@WarmachineCAN]

@@LeonTodd Agreed! I have 2 of em! Gibson Killers for sure.

[@thisdyingsoul76]

I find the EMG pickups do have a character that's very distinct; but in the end, I find it's not really integral to his sound. You can get pretty close with a Marshall style Amp and a Les Paul, plus the SD-1 or a TS.

[@jcoulter43]

You nailed it! Very close to my 81/85 equipped LP. Love hearing you play your different guitars on your "wall-o-guitars". God bless and rock on 👍😎🎸

[@LeonTodd]

Wow, thank you! This one is definitely a wild ride

[@Yupppi]

I would always use as little drive knob on non-clean signal as possible because it felt like it starts to drown the guitar sound under some odd "noise" that you can't quite hear/pinpoint. It's much harder to hear what you're playing when you turn the drive knob up. I don't know if you know what I'm talking about, but perhaps it's the quality why people often use these just turning the volume knob. Although I'd always bump the drive knob just out of 0, maybe it was superstition, but it felt like if you have any knob on zero, you get less and worse than original (on any pedal basically). Just giving it a touch of the quality of the knob and have the "real" character of the pedal. On the other hand I would never push the volume knob to max either, feels like I had too saturated signal to start with to do that ever and have improved sound rather than that barbed wire thin chainsaw that rattles and squeals the moment you touch the string in any way.

[@jimbeaux4988]

That really sounds great!

[@heavybrett-al4082]

That Greco is awesome 🤘your nailing it with the sd1! And you shred better than any player in my opinion.oh and I think my fave "Mr tinker train"

[@LeonTodd]

You are too kind!

[@drockny]

Leon you were one fret off on 2:07 with "Desire" from Ozzy. It's F# haha.

[@LeonTodd]

I always confuse that and miracle man for some reason

[@plugnplaybaby]

My Marshall 2203x only becomes usable for high-gain by putting an SD-1w with drive, or else too nice and low-gain. Waiting on my Hot Mod V2 and see if I can get such gain naturally so I can use guitar volume to get cleanish sounds. TS808 just doesn’t cut it, even with drive

[@T0n3zon3]

I use a TC Electronic 4 knob Spark Boost as a clean boost for my Myasnikov X88 but I might have to dust off my old SD1 and 'get my Zakk on'!

[@Burkhimself]

NOW we’re talkin’ 🤘🏼

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@vitorgarcia7]

O use two sd-1 the classic settind with the drive ate zero full volume for rithym, and drive ate half way for solos

[@DreidMusicalX]

Sounded pretty great! Ill have to pull out my old SD-1 and compare it to my newer cheaper Captain Silver pedal on the TS808 setting, I seem to prefer over all the other OD's I have.

[@gregmize01]

SOUNDS AMAZING

[@paulcarter105]

I like the drive at 9, level and tone at 6. Running into the revv g4. With fishman fluences it gets close to that tone but a bit more modern I guess

[@fabiol.9161]

Give a try also for the xotic ac (expecially for leads) and the mxr custom badass overdrive in front of a Marshall.

[@brpadington]

I don't like running the output very high on my ZW44 in frojnt of my Marshall. It is probably because the Jubilee has a little more drive than an 800 would.

[@balderfanini]

Fantastic video !!

[@LeonTodd]

Thank you very much!

[@samright4661]

That Dirty Finger pick up sounds way better than the PRS by a mile

[@scottpeterson7909]

I use Sd-1, level and drive max, tone at 3 o clock - into a plexi (hi inpput -10), of course I use a Strat

[@romusromulus]

Put one in front and other in FX loop , adjust accordingly. Sd1s stack great.

[@Jaidezilla]

Where did that black sd1 come from? I'm 53 years old in America and my entire life I've only seen the yellow sd1.

[@LeonTodd]

It's the 40th anniversary edition

[@jasonparkerghosthead]

Are you able to transcribe a song called ‘Ooh Baby’ by Cryer? Can’t find correct tabs anywhere

[@endezeichengrimm]

I use tube screamers for all the drive in front of a super clean amp.

