Distortion pedal for metal songs

[Godspeed64]

the metal end has failed me so badly in studios i had to let it go hah

it sure has compatibility issues with amps

but i don't deny that it sounds great when it works

It didn't sound right at SV to me.. Maybe cause when I test pedals, I test them quite loud.. And the Metal King lose it's oomph the moment the volume reaches out of bedroom levels.. Thin, and shrill, like a Taiwanese DS-1 at higher gain!

 

[Godspeed64]

i've tried many distortion pedals which, on the label, promises to manifest the metal type intensity. they do work in this aspect but many fall short of good clarity when volume is raised, as well as distortion saturation for harmonics application- some of them cost a bomb but they remain lacking. as such, i get better results cascading 2 drive/ distortion pedals to achieve intensity & saturation, some of which are the following combo:

1. Marhsall Guvnor+ & MXR Distortion+

2. EHX NANO Metal Muff + Ibanez TS7

3. Visual Sound Son of Hyde + Ibanez TS7

4. Danelectro Cool Cat distortion + Ibanez TS7

5. Carl Martin Crush Zone + Ibanez TS7

Sub I'm adding this quote to the Metal Guide.. People here respect your views and it is only appropriate comments such as this found their way there!

 

[subversion]

thank you my firend but let it be just a mere guide (derived from experience/ trial-error) & not an exclusive claim- those work for me, they may not work for the rest of us (different guitars/ pickups/ amps to consider).

 

[metalhead1993]

Dude get the dime distortion. Its awesome, i have one and i love it. Don't listen to dudelove,THIS BIT*CH OF A PEDAL SCREAMS METAL!

 

[dudelove]

Dude get the dime distortion. Its awesome, i have one and i love it. Don't listen to dudelove,THIS BIT*CH OF A PEDAL SCREAMS METAL!

u love it? so do u want another? i can sell u another since u love it much.

then u can stack 2 dime distortions and u can wake dimebag darrell up.

hows that sound? PM me

 

[subversion]

Don't listen to dudelove...

are you serious about this?

 

[feedback]

Death metal + emg 81 -----

 

[kernelspy]

Zoom Tri-Metal
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[kaiwenny]

okay i think i'm lost here. haha. i have no idea what most of you guys are talking about -.-

 

[metalhead1993]

Dudelove: everyone has their own preference of the perfect 'tone' they want. I might like a reall bassy distortion while you might prefer a distortion with more crunch or whatever. You cannot just say 'oh the dime distortion sucks cos the tone is sh*t to the max'. I believe you cannot define something as a 'good' or a 'bad' tone.

 

[Hydrofly]

I'd recommend the EHX metal muff, but this is a very temperamental pedal

 

[dudelove]

okay i shall explain why i dont like it.

- no bottom end
- shrill
- sounds extremely solid state
- VERY noisy

and lastly no matter how i tweak it, it cant go chugga chugga. and dont say its my amp or my guitars problem. i played it through a mesa dual rectifier. and its absolutely foolish to use it instead of the amps drive.

 

[RockerJ_77]

yeah,I agree,it's all about personal preference.

 

[ryancrl]

I've got a recommendation but its quite pricey.

Hardwire Metal Distortion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzgxc62ZWSk

You want chunk? Hear the video. THATS CHUNK.

Retails at sweelee not too sure bout the price

 

[dudelove]

it's awesome! loving it to bits so far! It has quite a warm feel to it. But slightly more expensive...about $210

ryan.. READ

ahhaa

 

[ryancrl]

dudelove: Ah sorry HAH.

 

[crozzfire]

I've had good results cascading two drives together. Especially a tubescreamer in front of another drive. But do expect a certain level of noise with this amount of gain.

Most of the "metal" distortions I've had, usually appear.. thin sounding. Rather disappointing. Most of the time I nearly had to max out the bass knob.

If its just one pedal, I would recommend the Landmine. Sure, it does sound thin, but with some tweaking it sounds great alone. Put a TS in front, you'll go high! Sounds great at high volumes.

If for bedroom practice, I would recommend the Fang metal distortion if you're low on budget. At bedroom levels, it exceeds what it can do for its price tag. Anything beyond bedroom levels sounds pretty crap. Definitely not a pedal to bring to gigs.

I would actually not recommend the Metal Muff. It sounds.. pretty fixed, unless its the way you like it. Its like, whatever goes through sounds the same. It actually transform your entire guitar tone. I feel that a humbucker and a single coil sounds almost similar, only difference is the compression. Just not the thing for me.

 

[ObscurePhionix]

guys, ive been reading this thread, does swee lee sell the hardwire metal distortion? and if so, which sweele are selling the pedal? bras basah or sims drive? or both?=)

 

[farhanians]

Metal Muff gives its tone its own name. MUFF. muffled

btw. how do you guys get to chain two distortion pedal together with minimal noise. i tried mine with both at gain not passing 9 oclock and my chords and single notes are like strums.

 

[dudelove]

btw. how do you guys get to chain two distortion pedal together with minimal noise. i tried mine with both at gain not passing 9 oclock and my chords and single notes are like strums.

2 distortion pedals? not a good idea. one distortion as ur main drive, then a overdrive pedal to boost it.

the chain has to be like this guitar -> distortion -> overdrive -> amp.

also, ur overdrive should act like a clean boost, max out the output and bring the gain to zero