Thread: Good distortion PEDAL?

try a proco RAT, personaly I prefer boost/overdrive pedals.

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Tell him your setup and what you're looking for and he'll suggest a few, Scott knows his pedals!!!

I love my SubDecay Blackstar ... great Metal distortion but has to be played loud ... sounds a bit raspy on bedroom levels but once you crank the amp up, it just screams. It cuts very well in a live setup with a loud drummer and a 2nd guitar player.

Diamond Fireburst is a switchable Fuzz/Distortion pedal but is (IMHO) the best "Soldano SLO in a box" pedal I've heard.

For "classic" dist/od sounds I'd suggest:
SubDecay Stupid Box
Xotic BB PreAmp
MI Audio Crunch Box (a bit noisy but tons of gain and EVH type tone)
Fulltone OCD (some love it and some hate it ... depends on your setup)
Cusack Screamer (I have the Screamer Fuzz and it's awesome!)

BTW ... Keep in mind that ultra-saturated type of "metal" sound will never cut well in live situation because
more gain = more compression and
less mids = less "cut".

Originally Posted by iggs

E-mail Scott at:
www.axeandyoushallreceive.com
Tell him your setup and what you're looking for and he'll suggest a few, Scott knows his pedals!!![/IMG]

...i agree. he has a stunning collection of stuff that cannot be found at most retailers. plus, his prices are amazingly fair.

-dh

Try the Radial Tonebones, either the Classic or the Hot British or even the Trimode if you want to have both. Another one that you might want to look into is the Fulltone OCD.

I'd definitely give the following a try:

ProCo Rat
Marshall Shredmaster
Diamond Firebird
Danelectro Fab Tone
EHX Metal Muff
Lovetone Brown Sauce

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Buy Canadian. It also helps that his stuff is some of the best I've ever tried in 35 years of playing. His London Fuzz is the best germanium fuzzface clone I`ve ever had. I also use his Blues Devil, which is a very high quality TS808 clone with true bypass. All components are matched, and hand assembled. I'm ordering one of his Vibe units. Can't wait to play some Band of Gypsys riffs!!!!

CT.

If youre not afraid of racks, look into a good rackmount preamp. There are some preamp pedals on the market, but so far none of them have the controls that a good preamp will have. Some cheap but great preamps for metal include the ADA MP1; ADA MP2; Kitty Hawk Quattro; Peavey Rockmaster; Rocktron Pro GAP; Rocktron Piranha; Rocktron Voodu Valve. A few are over your budget of $200, but include more than just a preamp............

Originally Posted by Chito

Try the Radial Tonebones, either the Classic or the Hot British or even the Trimode if you want to have both. Another one that you might want to look into is the Fulltone OCD.

...i have both the hot british and the trimode on my board. kinda pricey, but i haven't found anything i like better.

-dh

I would honestly start by looking at your amp. A twin is a far cry from a heavy metal amp and really isn't that great for classic rock. That amp is made to be loud and clean!

If you must play fender, why not go down in size to a deluxe. That may give you the overdrive you are looking for and you could add a decent distortion pedal on top of that for heavy stuff. Or better yet, look into the old Laney stuff if you want a heavy amp.

Not trying to put down your gear. Twins are great, but they may not be great at doing what you want it to do.

Just a thought
TG

Originally Posted by bogoboy

I have a line 6 distortion mod. and the "Heavey metal" distortion doesnt cut through and the "classic" distortion is a pile of crap.
I am using a sg special faded and a fender twin amp. I need a good metal distorion pedal that will cut through and a good "classic" distortion, my price range is about $200 for each pedal, any suggestions?

Son of Bogoboy