[@brotherdoom2406]

My SD1 settings are a bit like your initial settings, except I add a touch more gain for a bit more scratch (or hair) in the sound. I’ll have to try Zakk’s settings next band practice to see how they fair. I always thought that my pinch harmonics lacked a lil definition. Maybe zakks settings will help.

[@glaucosouza1971]

Leon, you shoukd try a Barber Direct Drive. Great for boosting, alone, solos, rhythm . good for almost everything.and loves Mesa, Marshall, Vox . . . You name it.

[@LeonTodd]

I had one, years ago. Really tasty pedal and one of the first drives I really liked into a clean amp

[@GraffitiPhysical]

The Greco kicks ass and if it's like mine it's hollow body and much lighter than my Gibson Les Paul customs. I put a Gibson dirty fingers in mine as well, 16.5 ohms, hot.

[@guitarlandtv9977]

Leon Todd Love You !!! More Zakk Wylde on your video channel youtube. Respect for you !!

[@LeonTodd]

Zakk forever!

[@rangle187]

killer video

[@LeonTodd]

Cheers!

[@BFahz]

But doesnt Zakk use a JCM 800 with less gain than what the synergy starts with? Then the 1 oclock setting makes sense on the pedal!

[@tpike32]

Zacks tone was also triple tracked . I think Leon also has a video on this

[@ericolson326]

A few years ago I bought three Greco '68 Custom copies with intent to make one a Ronson, one a Sykes, and one a spare I guess. Haven't gotten around to doing anything to any of them yet, but I keep threatening to, just to keep them on their toes. 😏

[@robunion]

What is the guitar effect in the last segment. It sounds like chorus.

[@LeonTodd]

Stereo Pitch Detune aka Microshift

[@soldierbreakneck771]

That is the SOUND!

[@PaulLembo]

Sounds different with 81/85 - those pups are kinda dead feeling and take a lot more gain before they fizz

[@wadeburgan1574]

Which cab are you playing through here? Sounds killer as always LT

[@Taylor___]

My SD-1 settings, level 5, gain 6-7, tone about 4-5.

[@yagoravell7944]

Only 14h ago a search for "Zakk Wylde SD1 settings", please, get out of my browser history...

[@LeonTodd]

:p

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

As soon as you started talking and mentioned the DIrty Fingers I thought of our mutual Thin Lizzy / Whitesnake John Sykes / hero and remembered having a Gibson with Dirty Fingers. Great pickups.. Powerful. If you've not tried the Gibson 500T pickup, you might want to try it. It's a beast and sounds great and has great harmonics. Kinda like a Duncan JB with more balls.. 😛 Great tone my friend. EMG's just have their own EQ thing and compression going on that's hard to replicate, but since you're doing a pedal review, quite good as is. That Sd1 is to me, better than the Ibanez pedal. I like it better.. Not as wooly or something, that just sounds better like a boost as you're doing it like I would. Very cool.. Sounds great and the playing is great as alway sir! We for sure have the same tastes in music! 💯🤟💯

[@george.kollaros]

500Τ is closer to Duncan Custom while the Dirty Fingers is almost like a Dimarzio Super Distortion.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

@@george.kollaros Super D Dimarzio is probably my fav or the Super 3, but I love the Duncan Custom and the Fat Fingers too and the 500T..

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

I'm sure you're right.. It's been a minute since I've played them. The dirty finger and 500T.. I'm just going by memory, but I remember them being great pickups. I liked those because I like high output pickups to drive the frontend of an amp.. 😛

[@george.kollaros]

@@hoosierdaddy2308 I have an LP Classic that had a 500T. Very good pickup for drive and dynamic (cleans nice w/volume down). But, I changed it to a Super D and now I'm happier! Super D is my favorite all around pu, it even has very nice cleans and you can play any style. My first guitar, a Cimar by Ibanez LP copy, had 2 Super Ds and I was in a band playing rockabilly DI'd to the console, no amp, no effects!

