Distortion!!

Rozie

jcoote wrote:

well eq that can adjust specific frequencies is what i'm talkin bout

Yeah, I find a 7 band EQ much more useful than a 3 band, or 4 band on the Metal Zone, but I think it'd only make things more confusing in the Metal Zone's case.

jcoote

doesn't make it confusing i don't think just set the metal zone and dial in your freq on the ge and away u go easy peasy

phantom_lord

Good old Big Muff does the job for me, although i'm gonna get another pedal for a crunch kinda distortion rather than the fuzz.

Johnny Storm

-=al=- wrote:

I dont use distortion pedals, I just use my TSL and usually have a Ge-7 and a marshall ed-1 compressor on nearly all the time for that better tone and to drive the amp more at lower volumes....

heres a clip of my tone...... i made it ages ago, but meh its good enough, it was recorded one of those old pc mics

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/bc/425b1dfe_854/bc/My+Documents/tsl.mp3?bfvtDyCBfJpdXshJ

Link not working ?

jcoote

link worked for me johnny storm

david

Link dead for me... Using Firefox 1.0.4

Ravelleman

freakonaleashx wrote:

Link dead for me... Using Firefox 1.0.4

Me too

Rozie

phantom_lord wrote:

Good old Big Muff does the job for me, although i'm gonna get another pedal for a crunch kinda distortion rather than the fuzz.

Try the original RAT, or maybe a good Overdrive.

Ravelleman

I'm gonna be using a tube screamer as soon as I upgrade my computer and then move on to my rig.

jcoote

tube screamer = a whopper of a pedal

Rozie

They have a TS-7 down in Pro Musica in cork for only 75 euros... you see, it's a TS-7, and a lot of people who don't know better think there's no way it's as good as the original 70s Tube Screamer, but it's actually better than some of the more expensive ones...

Me, I have a modded Nobels Overdrive. ****ing insane now.

Karl Hungus

I'd love to try a tubescreamer, and I was looking at the Mesa Boogie V-1 Bottle Rocket and V-Twin pedals on ebay. Wouldn't mind nabbing one of those babies seeing as they're out of production now.

david

Ravelleman wrote:

I'm gonna be using a tube screamer as soon as I upgrade my computer and then move on to my rig.

Gear First!

Then PC.

Food, clothing, shelter etc are optional extras

jcoote

ha ha well said dave...very tru tho

david

Thats how i live...

I'll get some shock when i move out and finish school though

jcoote

dave its even a ****er when u get a car..i had to get new tires onmine last week and that eat into my ishi strat fund big time

Rozie

Gear doesn't go obselete, therefore it's best to get gear before computer, you'll end up with a slightly better computer then :P

david

Yeah... Im saving for a little van for the gear... A nice Volkswagen methinks.. My sisters boyfriend wrote his off so i might get it off him and fix it up... Mostly body work. The insurance will probably cost me more than the van itself though. What you driving?

jcoote

Rozie wrote:

Gear doesn't go obselete, therefore it's best to get gear before computer, you'll end up with a slightly better computer then :P

thats a really good way of lookin at it

Rozie

Man, I hope i can get Danny to get a job and a van. I'm sure as hell not driving. He can come to Limerick and pick up my U20.

jcoote

i have a 00 almera dave its really nice to drive...i got my uncle get a policy and its like 1600

feylya

Lads, please. Cars != Instruments.

jcoote

sorry mr mod woo...only messin sorry fey u know how it is boredom and all that

david

Hahaha... its hopeless Fey, we ALWAYS go off-topic... dont even try to stop it!

feylya

Aye, I know everyone does but that's the second time I've had to say it to the two of you recently. The PM system does work ya know

jcoote

david

*Feylya strokes the banning shtick*

Ah... this forum is V-bulletin yeah? Put a Tachy on us! Can you do that? Or is that just admins?

jcoote

so fey distortion whats your take on all of this

feylya

Tachy? No idea, never heard of it.

As for distortion, MXR pedals are really bloody good. I'd use the amp distortion if it was good. My Fender has dreadful amp distortion but the Peavey Bandit distortion absolutely rocks!

jcoote

u use the me-50 as your dist??? i was gonna get that double shot that was on sale in the fs forum..but i have a flexton and the uber ds-1 so i'm just bein greedy