Whats your favorite distortion pedal?
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Whats your favorite distortion pedal?
I'm looking for a new one for my Fender HotRod Deville. Any suggestions?
Looking for a good metal tone..
Looking for a good metal tone..
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Ibanez Tube Screamer or Pro-Co Rat pedal for guitar. DOD Bass overdrive or the distortion in my Boss unit for bass or keyboard.
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You can't really go wrong with a Boss MT2 for metal, and you can buy MODIFIED versions of it from Analogman or check out guitartone.net & do the mod yourself. The mod gets rid of the "white noise" sound of the stock pedal's eq.
Also, if you're just looking for something to punish the front end of the amp, try looking around for a TC Electronic Line Driver/Booster pedal. I don't know if they make them new anymore, but they do turn up used (not cheap, but they're out there) & they fucking RULE.
If you're on a tight budget, find a used Boss MT2 or HM2 (or HM3) or even a DS1 and modify it.
Also, if you're just looking for something to punish the front end of the amp, try looking around for a TC Electronic Line Driver/Booster pedal. I don't know if they make them new anymore, but they do turn up used (not cheap, but they're out there) & they fucking RULE.
If you're on a tight budget, find a used Boss MT2 or HM2 (or HM3) or even a DS1 and modify it.
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I have an amp with good distortion. I am looking for another tone for my fender. I am getting a good metal tone now with a Digitech Grunge believe it or not.. but there are two secret weapons in the chainFirestorm wrote:Amp distortion is better, Thats not saying I have anything against Pedals
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Like a high gain roaring stack of Marshalls tone? No. but if you want that you're probably better off getting your distortion from a high gain amp. I'm not particularly a fan of really high-gain stompboxes, it sounds better just driving the shit out fo the front end of an already powerful amp. I have an Metal Zone and a DOD Death Metal that are just gathering dust at this point.5axisOfEvil wrote:Will the TS9 give you a "metal tone?" I thought it was more for classic rock..?? Same with ProCo?Pflöyd wrote:Ibanez Tube Screamer or Pro-Co Rat pedal for guitar. DOD Bass overdrive or the distortion in my Boss unit for bass or keyboard.
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The TS-9 Works pretty good as a clean boost to... Basically just to give the sound a little kick in the ass for leads and such.Pflöyd wrote:Like a high gain roaring stack of Marshalls tone? No. but if you want that you're probably better off getting your distortion from a high gain amp. I'm not particularly a fan of really high-gain stompboxes, it sounds better just driving the shit out fo the front end of an already powerful amp. I have an Metal Zone and a DOD Death Metal that are just gathering dust at this point.5axisOfEvil wrote:Will the TS9 give you a "metal tone?" I thought it was more for classic rock..?? Same with ProCo?Pflöyd wrote:Ibanez Tube Screamer or Pro-Co Rat pedal for guitar. DOD Bass overdrive or the distortion in my Boss unit for bass or keyboard.
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Cool. Thanks for the help.Pflöyd wrote:Like a high gain roaring stack of Marshalls tone? No. but if you want that you're probably better off getting your distortion from a high gain amp. I'm not particularly a fan of really high-gain stompboxes, it sounds better just driving the shit out fo the front end of an already powerful amp. I have an Metal Zone and a DOD Death Metal that are just gathering dust at this point.5axisOfEvil wrote:Will the TS9 give you a "metal tone?" I thought it was more for classic rock..?? Same with ProCo?Pflöyd wrote:Ibanez Tube Screamer or Pro-Co Rat pedal for guitar. DOD Bass overdrive or the distortion in my Boss unit for bass or keyboard.
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I have one of those too, I usually have the gain to about 7 or 8 on that thing, sounds the best to me right there.KirkHammett wrote:I like my Digitech Metal Master..............anyones input on the dime distortion?
I also used to have the mt-2 metal zone, a lot of people hate those, I got pretty good results from it though.
I have the Dime Distorion i Fuc'n love it....play my Jackson Soloist on it smooth also have the Metal Zone MT-2 by BOSS....REAL GRINDIE..rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..will most likely purch a Dean Razorback Flying V some time in 2007!! fuc'n Black & Red...can't wait!!Aeon wrote:Don't buy one.KirkHammett wrote:I like my Digitech Metal Master..............anyones input on the dime distortion?
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silverback77 wrote:You can't really go wrong with a Boss MT2 for metal, and you can buy MODIFIED versions of it from Analogman or check out guitartone.net & do the mod yourself. The mod gets rid of the "white noise" sound of the stock pedal's eq.
If you're on a tight budget, find a used Boss MT2 or HM2 (or HM3) or even a DS1 and modify it.
yea..now that it has been mentioned....my MT-2 dose have that white noise and dose sound kinda tinny...how do you modify ?? i also use the blue MXR graphic EQ...everything was bleeding together before i got it....
absolutely... a good high gain amp dose not need a pedal...Marshalls and Kranks...Mesa Boogies... ...i have a fender amp...upgrade needed. thanks
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www.analogman.com does mods for loads of pedals including boss. I'm not sure how cost effective it would be to have a pedal shipped to the states and back just to be tinkered with though. Slverback seems to know a bit about DIY modifications.RyppR wrote:silverback77 wrote:You can't really go wrong with a Boss MT2 for metal, and you can buy MODIFIED versions of it from Analogman or check out guitartone.net & do the mod yourself. The mod gets rid of the "white noise" sound of the stock pedal's eq.
If you're on a tight budget, find a used Boss MT2 or HM2 (or HM3) or even a DS1 and modify it.
yea..now that it has been mentioned....my MT-2 dose have that white noise and dose sound kinda tinny...how do you modify ?? i also use the blue MXR graphic EQ...everything was bleeding together before i got it....
absolutely... a good high gain amp dose not need a pedal...Marshalls and Kranks...Mesa Boogies... ...i have a fender amp...upgrade needed. thanks