yeah, i'm with dagosto about the amp distortion sound. what you're describing is one of jeff tweedy's sg's going through an ac30, and strumming hard enough to overdrive the amp. some of the bassier stuff on "i'm a wheel" was most likely done with one of his jazzmasters on the neck pickup. probably still with his ac30, however, it's possible he used an ac15 as well (he has one of the handwired ones (droool)). it's tough to get that sound at lower volumes for sure, you can get close with an amp with a master volume, but then you lose some of the power tube grit. i'm not sure EXACTLY what he used on "at least that's what you said"... but he has a bsm treble booster, which sounds pretty similar to the solo tones on that track. he's also got a crowther prunes and custard, and a few other fuzz type boxes. but a lot of the sound you're describing is the amp. as for that more "warm" sound... i've personally never found it in the ts-9... it always sounded kinda thin to me. the blues driver might be a good choice though, like dagosto, i'm not a big fan of boss pedals, but that might be an affordable way to get a sound similar to what you're looking for.
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