[@connormurphy7684]

Doesn't he have a chorus involved?

[@Brennosguitarsandgear]

Maybe explore the Tremonti / Batio tube screamer setting with the tone all the way down / left

[@LeonTodd]

;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoeWgZ2CqqaLmqM

[@Brennosguitarsandgear]

@@LeonTodd haha , I forgot you already covered it. I even commented on the vid 😂

[@VincentStarr13]

Did he say when he used boogie?

[@dominikpohli2381]

use for more mid agression a wgs retro 30 speaker

[@electric1gypsy]

Awesome now how do we get those settings on the Axe FX lol

[@peterharvin2775]

Greasy, chewy stuff for breakfast! Can't beat it.

[@NONE2NONE]

You should try to match the settings with the axefx pedals

[@DaronMacke]

Does sound good. Understand why you wouldn’t use it on the reg…it doesn’t have the girth that your normal tone does. 🤘🏼

[@Radrex89]

Hello, do you use another distortion besides the pedal? I am a bit confused because I saw you press the pedal and both before and after were distorted but it just changed the intensity.

[@LeonTodd]

The amp is setup to be crunchy

[@thestrum71]

The SD-1 is the JCM 800's energy drink. If one uses it in the right way...

[@LeonTodd]

😂

[@ДенисКарабак-и9й]

Дружище какие педали на данном видео?))) 👍✌

[@davidmini3606]

miracle man

[@betojara9773]

now add an EQ pedal to the FX loop and it becomes butter!!!!!

[@Cherry_Sunburst]

EXCELLENT.

[@larslevinberget9558]

I always thought Zakk's SD1 settings were far out there ... Level full up, tone and drive at 2 o'clock ... he can't have used much gain on the Metaltronix, but the EMG tightens up a lot. Back then Zakk used EMG 85 in the bridge and stock PAF in the neck position...

[@MajorDook1]

Ah. No he didn't.

[@ДенисКарабак-и9й]

Дружище какие датчики у тебя стоят?

[@grahambrecke9292]

It all sounds great until you plugged in your second guitar in drop c. might think about selling that one or getting different pickups. sounds thin and no where near as good as the first one. Thank you so much for the wonderful videos..

[@cleanhit777]

Nails the Sykes tone, might need the EMGs to get the Zakk sound. Try running a treble booster into the SD1, works for me!

[@elfelo8693]

What Pickup is in ya bridge bigdog?

[@LeonTodd]

Gibson Dirty Fingers

[@elfelo8693]

Cheers @@LeonTodd

[@antilaw9911]

Best pedal is the JHS screamer!

[@hadleymanmusic]

Funny cause I got a od 1that he used

[@crunch_amp9282]

Seems like you play with too much trouble on the amplifier it's too much top end sizzle

[@jessetate9701]

Finally got me one again lol 😂 that was like 69.99 got it for 49.99! Maybe nature is healing for us Americans 🇺🇸❤️ got me a fly v epiphone inspired by Gibson! With my Blackstar 6l6 ht club 40 1x12 with a classic lead 80 speaker hopefully for those 80s tones Doug uses Blackstar amps now

[@LeonTodd]

Great to hear from you mate :)

[@jessetate9701]

Hope all is well with you and your family in Aussie mate:) stay safe

[@jasonhudson5357]

Try the level at 4 o'clock and the drive at 8 o'clock it gives you that bit of extra hair without bringing the low end back .

[@R3dbudd]

Try out an MXR M77 (Custom Modified Badass Overdrive) if you haven’t. It’s supposed to be the ZW OD with a 100hz knob. I use it into my 2204 converted Origin 20. It’s nice having that knob for changing guitars with brighter pickups.

[@christopherwoods6]

Level 7 drive 1-2 here

[@YoureNowOnTV]

Cool 😀👍

[@richard66754]

PRs sounds like mud compared to the Greco.