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I have one. I think it's great for recording but not that great as a distortion pedal for playing. It doesn't give me that good vibe, but that's just my opinion. Everyone here seems to like it. I lent it to my friend and he said it sucks the tone of his ds-1. I would use it for recording, not playing. (unless you stick it into a clean monitor/keyboard amp)
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Hmm
Vaiyen lyk u said, how can define the best when u haven heard of the rest. I totally agree, but wat if I told u I'd heard the rest & still think that my choice is the best?
If GT-2 is realli good, surely got lotsa people buying it. No doubt, I'll still hold on to what I blif.
Thanks for the wonderful lesson.
Vaiyen lyk u said, how can define the best when u haven heard of the rest. I totally agree, but wat if I told u I'd heard the rest & still think that my choice is the best?
If GT-2 is realli good, surely got lotsa people buying it. No doubt, I'll still hold on to what I blif.
Thanks for the wonderful lesson.
cmon guys, can we posts without getting offended by someone else or offending people...forums posts simply voice out opinions, lets not get so touchy,oraits peace 
on to other matters, the gt-2 is designed more as a pre-amp rather than traditional stompbox...it will sound better direct into the mix than putting it in front of an amp together with your pedals
on to other matters, the gt-2 is designed more as a pre-amp rather than traditional stompbox...it will sound better direct into the mix than putting it in front of an amp together with your pedals
yeah i kinda agree wit pier. I have one too. It's good. Very clean and CLEAR pedal. Brings your notes OUTTTT. and i really mean out.
It's really great for solos. When u dunt wan too much distortion and when u really wan to hear your notes clearly.It can even turn your HUM HUM guitar into a single coil sounding.(I toggled around wit the tweed channel) Really great imo.
But the problem that i encounter was the GAIN. I felt that it didn't have enof gain. It's a bit too clean. Again this is to my opinion. It's quite hard for me to use it to play aggressive metal riffings. At first i thought it was my guitar.My ibanez stock pickups are really weak. I tried with an ibanez rg prestige2570 dimarzio ibz pickups. Same thing. Just can't get that OOMPH chuga chuga.
Putting a ds-1 b4 it will work as a booster for more gain? :?
It's really great for solos. When u dunt wan too much distortion and when u really wan to hear your notes clearly.It can even turn your HUM HUM guitar into a single coil sounding.(I toggled around wit the tweed channel) Really great imo.
But the problem that i encounter was the GAIN. I felt that it didn't have enof gain. It's a bit too clean. Again this is to my opinion. It's quite hard for me to use it to play aggressive metal riffings. At first i thought it was my guitar.My ibanez stock pickups are really weak. I tried with an ibanez rg prestige2570 dimarzio ibz pickups. Same thing. Just can't get that OOMPH chuga chuga.
Putting a ds-1 b4 it will work as a booster for more gain? :?
Man, the GT2 has staggering amounts of gain!!! In fact, it goes chugga chugga with my Dimarzio Breed bridge (at that time) pup.... and the gain's at 12. 
Usually stock pups wouldn't bring you into chugga chugga territory, there are some I've tried that do an ok job but those are far and few between.
Besides, unless you are into extreme metal, why use so much gain? It compresses your tone a lot and makes your dynamics less obvious.
Hmmm... I still don't think the ds-1 is a good booster for chugga chugga rhythm. :wink:
Usually stock pups wouldn't bring you into chugga chugga territory, there are some I've tried that do an ok job but those are far and few between.
Besides, unless you are into extreme metal, why use so much gain? It compresses your tone a lot and makes your dynamics less obvious.
Hmmm... I still don't think the ds-1 is a good booster for chugga chugga rhythm. :wink:
thor666 said:
Well, I've written abit abt it somewhere... hahaha..
Ok, the GT2 is more modern voiced and has more gain. Plus, its slightly more tweakable with its mic placing switches and gain modes switches.
Bad stuff? On brit or mesa settings, set the gain past 1 oclock, there's noise. Plus there's no mid control. And don't think abt going vintage. Plus, only 1 footswitch, its more of an on-off pedal.
Good? It thrashes every other hi gain pedal out there in terms of versatility, modern TONE and sensitivity. Its like you're playing thru a tube amp. And you can go chugga chugga easily.
The Tri AC is more vintage sounding and has less gain. Got a mid control and 3 switches to switch between the modes. Gain at 3 oclock on Tri AC is equal to GT2's gain at 12.
Bad stuff? Its got lower gain, NOT for metal on its own. With a booster pedal like a TS9, then you can go crazy. Of course, its vintage sounding so its not going to sound very modern but that can be tweaked via pedals.
Good? Its got 3 footswtiches, more viable live. Its DAMN sensitive, very tube-ish. Controls are incredibilty sensitive and they interact with each other a lot so it takes a lot of time to tweak but in the end, you can control your tone down to the minute details. Did I say its got 3 footswitches?
All in all, these pedals are excellent stuff, but they require you to tweak. And tweak a lot you must. Otherwise, if you don't know what you want, but you want it fast, chances are you'll conclude they suck because you can't get the tone you want.
I took a solid 1 week of tweaking before I found a nice tone on the Tri AC.
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