Buying Distortion

jcoote

right so i'm in between amps so with any bands that i am gonna be playing with i will be using the studio/house amp for the next month or 2.

that being the case i wanna get a distortion pedal so i don't have to rely on ****ty channels on ****ty amps.

So would naybody recommend any?

Ravelleman

MI Audio Crunch Box. http://www.miaudio.com/CB1.htm It's a nice, affordable, boutique distortion pedal. True bypass of course. Check out the sound clips.

punchdrunk

get this,seriously worth every cent...

http://www.ehx.com/ehx2/Default.asp?q=f&f=%2FCatalog%2F02%5FHome%5FStudio%5FPerformance%5FProducts%2F09%5FLPB%5F2ube

Patricide

If your into rock get the womaniser, if your playing metal get the demonizer, Meant to be absolutly unbelieveable. They both have 2 tubes in em if i understand correctly.

jcoote

cheers lads 3 savage pedals there but i'm just looking for a pedal to keep me distorted until i get a new amp (who's od channel i will use)

so i'm kinda thikin mt-2 or a tonecore pedalor something along them lines

spending that much money on a distortion pedal just to use it for a month or 2 would be a bit much

should have made that clearer sorry

Giblet

MT-2 aren't that great, they tend to be fizzy and over saturated and it's annoying having to mess with them all the time. Try get a super overdrive or a DS-1 or a Guvnor.

jcoote

i used to have an mt-2 and it was great just set it up once and follow it wit an eq pedal and it was severely raw

guvnor maybe i'll try one out

had a ds-1 that i got off feylya and it was good but not chunky enough..

also had an od-1 and i only found good use for it as a boost for the amp channel but its a fine pedal for sure

Karl Hungus

Hey jcoote, check your PMs.

feylya

Tonecore pedals are incredible. I love the Uber Metal one.

ferdi

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_mxr_distortion_plus_bodeneffekt_prodinfo.html

jcoote

its cool i bought KH's metal zone

the uber metal doesn't really do it for me fey its a great pedal and all but i really think line6 go a little far with the metal end of things on it

Oh and by the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY KH WWWOOOOT!!!

Karl Hungus

jcoote wrote:

Oh and by the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY KH WWWOOOOT!!!

Thanks man! WWWOOOOT indeed!

feylya

I must admit, the mt-2 is a terrible pedal. I once managed to squeeze an ok sound from it but that was running it through a Mesa.

jcoote

i have samples of my one years ago and i think they sound cool

i'll post in an hour or so and see what u think

its the ge-7 it makes all the difference

Karl Hungus

feylya wrote:

I once managed to squeeze an ok sound from it but that was running it through a Mesa.

I wonder where you did that?

I think it's a pretty good pedal, but the Engl makes it obsolete in this house.

jcoote

yeah its only until i can get a decent distortion from a new amp anyway so

Spicy Lauren

jcoote

had one of them too but its not beefy enough for what i need now its a great pedal tho

gaffmaster

I've heard great things about the Danelectro FAB-1

It's only €20 so it wouldn't be a big loss if you dont like it.

You can get them from www.audiocity.ie

jcoote

cheers gaffmaster anyone sed a FAB-1

Chase Manhattan

If you're looking for something beefy, the big muff has a great low end. I'm not sure how it will work through a house PA but it sounds great with a tube amp - a pedal that has a timeless quality. I occasionally use a marshall govenor pedal (old one made in uk)which has a nice eq - better for mid range distortion

Paladin

feylya wrote:

I must admit, the mt-2 is a terrible pedal. I once managed to squeeze an ok sound from it but that was running it through a Mesa.

I like my MT-2 :):)

Each to their own...(but Im right and you're wrong )