Distortion Pedals

[DarknessFury]

Could any of you guys recommend a good but not too expensive pedal? And a you don't actually step on a distortion pedal just to get the sound out, right? I think my friend is somehow misleading me...

 

[jony]

If you connect up everything, guitar to pedal to amp.

Make sure u plugged in amp to house circuit. Pedal has battery or adaptor.

Dials are set so that there is sound.

yes.. you step and there will be distortion.

 

[Creeping_Deth]

You step once, then release.

 

[DarknessFury]

So does anyone have a recommendation for a good, reliable but a not too expensive pedal?

 

[ItAcHi]

the good old Boss DS1...haha...

 

[DarknessFury]

How much would that cost?

 

[Phil]

Get the G2 multi fx la.

 

[Timex]

You can usually find one on the Luther's add section going for around $50.Or you can get one from Swee Lee.

 

[Phil]

Need the luther classified link?
http://www.luthermusic.com/cgi-bin/WB_ClassifiedsGen.pl

 

[Nefianz]

yo yo DarknessFury.. finally see u here.. ds-1 is $68.57 at swee lee.. but i find the distortion not powerful enuff for me..

http://www.luthermusic.com/cgi-bin/WB_GroupPageGen.pl?t=1136646488&Gid=2100800
Behringer pedals..

mayb even check out some multi-effects too b4 deciding..

 

[DarknessFury]

Sup Nefianz...haha...Luther...it's not a shop but kind of a 1 on 1 thing, right?

What's with the multi-effects?

 

[Nefianz]

luther music is a shop.. but the classifieds part is not under him.. it's ppl selling their 2nd stuff online..

multi effects is a pedal with practically all the effects inside.. wah, delay, phaser, distortion, chorus..

pros: it's programable meaning able to put a couple of effects together n store them.. it's cheaper then buying all the other effects too..

cons: it sounds digital most of the time, not as good as single analog effects..

 

[mero]

DarknessFury : please read the stickied post (Guitar Gear Sticky - PLEASE READ b4 posting Qns...[191205]) on the top of the Gear-Guitar forums before posting your questions, most, if not all of them have been discussed in the threads within.

 

[fenderrules]

the boss ds-1 will be a good start to your guitar distortion. im also new to gears, so i feel that begginers should go with the ds-1.

or you can buy the turbo distortion if ya wanna have more kick to your sound

 

[trianglebiscuit]

i dont know, but i feel that the ds1 is too mild to be used as a main distortion unit. for that price you can get the behringer gdi21, which is a clone of the sansamp gt2. do a search on it, good stuff.

 

[redjackal]

well it depends on what kinda distortion you are looking for actually
for me. a DS1 isnt suitable for me.

so yeah.....are u playing punkrock stuff?
cause from the way u design your guitar....so yeah?

 

[Nefianz]

yeah he's a hardcore greenday fan..

 

[mrguitarist]

it depends what kind of music you play too. if u like metal or smt, i think the BOSS METAL ZONE (MT2) is quite good, it costs around $125 i think at DAVIS or u could try the luther site , classified ads. its better to get it second hand pedals could u save u lots of $ but make sure its in working condition. i dont know abt other ppl, but the MT2 is my choice for heavy distortion.

 

[tany]

i would go for a marshall jh1 it's very versatile. gives u the classic crunch and overdrive from a marshall amp, although not 100% exact but it's good enough. with the marshall jh1, u can go from classic crunchy rhythmn to modern screaming lead. 8)

 

[Nefianz]

i would go for a marshall jh1 it's very versatile. gives u the classic crunch and overdrive from a marshall amp, although not 100% exact but it's good enough. with the marshall jh1, u can go from classic crunchy rhythmn to modern screaming lead. 8)

yeah marshall crunch.. settled for this after going through mt-2, ds-1 and ds-2.. :?