Distortion pedal for JCM-esque rhtyhm tones?

spoonbadger

Hi all!.

I'm looking for a distortion pedal. It doesnt have to be massively expensive, or tube based, or boutique, or made of unicorn hair. I'm just looking for something that will give me enough gain for pumpkin-esque rhythm without destroying my amps own tone. FWIW I'm using a strat into a JTM45. The distorted rhythm tone here is what i'm going for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA3UnaKpe4E

The distorted part kicks in after about a minute i think. Thanks all!.

punchdrunk

thats a big muff hammering the sh1te out of a modified jcm800 through a 4x12 multitracked aswell...eh goodluck!

but i'd say start here

http://www.ehx.com/products/big-muff-pi-with-tone-wicker

Glassheart

Definitely a Big Muff.

That record has an average of 50 - 60 guitar overdubs per song.I would say there is at least 5 playing in unison when that part kicks in.
Weird tuning in that song too.

They don't write them like that any more.Love that song...

CianRyan

Probably SP's best song.
I've always loved their tone on that album aswell.

Wouldnt suit what im playing now though, but yeah deffo a big muff, with out a doubt.

spoonbadger

punchdrunk wrote: »

thats a big muff hammering the sh1te out of a modified jcm800 through a 4x12 multitracked aswell...eh goodluck!

but i'd say start here

http://www.ehx.com/products/big-muff-pi-with-tone-wicker

Yeah, the whole "modified-jcm-+-4x12-multitracked" thing might be a *bit* of a problem. Dont suppose it comes in a pedal?

Glassheart wrote: »

Definitely a Big Muff.

That record has an average of 50 - 60 guitar overdubs per song.I would say there is at least 5 playing in unison when that part kicks in.
Weird tuning in that song too.

They don't write them like that any more.Love that song...

Hehe, yup!. Mayonnaise is an absoulety godlike track. But 50-60?!.

I knew corgan was a perfectionist but woah!!. He just gained a few more respect points .

Thanks for the suggestion guys, i'll check out some muffs. To be honest, i never thought that's what i sounded like!. I was expecting more of a "fuzzy" tone, something more along the lines of a fuzzface. Guess i've been learned good :pac:.

Paolo_M

It's the drum sound and playing that get's me on this album, absolutley f*kin' class!! The drums on Geek USA are incredable.

spoonbadger

CianRyan wrote: »

Probably SP's best song.
I've always loved their tone on that album aswell.

+1 on the tone. Some of the sounds that corgan can get on that album are haunting .

Paolo_M wrote: »

It's the drum sound and playing that get's me on this album, absolutley f*kin' class!! The drums on Geek USA are incredable.

Hehe, Chamberlain is a fookin' animal!!. The drums on cherub aint half bad either .

Eoin Madsen

A JTM45 isn't a million miles away from a JCM800 at all. You need to add a gain stage but it doesn't need to add any distortion in itself - just enough boost to overdrive the input of the amp. A boost pedal would do.