D-Trio

After years of living dangerously with high gain amps, I still include a distortion pedal in my set up. I have this trio out most of the time. 

The Malmsteen is the newest in the group. It's been labelled as an overdrive my the manufacturer & Malmsteen himself refers to it as one. I hear very hard clippings coming out of this one so calling it an OD is a little deceiving. 

The Dragon Hound is a good catch at SV's closing down sale, it was on 40% discount if memory serves me right. Also, this is the second gen illustration, the initial iteration featured a dragon / canine graphic befitting of the name but this comical edition does not make it a lesser pedal; it's one of the best 2-in-1 distortion unit I own. 

Of coure, the distortion that started it all - BOSS' DS-1 - is still a constant reference for my needs. This dilapidated pedal is the prized Japanese version which I received as a supplementary unit when purchasing a used guitar back in my pre-cancer days.

There's no firm favourite, I will deploy the preferred pedal according to my needs.