fab distortion pedal
- Thread starter ericpatrickclapton
- Start date
G
Guest
Guest
but for me..i'd prefer the turbo distortion over the mega distortion.
never tried metal zone b4.
never tried metal zone b4.
ericpatrickclapton
New member
dudes just wanna know if the fab metal pedal is comparable to the boss ds-1 or megadistortion in terms of sound quality.
worldwithoutlines
New member
hahahahahahahahahahahaha
matt-muser
New member
is there a great difference between ds1 and md ?
matt-muser
New member
oops. just asking. just wanna know how great the diff is
For those who are new to guitar tone...
Its extremely difficult to explain tone in words. You should know that. Its actually impossible. We guitarists even have to steal words from the cookbook to help us!
At the end of day, just go try. Don't understand? Read reviews loh.. Read bunch of them... take it with a pinch of salt or believe them, its up to you... Don't want to try? Just pick one that looks nice, then buy..
My point is.
Get out there and buy something first.
You don't know.
We don't know.
I don't expect you to know what we are talking about.
You need to experience it and then learn.
You expect a simple a = a and b = b answer, but tone is a multi-facet thing, people can hate Tone X, but you love it. So really, read some reviews, hype or not, take an average score or something, and go buy it then learn!
You don't need to spend a lot but you do need to spend something.
Its extremely difficult to explain tone in words. You should know that. Its actually impossible. We guitarists even have to steal words from the cookbook to help us!
At the end of day, just go try. Don't understand? Read reviews loh.. Read bunch of them... take it with a pinch of salt or believe them, its up to you... Don't want to try? Just pick one that looks nice, then buy..
My point is.
Get out there and buy something first.
You don't know.
We don't know.
I don't expect you to know what we are talking about.
You need to experience it and then learn.
You expect a simple a = a and b = b answer, but tone is a multi-facet thing, people can hate Tone X, but you love it. So really, read some reviews, hype or not, take an average score or something, and go buy it then learn!
You don't need to spend a lot but you do need to spend something.
sleepykitty
New member
^^ well said
thor666
New member
ericpatrickclapton said:
Bumping an old thread. The irony is, I got a Danelectro Fab Distortion recently, and I like it a lot better than many of the other pedals mentioned here.
I'm probably running the pedal into a different amp from others, so take my opinion with a pinch of salt.
Anyway I'd sure wish they made a higher quality version of the pedal. The Fab series look so flimsy, and the components so cheapo-looking.
subversion
Moderator
how different is your amp?
thor666
New member
It's a Frenzel tube amp, 6L6 tubes, 12" driver, Fender based, a Fender Tweed-inspired circuitry using a Bassman tonestack, with master volume. I base my preference for the Fab Distortion based on the Fender Channel of that amp.
Link to the amp here.
imo, I've come to realise that pedals can sound anywhere from great to horrible depending on what amp you run into. Sometimes the guitar you use matters too, but I do tend to find the hotness of the pickup and the amp/cab/speaker to affect the "sonic quality" of the pedal at lot. YMMV.
Link to the amp here.
imo, I've come to realise that pedals can sound anywhere from great to horrible depending on what amp you run into. Sometimes the guitar you use matters too, but I do tend to find the hotness of the pickup and the amp/cab/speaker to affect the "sonic quality" of the pedal at lot. YMMV.
subversion
Moderator
maybe your amp cures the FAB Metal's nasal eccentricity. i've about plugged the pedal into the various amps i can lay my hands on before giving it the rating as stated in the review section.
thor666
New member
Hmm I didn't get the Fab Metal pedal. You referring to this?
I got this instead, after doing quite a bit of research on TGP and dolphinstreet.com.
I didn't try out either the Fab Metal nor the Overdrive due to time constraints. Should have taken time to try the more expensive range Danelectro Daddy-O though.
I got this instead, after doing quite a bit of research on TGP and dolphinstreet.com.
I didn't try out either the Fab Metal nor the Overdrive due to time constraints. Should have taken time to try the more expensive range Danelectro Daddy-O though.
i have the fab metal and od. both currently reserved for sale.
the metal is not bad though, for the price. FOR THE PRICE. u cant compare it to other pedals, but it's really a budget pedal. i remember i did a clip on it, running through a lousy ibanez 25W toneblaster. sounded quite decent. come on it's $30!
the metal is not bad though, for the price. FOR THE PRICE. u cant compare it to other pedals, but it's really a budget pedal. i remember i did a clip on it, running through a lousy ibanez 25W toneblaster. sounded quite decent. come on it's $30!
theblueark
New member
I actually love the FAB line. I tried a lot of choruses and eventually decided to go with the FAB one. Thick and lush, the way I like it.
I heard the clips of the FAB distortion and I really like it too.
The overdrive is nice with the low, smokey mids.
I think they really do what they do very well. They have their own sound and aren't too versatile, but they do what they do.
I heard the clips of the FAB distortion and I really like it too.
The overdrive is nice with the low, smokey mids.
I think they really do what they do very well. They have their own sound and aren't too versatile, but they do what they do.
