Advice on choosing pedal .

[aikelman]

Help 1 !i really dunno what pedal to buy for a rythemist lols , i have a very tight budget and still a 14 year old boy maebe can recommend me any cheap pedals for my pedalboard? a rythemist playing alternative rock and want to achieve like we the kings , sum 41 and etc ..


Help 2
and also i have a question of using a noisegate . When am i suppose to use noise gate ? when there's noise on my amp ? if it when there are noise on my amp , at home i use mine mt-2 as my distortion to play metal song but the amp do produce noise . I only use one pedal only .

 

[wck]

a noise gate only cuts the 'noise' when you're not playing.since u have only 1 pedal the feedback produced shd be normal if the feedback is quite loud u can just turn your gain down. if it doesnt work then i dont think a noise gate would help.

for the rhythm pedals i cant help much cos i dont listen to those bands.u can try searching for the pedals those guitarists use. google them! it will help narrow down your search

 

[RayKnight]

Simple or soft distortion would be a nice asset if you're three strings and palm muting for some songs, a suggestion though so do take it with a pinch of salt.

 

[subversion]

...at home i use mine mt-2 as my distortion to play metal song but the amp do produce noise . I only use one pedal only .

it might be that your amp requires grounding (switch from 2-pin plug to a 3-pin version)...

 

[EugeneSmasher]

I'd also like to add that noise is something that occurs naturally when you use heavy distortion, but if it is excessively loud then maybe there's a problem. Like Subversion said, the grounding issue.

For alternative rock, I really doubt you need a high-gain distortion like the MT-2. Perhaps go for something more towards medium or medium-high gain? I'd recommend the Boss DS-2 Turbo distortion. A friend of mine plays similar stuff as you do and he uses a Boss DS-2. Sounds pretty good, and definitely sufficient for what you play. It works for hard rock too.