Distorted Choices

[Mobius]

Agree with madwerewolf, amp distortion is good but when u jam or perform, it maybe not that practical, as some of the amps don have footswitch (or was not provided) for switching channels. A DS-1 is cheap, best is to get it second hand (like that cheaper ) as there are quite a few available.

 

[gsonique]

Bump...use your guitar volume :wink:

 

[Mobius]

Depends la bro, tried that before, bt it still sounds "dirty" and when I trn it down more, my guitar becomes 'too soft'

 

[gsonique]

Try this then bro ...what you need to do is tweak ya >> get you fav drive pedal set it on mid drive>unity gain =desired tone(not to bright), guitar full volume and crank the amp dist to taste ...now for that clean try turnig off your dirt pedal and roll down your guitar volume (please don't expect to be too clean (as its no longer rock & roll)...you try and let me know :wink:

 

[ShredCow]

Ya know.
You could just get a Blackstone MOSFET overdrive and you get spectacular clean up ability. Muahahaha....

 

[AEnimic]

woah thats lots of info...but a MOSFET? what does it do? sorry i'm kinda new to electric guitar...so i kinda need to know lots more about the versatility of pedals and such

 

[Stillborn]

Tonebone Classic

great tone, very tweakable, warm, clear, touch sensitive, cleans up well too wif vol knob...


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So y am i sellin' mine if its so gd..?
I got a trimode 8)

 

[sanXp]

You can also have a pedal preamp and hook up directly to the amp's poweramp section, so you have everything at your feet.

 

[ala_carte]

overdrive?

rat 2 or the turbo rat, both sounds fantastic to me.

distortion?

deucetone rat, where u can cascade the channels and get good lead tones.

i recommend the deucetone, cos it doubles as an overdrive pedal too

it's not exactly a distortion pedal, it CANT play metal for nuts, tt's why it's so good for overdrive-like lead tones.


then why not boss?

cos it says so on their website, "8 million compact pedals sold".

u want tone tt belongs to 7,999,999 ppl?

no offence to anyone, but how good can mods get?

rackmount-grade tone?

impossible.

 

[edder]

no offence to anyone, but how good can mods get?
rackmount-grade tone?
impossible.

aiyah... mod cost how much only... rackmount effects sounds good meh?

I have 1 top of the line Ensoniq DP/2 rackmount and I still plug into my big muff most of the time.

A modded DS1 sounds like NIGHT and DAY vs a stock unit.

Modded pedals have their place lah and I must say. Anytime better than stock.

 

[AEnimic]

oh yar!!! i've always been thinking whats the diff between Distortion and Overdrive? i read in a mag that Overdrive keeps the tone but still got the rough sounds? am i right? any other differences?

 

[thor666]

It's a topic discussed to death. Search on this forum or google for the answer.

 

[AEnimic]

thx for pointing that out...but i still need good pedals...heard the Rat pedal are kinda good... more recommendations please

 

[Gr3y]

the best solution is try it out!everyone needs a diff tone! the difference between the overdrive n the dist will b very clear when you try them both.. love both of them myself.. cant seems 2 get tired of clipping modules..

 

[subversion]

so what distortion pedal do you have? and u use the amp's drive?

i don't use any distortion/ drive pedals. just a straight through plug-in: guitar + amp.

 

[ShredCow]

Modded pedals have their place lah and I must say. Anytime better than stock.

+1000
Oh yeah. Definately.


Methinks, AEnimic, should just get a multifx unit to try stuff out lah. Who's with me?

 

[gsonique]

Yeah i plug it in straight too ...just that my cable is a cheapo ...i get instant distortion 8O

 

[subversion]

+1 to the multi-FX suggestion.

however, he's hunting for a distortion variety- amp simulation will address this concern.

 

[ShredCow]

Or Tech21.


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[gsonique]

Or Tech21.


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and a magic cord thrown in for free.. :wink: